1958: Year of the Earth Dog
The 1958 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Earth Dog, and it runs from 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Dog 狗
- Element and polarity
- Yang Earth
- Gan-Zhi
- Wu Xu 戊戌
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1958, a person turns 68 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1958? You may be Rooster, not Dog
Chinese New Year 1958 fell on 18 February 1958. Anyone born between 1 January 1958 and 17 February 1958 — a window of 48 days — belongs to the 1957 zodiac year, the Yin Fire Rooster, and not to the Dog.
Check an exact birth date against the 18 February 1958 boundary.
Exact 1958 zodiac year dates
The 1958 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 355 days in total.
Other Dog years around 1958
| Dog year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Yang Water Dog | 28 January 1922 |
| 1934 | Yang Wood Dog | 14 February 1934 |
| 1946 | Yang Fire Dog | 2 February 1946 |
| 1970 | Yang Metal Dog | 6 February 1970 |
| 1982 | Yang Water Dog | 25 January 1982 |
| 1994 | Yang Wood Dog | 10 February 1994 |
The exact pairing 戊戌 — Yang Earth Dog — returns only once every sixty years: 2018, 2078.