Yang Earth · 戊寅 · 60-year cycle
Earth Tiger Chinese Zodiac: 1938, 1998 Years
Earth Tiger years in this calendar are 1938, 1998. The latest Earth Tiger year is 1998; the next is 2058, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Earth Tiger year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Earth Tiger years
A birthday belongs to the Earth Tiger 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.
1938: Earth Tiger
31 January 1938 – 18 February 1939
戊寅 · Wù Yín
Lunar months and festivals of 1938 →1998: Earth Tiger
28 January 1998 – 15 February 1999
戊寅 · Wù Yín
Lunar months and festivals of 1998 →
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What Earth adds to the Tiger
The Tiger's Wood controls Earth, putting its urge to advance alongside the year element's concern with structure and established ground. This reading gives the Earth Tiger a practical cause to defend, combining the courage to intervene with a wish to see a concrete result from the effort.
The year’s visible stem is Wù 戊, Yang Earth; the Tiger branch 寅 retains its fixed Wood element.
The Tiger’s traditional character →Earth Tiger in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Tiger and Horse occupy branches 寅 and 午.
Three Harmonies · trines · 三合. Tiger and Horse share the Fire trine; Dog completes their three-animal group.
Read Tiger with Horse →