1926 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Tiger

1926 is the year of the Fire Tiger (丙寅 Bǐngyín), from 13 February 1926 to 1 February 1927. Anyone born in 1926 before 13 February 1926 belongs to the Wood Ox year.

• Animal: Tiger
• Element: Fire (Yang)
• Cycle name: 丙寅 Bǐngyín, year 3 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 13 February 1926
• Ends: 1 February 1927

The Fire Tiger

Fire years are traditionally linked with passion, visibility and momentum: the element of warmth, courage and ideas that spread quickly. The Tiger is the zodiac's bold one. Tradition describes Tiger people as brave, confident and competitive, with a strong sense of fairness and a generous streak. They would rather act and apologise later than wait for permission.

Born in January or February 1926?

Anyone born from 1 January to 12 February 1926 belongs to the Wood Ox year of 1925. From 13 February 1926 the Fire Tiger year begins.

Famous people born in the Fire Tiger year

• Queen Elizabeth II, born 21 April 1926
• Harper Lee, born 28 April 1926
• David Attenborough, born 8 May 1926
• Marilyn Monroe, born 1 June 1926

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

1925: Wood Ox · 1927: Fire Rabbit · All Tiger years · All 12 animals