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Year of the Horse
The Horse is the 7th of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. 2026 is a Year of the Horse (Fire Horse), from 17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027.
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 Horse, 1906–2098
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Horse Fire Horse (yang) | 25 January 1906 – 12 February 1907 |
| 1918 | Horse Earth Horse (yang) | 11 February 1918 – 31 January 1919 |
| 1930 | Horse Metal Horse (yang) | 30 January 1930 – 16 February 1931 |
| 1942 | Horse Water Horse (yang) | 15 February 1942 – 4 February 1943 |
| 1954 | Horse Wood Horse (yang) | 3 February 1954 – 23 January 1955 |
| 1966 | Horse Fire Horse (yang) | 21 January 1966 – 8 February 1967 |
| 1978 | Horse Earth Horse (yang) | 7 February 1978 – 27 January 1979 |
| 1990 | Horse Metal Horse (yang) | 27 January 1990 – 14 February 1991 |
| 2002 | Horse Water Horse (yang) | 12 February 2002 – 31 January 2003 |
| 2014 | Horse Wood Horse (yang) | 31 January 2014 – 18 February 2015 |
| 2026 | Horse Fire Horse (yang) | 17 February 2026 – 5 February 2027 |
| 2038 | Horse Earth Horse (yang) | 4 February 2038 – 23 January 2039 |
| 2050 | Horse Metal Horse (yang) | 23 January 2050 – 10 February 2051 |
| 2062 | Horse Water Horse (yang) | 9 February 2062 – 28 January 2063 |
| 2074 | Horse Wood Horse (yang) | 27 January 2074 – 14 February 2075 |
| 2086 | Horse Fire Horse (yang) | 14 February 2086 – 2 February 2087 |
| 2098 | Horse Earth Horse (yang) | 1 February 2098 – 20 January 2099 |
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 Goat2015, 2027 …Year of the Monkey2016, 2028 …Year of the Rooster2017, 2029 …Year of the Dog2018, 2030 …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.