2030: Year of the Metal Dog

When does 2030 begin?

• Chinese New Year (the lunar calendar): February 3, 2030.
• BaZi (the solar calendar this page uses): the Start of Spring, February 4, 2030, 3:08 a.m. Beijing time — 2:08 p.m. on February 3 Eastern, 11:08 a.m. on February 3 Pacific.

Anyone born between those two dates falls in different years under the two calendars: already the year of the Dog by the lunar calendar, but still the year of the Rooster in BaZi.

The Heavenly Stem: 庚 (Metal)

Yang Metal is the raw ore or the blade — decisive, disciplined, and drawn to fairness even when it's inconvenient.

The Earthly Branch: 戌 — Year of the Dog

The Dog is loyal and principled — protective of whoever and whatever it's decided is worth protecting.

Which years are Dog years?

1934 Wood1946 Fire1958 Earth1970 Metal1982 Water1994 Wood2006 Fire2018 Earth2030 Metal

Born in January or early February? In BaZi each of these years begins at the Start of Spring, around February 4. Born before it, you belong to the year before.

What 2030 holds in the sky

Computed from the same ephemeris as the charts: every date below is a position, not a prediction, and can be checked against any astronomical almanac.

Eclipses

• June 1Solar eclipse
• June 15Lunar eclipse
• November 25Solar eclipse

Retrogrades

• December 16, 2029 – January 26Venus retrograde
• December 22, 2029 – January 11Mercury retrograde
• April 13 – May 6Mercury retrograde
• August 16 – September 8Mercury retrograde
• December 6 – December 25Mercury retrograde

Slow planets changing sign

• June 1Saturn enters Gemini
• October 22Jupiter enters Sagittarius