Yang Metal · 庚寅 · 60-year cycle
Metal Tiger Chinese Zodiac: 1950, 2010 Years
Metal Tiger years in this calendar are 1950, 2010. The latest Metal Tiger year is 2010; the next is 2070, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Metal Tiger year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Metal Tiger years
A birthday belongs to the Metal 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.
1950: Metal Tiger
17 February 1950 – 5 February 1951
庚寅 · Gēng Yín
Lunar months and festivals of 1950 →2010: Metal Tiger
14 February 2010 – 2 February 2011
庚寅 · Gēng Yín
Lunar months and festivals of 2010 →
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What Metal adds to the Tiger
Metal controls the Tiger's Wood, introducing discipline and firm limits to an animal traditionally associated with bold initiative. The Metal Tiger reading concentrates that force around a chosen principle, describing determination in the face of resistance and difficulty yielding when a disagreement feels like a test of conviction.
The year’s visible stem is Gēng 庚, Yang Metal; the Tiger branch 寅 retains its fixed Wood element.
The Tiger’s traditional character →Metal 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 →