Year of the Dog
Geng Xu 庚戌 · Metal dog · 8 October 1970, 03:00 local
Dog (狗) — Loyal, sincere and responsible.
- Age
- 56 years 20,467 days lived · traditional age 57 · next birthday 2027-10-08 (as of 2026-10-21)
- Chinese zodiac
- Dogby the Start of Spring rule
- Lunar date
- 9th month, 9th 庚戌年九月初九 · lunar year 1970
- Moon phase
- First Quarter上弦月 · lunar day 9
- Five elements
- Metal fate Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet · missing fire, water
- Day master
- Metalelement of the day stem
- Constellation
- Librathe Sun’s sign on that date
- Weekday & term
- ThursdayAutumn Equinox
- Time zone used
- UTC+8Asia/Shanghai · China time 1970-10-08 03:00
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
Yi You
乙酉
Wood
Day
Xin You
辛酉
Metal
Hour
Geng Yin
庚寅
Metal
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 2
- Fire 0 · missing
- Earth 1
- Metal 5
- Water 0 · missing
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