Dog strengths in tradition
- Loyal and devoted
- Honest and sincere
- Fair-minded
- Protective of others
1958 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Earth Dog
The 1958 Chinese year ran from Tuesday 18 February 1958 to Saturday 7 February 1959.
Its sign is the Yang Earth Dog: 戊戌 (Wù-xū) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 17 February 1958? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Fire Rooster of 1957.
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 1958 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Rooster before 15:49 China time and Earth Dog from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Rooster.
- 5–17 February 1958: Fire Rooster by Chinese New Year, Earth Dog by Lichun.
- 4 February 1959 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Dog before 21:42 China time and Earth Pig from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Dog.
- 5–7 February 1959: Earth Dog by Chinese New Year, Earth Pig by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Earth Dog in Chinese astrology
Earth is the Dog's own fixed element, so an Earth Dog is said to be the steadiest and most responsible Dog, calm and dependable.
The Dog is the eleventh Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with loyalty, honesty and a strong sense of fairness. Earth is the element of stability and balance, linked in Chinese tradition with the turning points between the seasons.
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 Earth Dog every 60 years
← 1957 Fire Rooster · 1959 Earth Pig → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1958?
1958 is the Year of the Earth Dog (yang Earth, 戊戌 Wù-xū), from 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959. Anyone born 1 January – 17 February 1958 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Fire Rooster.
What element is 1958 in the Chinese zodiac?
Earth, in its yang form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 戊 (Wù). Earth years are years ending in 8 or 9 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 1958 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 18 February 1958, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Fire Rooster of the 1957 Chinese year; from 18 February 1958 on, it is the Earth Dog. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1958, 15:49 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1958?
It was on Tuesday 18 February 1958 (China time). The next one, on Sunday 8 February 1959, began the Year of the Earth Pig.