1930: Year of the Metal Horse (庚午 gēngwǔ)

People born in 1930 belong to the year of the Metal Horse - the 庚午 year of the traditional sixty-year cycle. This exact combination returns only once every 60 years.

> Born in January or early February 1930? In the classical reckoning the zodiac year begins at Li Chun (立春 lichun), February 4, 1930 - not on January 1. If you were born before that date, you belong to the previous year: the Earth Snake of 1929. (Folk usage often counts from Chinese New Year instead, January 30, 1930 that year - both conventions are real; the BaZi tradition uses Li Chun. Our calculator handles this for you.)

The Horse in the Metal year

The tradition reads the Horse as the open-hearted runner: restless, warm, happiest mid-gallop. Folk tellings give the Horse an easy crowd around it; its energy is the kind other people borrow. The classical sketch adds independence: the Horse loves company but never the harness.

The Metal Horse is sketched as the headstrong one: freedom with resolve, unbridled in the most literal sense.

Who the tradition pairs you with

The Horse's natural allies are its trine partners, Tiger, Dog, and its quiet ally (六合 liuhe) is the Goat. The tradition treats the Rat as the Horse's opposite - the clash pair (相沖 xiangchong). The full picture: Chinese zodiac compatibility.

Other Horse years

1942 (Water Horse), 1954 (Wood Horse), 1966 (Fire Horse), 1978 (Earth Horse), 1990 (Metal Horse), 2002 (Water Horse), 2014 (Wood Horse), 2026 (Fire Horse). Same animal, different element - the tradition reads each differently.

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