Yang Metal · 庚午 · 60-year cycle
Metal Horse Chinese Zodiac: 1930, 1990 Years
Metal Horse years in this calendar are 1930, 1990. The latest Metal Horse year is 1990; the next is 2050, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Metal Horse year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Metal Horse years
A birthday belongs to the Metal Horse 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.
1930: Metal Horse
30 January 1930 – 16 February 1931
庚午 · Gēng Wǔ
Lunar months and festivals of 1930 →1990: Metal Horse
27 January 1990 – 14 February 1991
庚午 · Gēng Wǔ
Lunar months and festivals of 1990 →
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What Metal adds to the Horse
Fire controls Metal in the five-element cycle, placing the Metal Horse's year element in tension with the Horse's own Fire. The traditional reading pairs a wish for freedom with firm standards, describing someone eager to choose the route but equally determined about how the journey is made.
The year’s visible stem is Gēng 庚, Yang Metal; the Horse branch 午 retains its fixed Fire element.
The Horse’s traditional character →Metal Horse in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. The Horse branch returns: this is called Ben Ming Nian, the animal’s own year.
Read Horse with Horse →