2006 Chinese zodiac
狗 Fire Dog · yang
Born between 29 January 2006 and 17 February 2007: you are a Fire Dog. Born in 2006 but before 29 January 2006: your sign is that of 2005, the Wood Rooster.
The year
- New Year : 29 January 2006
- Ends : 17 February 2007
- 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 1946 and 2066.
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.