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2050 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Horse
2050 is the year of the Metal Horse, 庚午: from Chinese New Year on 23 January 2050 to 10 February 2051.
Energetic, independent and straightforward. The Horse loves open space and company in equal measure, and is happiest in motion. Metal years favour decisiveness and finishing: clean cuts, clear words, things brought to a conclusion.
The Metal Horse
Element
Metal years are associated with resolve and clarity: the edge of a blade, the ring of a bell. In the sixty-year cycle each animal meets each element once, so the Metal Horse came last in 1990 and returns in 2110. The year's 纳音 (the "sound" of its stem and branch in the old almanacs) is 路旁土.
Company
The Horse shares a trine with the Tiger and the Dog; its secret friend is the Goat. Those signs are said to find a Horse year easiest. 马到成功, "success as soon as the horse arrives", is the wish written on Horse-year greetings.
Years of the Horse
Each starts at Chinese New Year.
- 1930Metal Horse, from 30 January 1930
- 1942Water Horse, from 15 February 1942
- 1954Wood Horse, from 3 February 1954
- 1966Fire Horse, from 21 January 1966
- 1978Earth Horse, from 7 February 1978
- 1990Metal Horse, from 27 January 1990
- 2002Water Horse, from 12 February 2002
- 2014Wood Horse, from 31 January 2014
- 2026Fire Horse, from 17 February 2026
- 2038Earth Horse, from 4 February 2038
Questions
What is the Chinese zodiac for 2050?
2050 is the Year of the Metal Horse. Anyone born from 23 January 2050 to 10 February 2051 is a Horse; a birthday earlier in 2050, before Chinese New Year, belongs to the Snake.
When does the Year of the Horse 2050 start and end?
It starts at Chinese New Year, 23 January 2050, and ends on 10 February 2051, the day before the next new year.
What element is the Horse in 2050?
Metal (金), from the heavenly stem 庚. Metal years are associated with resolve and clarity: the edge of a blade, the ring of a bell.
Is a baby born in January 2050 a Horse?
No. A baby born before 23 January 2050 belongs to the previous animal, the Snake. The zodiac year follows the lunar calendar, not 1 January.
Which other years were Metal Horse years?
1930 and 1990. The same stem and branch return every sixty years.
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