Dog strengths in tradition
- Loyal and devoted
- Honest and sincere
- Fair-minded
- Protective of others
1910 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Dog
The 1910 Chinese year ran from Thursday 10 February 1910 to Sunday 29 January 1911.
Its sign is the Yang Metal Dog: 庚戌 (Gēng-xū) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 9 February 1910? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Earth Rooster of 1909.
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:
- 5 February 1910 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Rooster before 00:12 China time and Metal Dog from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Rooster.
- 6–9 February 1910: Earth Rooster by Chinese New Year, Metal Dog by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Dog in Chinese astrology
A Metal Dog is described as highly principled and determined, loyal to the core and firm about right and wrong.
The Dog is the eleventh Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with loyalty, honesty and a strong sense of fairness. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Dog challenges in tradition
- Prone to worry
- Wary of strangers
- Can be rigid about principles
- Tends to expect the worst
Traditions, not predictions. The Dog in love and at work · The five elements
Other Dog years
The Metal Dog every 60 years
← 1909 Earth Rooster · 1911 Metal Pig → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1910?
1910 is the Year of the Metal Dog (yang Metal, 庚戌 Gēng-xū), from 10 February 1910 to 29 January 1911. Anyone born 1 January – 9 February 1910 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Earth Rooster.
What element is 1910 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 1910 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 10 February 1910, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Earth Rooster of the 1909 Chinese year; from 10 February 1910 on, it is the Metal Dog. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (5 February 1910, 00:12 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1910?
It was on Thursday 10 February 1910 (China time). The next one, on Monday 30 January 1911, began the Year of the Metal Pig.