What Chinese zodiac is 1990?
Year of the Metal Horse庚午 · Geng Wu · Roadside Earth
1990 is the Year of the Metal Horse — 庚午 (Geng Wu) in the Chinese calendar. The heavenly stem 庚 belongs to Metal, and the year's nayin ("sound") element is Roadside Earth.
Animal sign · Stem-branch
- Animal sign
- Horse
- Stem-branch
- 庚午 (Geng Wu)
- Element (heavenly stem)
- 庚 · Metal
- Nayin element
- Roadside Earth · Earth
Chinese New Year · Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Chinese New Year
- Jan 27, 1990
- Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Feb 4, 1990
- This Horse year
- Jan 27, 1990 – Feb 14, 1991
Born in January or February 1990?
| Born | By Chinese New Year (common use) | By Start of Spring (BaZi) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Jan 26 | Snake | Snake |
| Jan 27 – Feb 3 | Horse | Snake |
| Feb 4 – Dec 31 | Horse | Horse |
Most people switch animals at Chinese New Year; BaZi (Four Pillars) uses Start of Spring as the year boundary, so early-year birthdays can have two answers. Not sure? A free BaZi chart shows your exact year pillar.
How old is someone born in 1990?
- In 2026
- 36 after their birthday (35 before)
- East Asian age (xusui)
- 37 after Chinese New Year
Horse return years (benmingnian)
- 2002 (age 12)
- 2014 (age 24)
- 2026 (age 36) · this year
- 2038 (age 48)
- 2050 (age 60)
A benmingnian is a year that shares your birth animal; it comes round every 12 years. Wearing red is a folk custom for it — tradition, not something to worry about.
Which signs get along with the Horse?
These are traditional branch relations, shared as culture — they don't decide whether two people get along. Tap one for the full match.
Metal Horse personality
The Metal element gives this Horse its own flavor. Metal is about resolve: traditionally a Metal year adds determination, clear principles and high standards.
At noon, in the hour of Wu, horses run across the open plain. People born in the Year of the Horse are warm, outspoken and restless, in love with freedom and speed. You are ready to go at a moment's notice, and you lift the spirits of everyone around you.
- Strengths
- Enthusiastic, frank, quick to act
- Watch for
- Your patience runs short, and you dislike being reined in
- In love
- You love sincerely and passionately, and you both need room to breathe.
- At work
- Fast-paced work on the move suits you. With a goal ahead, you will outrun anyone.
The Horse in 2027, Year of the Fire Goat
Partnerships flow, good things come in pairs
Horse and Goat form one of the classic 'Six Harmonies' pairs, so tradition sees the Horse as one of the best-matched animals for a Goat year. You're warm and quick to act, and working with others feels especially natural in 2027. Like-minded partners are easy to find.
Ideal for partnerships, negotiations and team projects. Together achieves more than solo this year.
Traditional views shared as culture and for fun — not a prediction or advice.
FAQ
What Chinese zodiac is 1990?
1990 is the Year of the Horse (庚午, Geng Wu). This Horse year runs from Jan 27, 1990 (Chinese New Year) to Feb 14, 1991.
What is my sign if I was born in January 1990?
Born before Jan 27, 1990? By the usual Chinese New Year rule you belong to 1989, the Year of the Snake. BaZi switches at Start of Spring (Feb 4), so a birthday before that also gets the 己巳 year pillar.
What element is a 1990 Horse?
By the heavenly stem 庚, 1990 is a Metal Horse year. By the older nayin system, 庚午 is "Roadside Earth". Neither is good or bad — your personal elements come from the full BaZi chart.
How old is someone born in 1990 in 2026?
36 after their birthday in 2026; by East Asian reckoning (xusui) they are 37 after Chinese New Year.
When is the next Year of the Horse?
2026 is a Horse year; the next one is 2038.
Make it about you
Your Chinese zodiac only looks at your birth year. Enter your date and hour of birth for a free BaZi chart and see your own chart and yearly cycles.
Other Horse years
Nearby years
Animal signs, stem-branches and nayin follow the traditional Chinese calendar; Chinese New Year and Start of Spring dates are Beijing time, computed with lunar-javascript. Traditional culture, for reference only.