Chinese zodiac animal finder / Tiger

Chinese zodiac

Year of the Tiger

Next: from 19 February 2034

Place in the cycle
third of the twelve animals
In Chinese
虎 (hǔ)
In the folk tale
The Tiger fought the current all the way across and came in third.

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Every Year of the Tiger, 1902 to 2046

Each year starts on Lunar New Year and ends the day before the next one. A birthday in January or February before the first day belongs to the year before.

First dayLast day
8 February 190228 January 1903
26 January 191413 February 1915
13 February 19261 February 1927
31 January 193818 February 1939
17 February 19505 February 1951
5 February 196224 January 1963
23 January 197410 February 1975
9 February 198628 January 1987
28 January 199815 February 1999
14 February 20102 February 2011
1 February 202221 January 2023
19 February 20347 February 2035
6 February 204625 January 2047

The Tiger is also one of the 31 animals of the animal personality quiz, where the result comes from your answers and not from a birth year. Read the Tiger personality profile

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