Rabbit strengths in tradition
- Kind and considerate
- Diplomatic and tactful
- Careful and observant
- Refined taste
1951 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Rabbit
The 1951 Chinese year ran from Tuesday 6 February 1951 to Saturday 26 January 1952.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Rabbit: 辛卯 (Xīn-mǎo) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 5 February 1951? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Tiger of 1950.
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 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 Rabbit in Chinese astrology
A Metal Rabbit is said to be more determined and ambitious, pairing the Rabbit's refinement with a clear sense of purpose.
The Rabbit is the fourth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with gentleness, tact and a quiet, elegant sense of style. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Rabbit challenges in tradition
- Avoids necessary conflict
- Can be overcautious
- Sensitive to criticism
- Slow to make decisions
Traditions, not predictions. The Rabbit in love and at work · The five elements
Other Rabbit years
The Metal Rabbit every 60 years
← 1950 Metal Tiger · 1952 Water Dragon → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1951?
1951 is the Year of the Metal Rabbit (yin Metal, 辛卯 Xīn-mǎo), from 6 February 1951 to 26 January 1952. Anyone born 1 January – 5 February 1951 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Tiger.
What element is 1951 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 辛 (Xīn). 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 1951 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 6 February 1951, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Tiger of the 1950 Chinese year; from 6 February 1951 on, it is the Metal Rabbit. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1951, 23:13 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1951?
It was on Tuesday 6 February 1951 (China time). The next one, on Sunday 27 January 1952, began the Year of the Water Dragon.