Ox Chinese Horoscope

While the New Moon that will usher in the month of the Ox and with it a new personal 12 month lunar cycle isn't until Sunday, from Saturday and Ox Moon will begin the transition. This is when the past, present and future will start to overlap, with the transition underway from the nostalgic and reflective month of the Rat and the nostalgic trip down memory lane this has been taking you on. Where the month of the Ox will bring you to the start of a new 12 month cycle and its focus will be on new beginnings and on opening new doors, the month of the Rat brings you to the end of one cycle, where the focus is on closing old doors and reviewing the journey the last 12 months has taken you on.
Year of the Snake
Jan 29, 2025 - Feb 17, 2026
The Ox will do well in a Snake Year because the Ox and the Snake understand and respect each other. The Ox is a diligent worker, willing to take responsibility and put in the time and effort to do what is required. Elementally the Ox and Snake are part of the same triad of affinity, so have an underlying compatibility. In the Year of the Snake, the Ox will feel protected, and you are likely to find support from friends, family and professionally. You are likely to find that just when you need it, a helping hand will be there to help you across any obstacles and even before it’s ever needed, there will be an underlying sense that you are being protected.

The Snake likes the Ox because he appreciates a kindred spirit and is ready to reward the Ox for hard work and effort. Traditionally a Snake Year will offer good fortune to the Ox, especially professionally, learning and romantically. Where the Year of the Dragon placed extra demands on the Ox and was a little too unsettling, the Year of the Snake brings an opportunity to have fun, dance, play and to let your hair down. After the dramatic highs and lows of the Dragon year, the Ox will be happy that things are settling down, in what will mostly be a calm and settled year.

The Snake is shrewd and savvy and for the Ox, this will be especially beneficial in the second half of the year, when your financial fortunes will improve. The Snake doesn’t like reckless spending and favours thriftiness, something that the Ox has already subscribed to. If there are challenges for the Ox it may be on the friendship front, with a need to be a little cautious of new people coming into your life until you know they can be trusted. It’s important to keep the communication lines open across all aspects of your life and especially on the relationship front. Hard work should bring an increase in income this year.

About the Ox
You are likely to be tolerant, dependable, scrupulous and hard-working. You will be happiest in your own home and have a real love of gardening and outdoor activities.

The patience of the Ox is proverbial. Calm and dependable, they like to take things slow and steady, including romantic relationships. Oxen are not likely to flaunt open declarations of love, for their passions are not easily roused. Love grows over long periods of time, but once cultivated, is not likely to diminish.

They have a strong sense of traditionalism and can be at times, extremely conservative. They are generally dogmatic and tend to resist change. They prefer to do things how they have always done it, although an Ox is industrious and always finishes a task that has been started. They are especially tireless if it helps they loved ones.

Despite they stubbornness and occasional dictatorial behavior, Oxen are generally honest and loyal creatures.

Compatible: Snakes & Roosters
Incompatible: Goats
Strained: Dogs & Tigers