Horse strengths in tradition
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Independent and free-spirited
- Warm and sociable
- Honest and direct
1966 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Fire Horse
The 1966 Chinese year ran from Friday 21 January 1966 to Wednesday 8 February 1967.
Its sign is the Yang Fire Horse: 丙午 (Bǐng-wǔ) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–20 January 1966? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Wood Snake of 1965.
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:
- 21 January – 3 February 1966: Fire Horse by Chinese New Year, Wood Snake by Lichun.
- 4 February 1966 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Wood Snake before 14:37 China time and Fire Horse from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Horse.
- 4 February 1967 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Horse before 20:30 China time and Fire Goat from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Horse.
- 5–8 February 1967: Fire Horse by Chinese New Year, Fire Goat by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Fire Horse in Chinese astrology
Fire is the Horse's own fixed element, so the Fire Horse is traditionally the most intense and independent Horse – spirited, bold and famously strong-willed.
The Horse is the seventh Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with energy, independence and a love of freedom and movement. Fire is the element of warmth and energy, linked in Chinese tradition with summer, passion and outward expression.
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 Fire Horse every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1966?
1966 is the Year of the Fire Horse (yang Fire, 丙午 Bǐng-wǔ), from 21 January 1966 to 8 February 1967. Anyone born 1–20 January 1966 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Wood Snake.
What element is 1966 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, in its yang form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 丙 (Bǐng). Fire years are years ending in 6 or 7 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1966 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 21 January 1966, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Wood Snake of the 1965 Chinese year; from 21 January 1966 on, it is the Fire Horse. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1966, 14:37 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1966?
It was on Friday 21 January 1966 (China time). The next one, on Thursday 9 February 1967, began the Year of the Fire Goat.