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The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗, also refers to the actual animal while 戌, also refers to the zodiac animal.

Years and the Five Elements

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Dog", while also bearing the following elemental sign:

Start date End date Heavenly branch
10 February 1910 29 January 1911 Metal Dog
28 January 1922 16 February 1923 Water Dog
14 February 1934 3 February 1935 Wood Dog
2 February 1946 21 January 1947 Fire Dog
18 February 1958 7 February 1959 Earth Dog
6 February 1970 26 January 1971 Metal Dog
25 January 1982 12 February 1983 Water Dog
10 February 1994 30 January 1995 Wood Dog
29 January 2006 17 February 2007 Fire Dog
16 February 2018 4 February 2019 Earth Dog
2 February 2030 22 January 2031 Metal Dog
22 January 2042 9 February 2043 Water Dog
8 February 2054 27 January 2055 Wood Dog
26 January 2066 13 February 2067 Fire Dog
12 February 2078 1 February 2079 Earth Dog
30 January 2090 17 February 2091 Metal Dog
17 February 2102 6 February 2103 Water Dog

Basic astrology elements

Earthly Branches of Birth Year: 戌 Xu
The Five Elements: Earth
Yin Yang: Yang
Lunar Month: Ninth
Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 9; Avoid: 1, 6, 7
Lucky Flowers: rose, oncidium, cymbidium, orchid
Lucky Colors: green, red, purple; Avoid: blue, white, gold
Season: Autumn
Closest Western Zodiac: Libra

2018

In the sexagenary cycle, 2018 (16 February 2018–4 February 2019, and every 60-year multiple before and after), is the Celestial stem/Earthly Branch year indicated by the characters 戊戌. For the 2018 Year of the Dog, many countries and regions issued lunar new year stamps. These included countries where the holiday is traditionally observed as well as countries in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Oceania. The USC U.S.-China Institute created a web collection of more than one hundred of these stamps.

People born in Year of the Dog

See also

References

  1. "When is Chinese New Year?". pinyin.info. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. USC U.S.-China Institute (4 February 2019). "Celebrating the Year of the Pig". Talking Points newsletter. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

Further reading

  • Neil Somerville (2005). Your Chinese Horoscope 2006: What the Year of the Dog Holds for You. p. 367. ISBN 9780007197736.
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