1998 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Tiger

1998 is the year of the Earth Tiger (戊寅 Wùyín), from 28 January 1998 to 15 February 1999. Anyone born in 1998 before 28 January 1998 belongs to the Fire Ox year.

• Animal: Tiger
• Element: Earth (Yang)
• Cycle name: 戊寅 Wùyín, year 15 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 28 January 1998
• Ends: 15 February 1999

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 1998?

Anyone born from 1 January to 27 January 1998 belongs to the Fire Ox year of 1997. From 28 January 1998 the Earth Tiger year begins.

Famous people born in the Earth Tiger year

• MrBeast, born 7 May 1998
• Bindi Irwin, born 24 July 1998
• Shawn Mendes, born 8 August 1998
• Kylian Mbappé, born 20 December 1998

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.

1997: Fire Ox · 1999: Earth Rabbit · All Tiger years · All 12 animals