According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2009 is the Year of the Earth Ox. The serious, enduring and hard-working Ox is second on the hierarchy, following the rat.

The coming Chinese New Year is yin more than yang, it will be a year of lasting achievements and will be methodical and calm, hardworking, dependable and patient, materialistic and with an ambitious character. It will be more practical than idealistic. It is less likely to be disorganized.

People should be cautious and must not take unnecessary risk to gain quick-money. To get better results, one should be prudent, not reckless. Take time before making any decision. Things will be done, just be patient.

As this is an Earth year, those people born in a Metal year would usually fare better than others while those born in a Water year are likely to do worse than those born in Fire, Wood and Earth years.