1926: Year of the Fire Tiger
The 1926 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Fire Tiger, and it runs from 13 February 1926 to 1 February 1927 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Tiger 虎
- Element and polarity
- Yang Fire
- Gan-Zhi
- Bing Yin 丙寅
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1926, a person turns 100 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1926? You may be Ox, not Tiger
Chinese New Year 1926 fell on 13 February 1926. Anyone born between 1 January 1926 and 12 February 1926 — a window of 43 days — belongs to the 1925 zodiac year, the Yin Wood Ox, and not to the Tiger.
Check an exact birth date against the 13 February 1926 boundary.
Exact 1926 zodiac year dates
The 1926 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Tiger years around 1926
| Tiger year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Yang Water Tiger | 8 February 1902 |
| 1914 | Yang Wood Tiger | 26 January 1914 |
| 1938 | Yang Earth Tiger | 31 January 1938 |
| 1950 | Yang Metal Tiger | 17 February 1950 |
| 1962 | Yang Water Tiger | 5 February 1962 |
The exact pairing 丙寅 — Yang Fire Tiger — returns only once every sixty years: 1986, 2046.