Chinese zodiac 2026
Year of the Fire Horse
17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027
Born in 2026? Your sign depends on the day
The animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. In 2026 it falls on 17 February 2026.
- 17 February to 31 December 2026
- π Fire Horse
- and on to 5 Feb 2027
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The Fire Horse at a glance
Animal
π Horse
Said to be lively, independent, warm.
Element
η« Yang Fire
Linked with passion and drive. Each element rules two years in a row.
Length
354 days
A regular year of twelve lunar months.
Other Horse years
The 60-year cycle
Animal and element line up again only every 60 years. The Fire Horse years nearest to this one are 1966 and 2086.
Who gets on with the Horse
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 Horse 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.