Yang Metal · 庚戌 · 60-year cycle
Metal Dog Chinese Zodiac: 1910, 1970, 2030 Years
Metal Dog years in this calendar are 1910, 1970, 2030. The latest Metal Dog year is 1970; the next is 2030, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Metal Dog year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Metal Dog years
A birthday belongs to the Metal Dog year only within one of these intervals. The days before Chinese New Year belong to the previous animal. Dates below cover this calendar’s 1902–2049 year archives.
1910: Metal Dog
10 February 1910 – 29 January 1911
庚戌 · Gēng Xū
Lunar months and festivals of 1910 →1970: Metal Dog
6 February 1970 – 26 January 1971
庚戌 · Gēng Xū
Lunar months and festivals of 1970 →2030: Metal Dog
3 February 2030 – 22 January 2031
庚戌 · Gēng Xū
Lunar months and festivals of 2030 →
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What Metal adds to the Dog
The Dog's Earth produces Metal, directing its traditional sense of duty toward explicit principles and clearly drawn limits. The Metal Dog reading puts emphasis on integrity in action, an exact promise and the willingness to defend it, with little patience for explanations that sound like a retreat from responsibility.
The year’s visible stem is Gēng 庚, Yang Metal; the Dog branch 戌 retains its fixed Earth element.
The Dog’s traditional character →Metal Dog in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Dog and Horse occupy branches 戌 and 午.
Three Harmonies · trines · 三合. Dog and Horse share the Fire trine; Tiger completes their three-animal group.
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