1938 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Tiger

1938 is the year of the Earth Tiger (戊寅 Wùyín), from 31 January 1938 to 18 February 1939. Anyone born in 1938 before 31 January 1938 belongs to the Fire Ox year.

• Animal: Tiger
• Element: Earth (Yang)
• Cycle name: 戊寅 Wùyín, year 15 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 31 January 1938
• Ends: 18 February 1939

The Earth Tiger

Earth years are traditionally linked with steadiness, practicality and care: the element that holds things together and keeps promises. 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 1938?

Anyone born from 1 January to 30 January 1938 belongs to the Fire Ox year of 1937. From 31 January 1938 the Earth Tiger year begins.

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.

1937: Fire Ox · 1939: Earth Rabbit · All Tiger years · All 12 animals