2010: Year of the Metal Tiger
The 2010 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Metal Tiger, and it runs from 14 February 2010 to 2 February 2011 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Tiger 虎
- Element and polarity
- Yang Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Geng Yin 庚寅
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 2010, a person turns 16 during the 2026 year
Born early in 2010? You may be Ox, not Tiger
Chinese New Year 2010 fell on 14 February 2010. Anyone born between 1 January 2010 and 13 February 2010 — a window of 44 days — belongs to the 2009 zodiac year, the Yin Earth Ox, and not to the Tiger.
Check an exact birth date against the 14 February 2010 boundary.
Exact 2010 zodiac year dates
The 2010 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Tiger years around 2010
| Tiger year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Yang Wood Tiger | 23 January 1974 |
| 1986 | Yang Fire Tiger | 9 February 1986 |
| 1998 | Yang Earth Tiger | 28 January 1998 |
| 2022 | Yang Water Tiger | 1 February 2022 |
| 2034 | Yang Wood Tiger | 19 February 2034 |
| 2046 | Yang Fire Tiger | 6 February 2046 |
The exact pairing 庚寅 — Yang Metal Tiger — returns only once every sixty years: 1950, 2070.