2006 / Chinese zodiac
2006 Chinese Zodiac: Fire Dog
2006 is the Year of the Fire Dog. It begins on January 29, 2006 and ends on February 17, 2007. If you were born before January 29, 2006, your sign is the Wood Rooster.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 2006?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 2006. 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 |
|---|---|
| – | Wood Rooster 鸡 |
| – | Fire Dog 狗 |
The full 2006 lunar year continues into 2007, through February 17, 2007. A birthday on January 28, 2006 belongs to the Rooster; a birthday one day later, on January 29, 2006, belongs to the Dog.
YOUR STORY STARTS HERE
When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Dog is 2006?
2006 is a Fire Dog year. Its stem-branch name is 丙戌 (bǐng-xū): the heavenly stem 丙 carries yang fire, and the earthly branch 戌 corresponds to the Dog.
- Zodiac animal
- Dog · 狗
- Year element
- Fire
- Stem & branch
- 丙戌 · bǐng-xū
- Lunar year length
- 385 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 2006. 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
2006 lunar calendar at a glance
This Dog year contains 13 lunar months and 385 days. Month 7 repeats as a leap month, starting August 24, 2006. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 2007.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 | ||
| Month 2 | 29 | ||
| Month 3 | 30 | ||
| Month 4 | 29 | ||
| Month 5 | 30 | ||
| Month 6 | 29 | ||
| Month 7 | 30 | ||
| Leap month 7 | 29 | ||
| Month 8 | 30 | ||
| Month 9 | 30 | ||
| Month 10 | 29 | ||
| Month 11 | 30 | ||
| 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.