Tiger strengths in tradition
- Brave and willing to act
- Confident and charismatic
- Generous and protective
- Sets its own course
1950 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Tiger
The 1950 Chinese year ran from Friday 17 February 1950 to Monday 5 February 1951.
Its sign is the Yang Metal Tiger: 庚寅 (Gēng-yín) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 16 February 1950? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Earth Ox of 1949.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 4 February 1950 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Ox before 17:20 China time and Metal Tiger from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Ox.
- 5–16 February 1950: Earth Ox by Chinese New Year, Metal Tiger by Lichun.
- 4 February 1951 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Tiger before 23:13 China time and Metal Rabbit from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Tiger.
- 5 February 1951: Metal Tiger by Chinese New Year, Metal Rabbit by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology
A Metal Tiger is said to be especially strong-willed and competitive, focused on its goals and firm in its views.
The Tiger is the third Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with courage, confidence and a strong sense of independence. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Tiger challenges in tradition
- Can act on impulse
- Chafes at rules and routine
- Quick to take offence
- Tends to push too hard
Traditions, not predictions. The Tiger in love and at work · The five elements
Other Tiger years
The Metal Tiger every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1950?
1950 is the Year of the Metal Tiger (yang Metal, 庚寅 Gēng-yín), from 17 February 1950 to 5 February 1951. Anyone born 1 January – 16 February 1950 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Earth Ox.
What element is 1950 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yang form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 庚 (Gēng). Metal years are years ending in 0 or 1 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 1950 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 17 February 1950, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Earth Ox of the 1949 Chinese year; from 17 February 1950 on, it is the Metal Tiger. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1950, 17:20 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1950?
It was on Friday 17 February 1950 (China time). The next one, on Tuesday 6 February 1951, began the Year of the Metal Rabbit.