1970 Chinese zodiac
狗 Metal Dog · yang
Born between 6 February 1970 and 26 January 1971: you are a Metal Dog. Born in 1970 but before 6 February 1970: your sign is that of 1969, the Earth Rooster.
The year
- New Year : 6 February 1970
- Ends : 26 January 1971
- Animal : Dog
- Element : Metal (yang)
The Metal element
determination, rigour, uprightness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
庚戌 gēng xū
Year 47 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1910 and 2030.
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.