2030: Year of the Metal Dog
The 2030 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Metal Dog, and it runs from 3 February 2030 to 22 January 2031 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Dog 狗
- Element and polarity
- Yang Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Geng Xu 庚戌
- Age this zodiac year
- 4 years from now
Born early in 2030? You may be Rooster, not Dog
Chinese New Year 2030 fell on 3 February 2030. Anyone born between 1 January 2030 and 2 February 2030 — a window of 33 days — belongs to the 2029 zodiac year, the Yin Earth Rooster, and not to the Dog.
Check an exact birth date against the 3 February 2030 boundary.
Exact 2030 zodiac year dates
The 2030 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Dog years around 2030
| Dog year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yang Wood Dog | 10 February 1994 |
| 2006 | Yang Fire Dog | 29 January 2006 |
| 2018 | Yang Earth Dog | 16 February 2018 |
| 2042 | Yang Water Dog | 22 January 2042 |
| 2054 | Yang Wood Dog | 8 February 2054 |
| 2066 | Yang Fire Dog | 26 January 2066 |
The exact pairing 庚戌 — Yang Metal Dog — returns only once every sixty years: 1910, 1970, 2090.