Zodiazi
Horse
午
- Earthly Branch
- 午
- Element of the branch
- Fire
- Yin / Yang
- Yang
The Horse embodies freedom and movement. Tradition associates it with enthusiasm, independence and a cheerful, restless energy.
Personality
The Horse is pictured as lively, open and quick to act. It loves travel, new experiences and company. Its shadow side is impatience: the Horse can lose interest once the excitement fades or bolt when it feels fenced in.
Love and relationships
The Horse is described as a warm, spontaneous partner who needs space as much as closeness. Tradition sees harmony with the Goat, and with the Tiger and Dog.
Work and everyday life
Symbolically the Horse does well where things move: sales, travel, sport, communication and roles with variety. Its reflection is learning to stay with a project after the first rush of energy.
Symbolism
The Horse belongs to the branch 午, the hours around noon (11:00–13:00) and the south. In the Great Race it was startled by the Snake at the finish line and came seventh.
Five variants
Over the 60-year cycle each animal meets each element once. The stem of the year decides which variant it is.
Years of the Horse
Exact dates from Chinese New Year. Anyone born in January or early February may belong to the previous animal.
| Year | From | To | Element of the year | 干支 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 25 January 1906 | 12 February 1907 | Fire Horse | 丙午 |
| 1918 | 11 February 1918 | 31 January 1919 | Earth Horse | 戊午 |
| 1930 | 30 January 1930 | 16 February 1931 | Metal Horse | 庚午 |
| 1942 | 15 February 1942 | 4 February 1943 | Water Horse | 壬午 |
| 1954 | 3 February 1954 | 23 January 1955 | Wood Horse | 甲午 |
| 1966 | 21 January 1966 | 8 February 1967 | Fire Horse | 丙午 |
| 1978 | 7 February 1978 | 27 January 1979 | Earth Horse | 戊午 |
| 1990 | 27 January 1990 | 14 February 1991 | Metal Horse | 庚午 |
| 2002 | 12 February 2002 | 31 January 2003 | Water Horse | 壬午 |
| 2014 | 31 January 2014 | 18 February 2015 | Wood Horse | 甲午 |
| 2026 | 17 February 2026 | 5 February 2027 | Fire Horse | 丙午 |
| 2038 | 4 February 2038 | 23 January 2039 | Earth Horse | 戊午 |
| 2050 | 23 January 2050 | 10 February 2051 | Metal Horse | 庚午 |
| 2062 | 9 February 2062 | 28 January 2063 | Water Horse | 壬午 |
| 2074 | 27 January 2074 | 14 February 2075 | Wood Horse | 甲午 |
| 2086 | 14 February 2086 | 2 February 2087 | Fire Horse | 丙午 |
| 2098 | 1 February 2098 | 20 January 2099 | Earth Horse | 戊午 |
Compatibility
No percentage, no score: tradition describes harmony and tension, it does not measure them.