Chinese Zodiac
2026: Year of the Fire Horse
Chinese New Year 2026 fell on Tuesday, February 17.
Yang Fire Horse (丙午)
- By Chinese New Year: February 17, 2026 to February 5, 2027
- By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 4, 2026 to February 3, 2027
Chinese New Year follows the lunisolar calendar, so its date moves between January 21 and February 20. Lichun is a solar term that falls on February 3, 4 or 5, and it is where Ba Zi astrology starts the year.
Born from February 4 to February 16, 2026? By Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are already in the Year of the Fire Horse; by Chinese New Year you are still in the Year of the Wood Snake.
People born in 2026 turn 1 in 2027.
About the Fire Horse
Fire amplifies the Horse's natural energy, freedom-loving spirit, and love of excitement to extraordinary levels. The Fire Horse is legendary in Chinese astrology for their unbridled passion, independence, and refusal to be constrained. This combination produces a personality of remarkable vitality who lives at full intensity and inspires others through sheer force of enthusiasm. The Fire Horse must learn to channel their enormous energy constructively, as unchecked fire can consume as easily as it illuminates.
The Yang Fire Horse races through life at full gallop, their blazing energy and fearless independence making them unforgettable trailblazers.
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