1970: Year of the Metal Dog
The 1970 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Metal Dog, and it runs from 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Dog 狗
- Element and polarity
- Yang Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Geng Xu 庚戌
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1970, a person turns 56 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1970? You may be Rooster, not Dog
Chinese New Year 1970 fell on 6 February 1970. Anyone born between 1 January 1970 and 5 February 1970 — a window of 36 days — belongs to the 1969 zodiac year, the Yin Earth Rooster, and not to the Dog.
Check an exact birth date against the 6 February 1970 boundary.
Exact 1970 zodiac year dates
The 1970 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 355 days in total.
Other Dog years around 1970
| Dog year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Yang Wood Dog | 14 February 1934 |
| 1946 | Yang Fire Dog | 2 February 1946 |
| 1958 | Yang Earth Dog | 18 February 1958 |
| 1982 | Yang Water Dog | 25 January 1982 |
| 1994 | Yang Wood Dog | 10 February 1994 |
| 2006 | Yang Fire Dog | 29 January 2006 |
The exact pairing 庚戌 — Yang Metal Dog — returns only once every sixty years: 1910, 2030, 2090.