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Year of the Dog
The Dog is the 11th of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Dog is 2030, a Metal Dog year starting on 3 February 2030.
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, between 21 January and 20 February — so if you were born in January or early February, your animal is usually the one of the year before. (Some traditions, such as feng shui, start the year at Lichun, around 4 February, instead.)
Every Year of the Dog, 1910–2090
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Dog Metal Dog (yang) | 10 February 1910 – 29 January 1911 |
| 1922 | Dog Water Dog (yang) | 28 January 1922 – 15 February 1923 |
| 1934 | Dog Wood Dog (yang) | 14 February 1934 – 3 February 1935 |
| 1946 | Dog Fire Dog (yang) | 2 February 1946 – 21 January 1947 |
| 1958 | Dog Earth Dog (yang) | 18 February 1958 – 7 February 1959 |
| 1970 | Dog Metal Dog (yang) | 6 February 1970 – 26 January 1971 |
| 1982 | Dog Water Dog (yang) | 25 January 1982 – 12 February 1983 |
| 1994 | Dog Wood Dog (yang) | 10 February 1994 – 30 January 1995 |
| 2006 | Dog Fire Dog (yang) | 29 January 2006 – 17 February 2007 |
| 2018 | Dog Earth Dog (yang) | 16 February 2018 – 4 February 2019 |
| 2030 | Dog Metal Dog (yang) | 3 February 2030 – 22 January 2031 |
| 2042 | Dog Water Dog (yang) | 22 January 2042 – 9 February 2043 |
| 2054 | Dog Wood Dog (yang) | 8 February 2054 – 27 January 2055 |
| 2066 | Dog Fire Dog (yang) | 26 January 2066 – 13 February 2067 |
| 2078 | Dog Earth Dog (yang) | 12 February 2078 – 1 February 2079 |
| 2090 | Dog Metal Dog (yang) | 30 January 2090 – 17 February 2091 |
The other animals
Year of the Rat2020, 2032 …Year of the Ox2021, 2033 …Year of the Tiger2022, 2034 …Year of the Rabbit2023, 2035 …Year of the Dragon2024, 2036 …Year of the Snake2025, 2037 …Year of the Horse2014, 2026 …Year of the Goat2015, 2027 …Year of the Monkey2016, 2028 …Year of the Rooster2017, 2029 …Year of the Pig2019, 2031 …
Chinese New Year dates come from our Chinese calendar tables, checked month by month from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory. Each year's element follows its heavenly stem. All sources.