Horse strengths in tradition
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Independent and free-spirited
- Warm and sociable
- Honest and direct
1930 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Horse
The 1930 Chinese year ran from Thursday 30 January 1930 to Monday 16 February 1931.
Its sign is the Yang Metal Horse: 庚午 (Gēng-wǔ) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–29 January 1930? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Earth Snake of 1929.
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:
- 30 January – 3 February 1930: Metal Horse by Chinese New Year, Earth Snake by Lichun.
- 4 February 1930 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Snake before 20:51 China time and Metal Horse from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Horse.
- 5 February 1931 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Horse before 02:40 China time and Metal Goat from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Horse.
- 6–16 February 1931: Metal Horse by Chinese New Year, Metal Goat by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Horse in Chinese astrology
A Metal Horse is said to be especially determined and freedom-loving, headstrong and focused on its own goals.
The Horse is the seventh Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with energy, independence and a love of freedom and movement. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Horse challenges in tradition
- Impatient with delays
- Restless under routine
- Starts more than it finishes
- Resists being restricted
Traditions, not predictions. The Horse in love and at work · The five elements
Other Horse years
The Metal Horse every 60 years
← 1929 Earth Snake · 1931 Metal Goat → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1930?
1930 is the Year of the Metal Horse (yang Metal, 庚午 Gēng-wǔ), from 30 January 1930 to 16 February 1931. Anyone born 1–29 January 1930 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Earth Snake.
What element is 1930 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 1930 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 30 January 1930, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Earth Snake of the 1929 Chinese year; from 30 January 1930 on, it is the Metal Horse. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1930, 20:51 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1930?
It was on Thursday 30 January 1930 (China time). The next one, on Tuesday 17 February 1931, began the Year of the Metal Goat.