2033: Year of the Water Ox

When does 2033 begin?

• Chinese New Year (the lunar calendar): January 31, 2033.
• BaZi (the solar calendar this page uses): the Start of Spring, February 3, 2033, 8:41 p.m. Beijing time — 7:41 a.m. on February 3 Eastern, 4:41 a.m. on February 3 Pacific.

Anyone born between those two dates falls in different years under the two calendars: already the year of the Ox by the lunar calendar, but still the year of the Rat in BaZi.

The Heavenly Stem: 癸 (Water)

Yin Water is the rain or the mist — gentle, intuitive, and persistent in a way that reshapes things slowly rather than all at once.

The Earthly Branch: 丑 — Year of the Ox

The Ox is patient and methodical — the kind of steady effort that doesn't look impressive day to day but adds up to something solid.

Which years are Ox years?

1937 Fire1949 Earth1961 Metal1973 Water1985 Wood1997 Fire2009 Earth2021 Metal2033 Water

Born in January or early February? In BaZi each of these years begins at the Start of Spring, around February 4. Born before it, you belong to the year before.

What 2033 holds in the sky

Computed from the same ephemeris as the charts: every date below is a position, not a prediction, and can be checked against any astronomical almanac.

Eclipses

• March 30Solar eclipse
• April 14Lunar eclipse
• September 23Solar eclipse
• October 8Lunar eclipse

Retrogrades

• February 18 – March 13Mercury retrograde
• February 27 – April 10Venus retrograde
• May 26 – August 1Mars retrograde
• June 21 – July 15Mercury retrograde
• October 16 – November 6Mercury retrograde

Slow planets changing sign

• April 14Jupiter enters Pisces
• May 22Uranus enters Cancer
• September 12Jupiter enters Aquarius
• December 1Jupiter enters Pisces