Year of the Horse
Traditionally associated with effort, bravery, resilience, and movement.
- Earthly Branch
- 午 · wǔ
- Sequence position
- 7 of 12
- Traditional association
- The Horse is seventh in the sequence. Smithsonian material for the 2026 Fire Horse foregrounds hard work, bravery, and resilience.
Cycle years
- 1930
- 1942
- 1954
- 1966
- 1978
- 1990
- 2002
- 2014
- 2026
- 2038
These labels name the lunisolar year that begins during the listed Gregorian year. January and early-February births may belong to the preceding animal.
What this does—and does not—tell you
The annual animal is one calendar layer. A fuller Chinese astrology reading may also consider the Heavenly Stem and element, month, day, and hour. A year animal alone cannot determine a personality or predict an outcome.
All twelve animal years
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