Chinese zodiac 1970
Year of the Metal Dog
6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971
Born in 1970? Your sign depends on the day
The animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. In 1970 it falls on 6 February 1970.
- 6 February to 31 December 1970
- π Metal Dog
- and on to 26 Jan 1971
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The Metal Dog at a glance
Animal
π Dog
Said to be loyal, honest, protective.
Element
ι Yang Metal
Linked with determination and order. Each element rules two years in a row.
Length
355 days
A regular year of twelve lunar months.
Other Dog years
The 60-year cycle
Animal and element line up again only every 60 years. The Metal Dog years nearest to this one are 1910 and 2030.
Who gets on with the Dog
Allies
Four years apart. The three animals of a trine are said to share a temperament.
Secret friend
One of six fixed pairs said to complement each other.
Opposite
Six years apart, directly across the wheel. Tradition calls this the hardest pairing.
Friction
One of six fixed pairs said to rub each other the wrong way.
Bonds come from each animal's position among the twelve, as tradition sets them. They describe the Dog sign in general, not any one person.
Dates are computed estimates from the Hong Kong Observatory's calendar tables, counted in China's time zone. Some traditions change the animal at the start of spring (around 4 February) instead of at Lunar New Year.