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2034 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Tiger
甲寅年 Wood Tiger, yang (阳)
Exact dates, who counts as a Tiger, the element and matches.
The answer
2034 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac: a Wood Tiger year, 甲寅 (jiǎ yín) in the 60-year cycle. It runs from 19 February 2034 to 7 February 2035, so people born from 1 January to 18 February 2034 belong to the previous animal, the Ox.
2034 at a glance
- Animal
- Tiger 虎 (hǔ), third of the 12
- Element
- Wood 木, yang (阳), from the stem 甲 (jiǎ)
- 60-year cycle
- 甲寅 jiǎ yín · the same Wood Tiger year was 1974 and comes again in 2094
- Starts
- Sunday, 19 February 2034 (Chinese New Year)
- Ends
- Wednesday, 7 February 2035 · the Year of the Rabbit begins the next day
- Lichun
- 4 February 2034 · the solar-term start of spring, used as the year boundary by some almanacs
- 本命年
- Children born in 2034 have their first 本命年 (own zodiac year) in 2046, then 2058
- Best matches
- Horse and Dog (三合 trine), Pig (六合 pair) · clashes with the Monkey
Born in 2034? Check the date first
The zodiac follows the lunar year, not the Western calendar year. In 2034 the cut-off was 19 February 2034.
| Born | Zodiac animal | Element | Cycle year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 18 Feb 2034 2034 | Ox 牛 | Water | 癸丑 |
| 19 Feb 2034 – 31 Dec 2034 | Tiger 虎 | Wood | 甲寅 |
| 1 Jan 2035 – 7 Feb 2035 | Tiger 虎 (still) | Wood | 甲寅 |
Some almanacs and Chinese astrologers use Lichun (4 February 2034 in 2034) as the boundary instead, which can move a few days of January or February births to the other animal. The Lunar New Year rule is the everyday one. Not sure? Use the Chinese zodiac calculator.
What the Tiger means
Tradition calls Tiger people brave, confident and competitive, and pairs them best with the Horse and Dog. The element adds a layer: a Wood Tiger is read differently from a Fire Tiger. In daily life in China the sign matters most for 本命年 and for New Year decorations, stamps and gifts in Tiger years. Read the full Year of the Tiger guide for the traits, matches and the stories behind the animal.
Other Years of the Tiger
The Tiger returns every 12 years; the element changes each time, so the Wood Tiger itself comes round only every 60.
| Year | Element and animal | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Wood Tiger 木虎 · 甲寅 | 23 Jan 1974 | 10 Feb 1975 |
| 1986 | Fire Tiger 火虎 · 丙寅 | 9 Feb 1986 | 28 Jan 1987 |
| 1998 | Earth Tiger 土虎 · 戊寅 | 28 Jan 1998 | 15 Feb 1999 |
| 2010 | Metal Tiger 金虎 · 庚寅 | 14 Feb 2010 | 2 Feb 2011 |
| 2022 | Water Tiger 水虎 · 壬寅 | 1 Feb 2022 | 21 Jan 2023 |
| 2034 | Wood Tiger 木虎 · 甲寅 | 19 Feb 2034 | 7 Feb 2035 |
| 2046 | Fire Tiger 火虎 · 丙寅 | 6 Feb 2046 | 25 Jan 2047 |
| 2058 | Earth Tiger 土虎 · 戊寅 | 24 Jan 2058 | 11 Feb 2059 |
| 2070 | Metal Tiger 金虎 · 庚寅 | 11 Feb 2070 | 30 Jan 2071 |
| 2082 | Water Tiger 水虎 · 壬寅 | 29 Jan 2082 | 16 Feb 2083 |
| 2094 | Wood Tiger 木虎 · 甲寅 | 15 Feb 2094 | 4 Feb 2095 |
Matches for people born in 2034
Traditional compatibility pairs the 12 animals on a wheel: the three animals four places apart form a 三合 (sānhé) trine, each animal has one 六合 (liùhé) partner, and the animal opposite is its 六冲 (liùchōng) clash. These are folk rules used in match-making and in choosing wedding dates, not predictions.
Festival dates in 2034
Western dates for the main Chinese festivals in 2034. The full year, with lunar months and solar terms, is on the Chinese calendar 2034 page.
- Chinese New Year
- 19 February 2034 春节
- Lantern Festival
- 5 March 2034 元宵节
- Qingming Festival
- 5 April 2034 清明节
- Dragon Boat Festival
- 20 June 2034 端午节
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- 27 September 2034 中秋节
- Chinese New Year’s Eve
- 18 February 2034 除夕
Questions readers ask
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2034?
2034 is the Year of the Tiger (虎, hǔ). In the full 60-year cycle it is 甲寅, a Wood Tiger year, yang (阳). It began on 19 February 2034 and ended on 7 February 2035; 2035 is the Year of the Rabbit.
I was born in January or February 2034. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
It depends on the exact date. The Year of the Tiger started on 19 February 2034. Born on or after that date, you are a Tiger; born between 1 January and 18 February 2034, you are an Ox. Some Chinese almanacs and astrologers start the year at Lichun (立春, start of spring) instead, which fell on 4 February 2034 in 2034; the Lunar New Year rule is the one most people in China use.
What element is 2034 in the Chinese zodiac?
Wood (木, mù). The element comes from the heavenly stem 甲 (jiǎ), which also makes 2034 a yang (阳) year. The same animal returns every 12 years, but the same element and animal together, the Wood Tiger, return only every 60 years: the previous one was 1974 and the next is 2094.
When is the next Year of the Tiger?
2046, starting on 6 February 2046. For someone born in 2034 that is a 本命年 (běnmìngnián), their own zodiac year, which tradition treats as a year to be careful in; many people wear something red for it.
Tools
Sources
- Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion tables, 1901–2100 (Lunar New Year dates) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chinese zodiac (animals, stems and the 60-year cycle) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- China Daily, What is benmingnian? (2 January 2024, in Chinese) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
Update log. 31 October 2026 — published. Lunar New Year and Lichun dates computed in Beijing time and checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables; births from the National Bureau of Statistics annual series. Suggest a correction
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