Dog

1946 Chinese zodiac

狗 Fire Dog · yang

Born between 2 February 1946 and 21 January 1947: you are a Fire Dog. Born in 1946 but before 2 February 1946: your sign is that of 1945, the Wood Rooster.

The year

  • New Year : 2 February 1946
  • Ends : 21 January 1947
  • Animal : Dog
  • Element : Fire (yang)

The Fire element

passion, radiance, boldness.

Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.

In the sixty-year cycle

丙戌 bǐng xū

Year 23 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1886 and 2006.

The Dog in one line

Loyal and fair, it stands up for those it loves.

Dog: personality, love, work →

Other years of the Dog

Opposite sign

Dates computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon (NASA JPL DE440s ephemeris, Beijing time) under the rules of the Chinese calendar, and checked against published dates.