1930: Year of the Metal Horse
The 1930 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Metal Horse, and it runs from 30 January 1930 to 16 February 1931 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Horse 马
- Element and polarity
- Yang Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Geng Wu 庚午
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1930, a person turns 96 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1930? You may be Snake, not Horse
Chinese New Year 1930 fell on 30 January 1930. Anyone born between 1 January 1930 and 29 January 1930 — a window of 29 days — belongs to the 1929 zodiac year, the Yin Earth Snake, and not to the Horse.
Check an exact birth date against the 30 January 1930 boundary.
Exact 1930 zodiac year dates
The 1930 lunar year carried a leap month, stretching it to 383 days — which is why the following Chinese New Year falls comparatively late.
Other Horse years around 1930
| Horse year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Yang Fire Horse | 25 January 1906 |
| 1918 | Yang Earth Horse | 11 February 1918 |
| 1942 | Yang Water Horse | 15 February 1942 |
| 1954 | Yang Wood Horse | 3 February 1954 |
| 1966 | Yang Fire Horse | 21 January 1966 |
The exact pairing 庚午 — Yang Metal Horse — returns only once every sixty years: 1990, 2050.