Year of the Dog
Geng Xu 庚戌 · Metal dog · 22 May 1970, 14:00 local
Dog (狗) — Loyal, sincere and responsible.
- Age
- 56 years 20,606 days lived · traditional age 57 · next birthday 2027-05-22 (as of 2026-10-21)
- Chinese zodiac
- Dogby the Start of Spring rule
- Lunar date
- 4th month, 18th 庚戌年四月十八 · lunar year 1970
- Moon phase
- Waning Gibbous亏凸月 · lunar day 18
- Five elements
- Metal fate Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet
- Day master
- Waterelement of the day stem
- Constellation
- Geminithe Sun’s sign on that date
- Weekday & term
- FridayGrain Buds
- Time zone used
- UTC+8Asia/Shanghai · China time 1970-05-22 14:00
Four pillars
The hour you choose only changes the last pillar; the other three stay fixed for this date.
Year
Geng Xu
庚戌
Metal · Dog
Month
Xin Si
辛巳
Metal
Day
Ren Yin
壬寅
Water
Hour
Ding Wei
丁未
Fire
Element balance of the eight characters
Two different “elements” are quoted for a birth year. The Metal fate above is the traditional nayin (纳音) of the year pillar, which is what “Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet” means in folk astrology. The colours and counts below come from the stem and branch of each pillar, which is the method used for a five-element reading.
- Wood 1
- Fire 2
- Earth 2
- Metal 2
- Water 1
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