1950: Year of the Metal Tiger
The 1950 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Metal Tiger, and it runs from 17 February 1950 to 5 February 1951 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Tiger 虎
- Element and polarity
- Yang Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Geng Yin 庚寅
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1950, a person turns 76 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1950? You may be Ox, not Tiger
Chinese New Year 1950 fell on 17 February 1950. Anyone born between 1 January 1950 and 16 February 1950 — a window of 47 days — belongs to the 1949 zodiac year, the Yin Earth Ox, and not to the Tiger.
Check an exact birth date against the 17 February 1950 boundary.
Exact 1950 zodiac year dates
The 1950 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Tiger years around 1950
| Tiger year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Yang Wood Tiger | 26 January 1914 |
| 1926 | Yang Fire Tiger | 13 February 1926 |
| 1938 | Yang Earth Tiger | 31 January 1938 |
| 1962 | Yang Water Tiger | 5 February 1962 |
| 1974 | Yang Wood Tiger | 23 January 1974 |
| 1986 | Yang Fire Tiger | 9 February 1986 |
The exact pairing 庚寅 — Yang Metal Tiger — returns only once every sixty years: 2010, 2070.