1970 / Chinese zodiac
1970 Chinese Zodiac: Metal Dog
1970 is the Year of the Metal Dog. It begins on February 6, 1970 and ends on January 26, 1971. If you were born before February 6, 1970, your sign is the Earth Rooster.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1970?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1970. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
| Gregorian birthday | Animal & year element |
|---|---|
| – | Earth Rooster 鸡 |
| – | Metal Dog 狗 |
The full 1970 lunar year continues into 1971, through January 26, 1971. A birthday on February 5, 1970 belongs to the Rooster; a birthday one day later, on February 6, 1970, belongs to the Dog.
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When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Dog is 1970?
1970 is a Metal Dog year. Its stem-branch name is 庚戌 (gēng-xū): the heavenly stem 庚 carries yang metal, and the earthly branch 戌 corresponds to the Dog.
- Zodiac animal
- Dog · 狗
- Year element
- Metal
- Stem & branch
- 庚戌 · gēng-xū
- Lunar year length
- 355 days
Dog personality in tradition
The Dog commonly symbolizes loyalty and companionship in popular accounts of the zodiac.
The phrase “loyal & sincere” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1970. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.
我属狗。
Wǒ shǔ gǒu. “I was born in the Year of the Dog.”
Dog compatibility in folklore
Dog, Tiger and Horse form a traditional harmony group of three. Dragon sits opposite Dog, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.
Explore traditional pairings →03 / A closer look at the dates
1970 lunar calendar at a glance
This Dog year contains 12 lunar months and 355 days. There is no leap lunar month in this year. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1971.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 | ||
| Month 2 | 29 | ||
| Month 3 | 29 | ||
| Month 4 | 30 | ||
| Month 5 | 29 | ||
| Month 6 | 30 | ||
| Month 7 | 30 | ||
| Month 8 | 29 | ||
| Month 9 | 30 | ||
| Month 10 | 30 | ||
| Month 11 | 29 | ||
| Month 12 | 30 |
Sources & calendar convention
Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.