Goat strengths in tradition
- Gentle and kind
- Creative and artistic
- Calm and easygoing
- Loyal to those it trusts
2051 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Goat
The 2051 Chinese year will run from Saturday 11 February 2051 to Wednesday 31 January 2052.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Goat: 辛未 (Xīn-wèi) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 10 February 2051? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Horse of 2050.
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 2051 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Horse before 05:35 China time and Metal Goat from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Horse.
- 5–10 February 2051: 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 Goat in Chinese astrology
A Metal Goat is described as more determined and self-assured, pairing the Goat's sensitivity with inner strength.
The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, is the eighth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with gentleness, creativity and calm. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Goat challenges in tradition
- Prone to worry
- Can be indecisive
- Needs reassurance
- Avoids confrontation
Traditions, not predictions. The Goat in love and at work · The five elements
Other Goat years
The Metal Goat every 60 years
← 2050 Metal Horse · 2052 Water Monkey → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2051?
2051 is the Year of the Metal Goat (yin Metal, 辛未 Xīn-wèi), from 11 February 2051 to 31 January 2052. Anyone born 1 January – 10 February 2051 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Horse.
What element is 2051 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 2051 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 11 February 2051, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Horse of the 2050 Chinese year; from 11 February 2051 on, it is the Metal Goat. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 2051, 05:35 China time).
When is Chinese New Year 2051?
On Saturday 11 February 2051 (China time). The next one, on Thursday 1 February 2052, begins the Year of the Water Monkey.