1990 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Horse

1990 is the year of the Metal Horse (庚午 Gēngwǔ), from 27 January 1990 to 14 February 1991. Anyone born in 1990 before 27 January 1990 belongs to the Earth Snake year.

• Animal: Horse
• Element: Metal (Yang)
• Cycle name: 庚午 Gēngwǔ, year 7 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 27 January 1990
• Ends: 14 February 1991

The Metal Horse

Metal years are traditionally linked with determination, precision and principle: the element of clear edges, strong will and high standards. The Horse is the free spirit of the cycle. Tradition describes Horse people as energetic, independent and warm, quick with words and happiest on the move. They start with enthusiasm and hate being fenced in.

Born in January or February 1990?

Anyone born from 1 January to 26 January 1990 belongs to the Earth Snake year of 1989. From 27 January 1990 the Metal Horse year begins.

Famous people born in the Metal Horse year

• The Weeknd, born 16 February 1990
• Hozier, born 17 March 1990
• Kristen Stewart, born 9 April 1990
• Emma Watson, born 15 April 1990
• Margot Robbie, born 2 July 1990
• Jennifer Lawrence, born 15 August 1990

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.

1989: Earth Snake · 1991: Metal Goat · All Horse years · All 12 animals