2034: Year of the Wood Tiger

When does 2034 begin?

• Chinese New Year (the lunar calendar): February 19, 2034.
• BaZi (the solar calendar this page uses): the Start of Spring, February 4, 2034, 2:41 a.m. Beijing time — 1:41 p.m. on February 3 Eastern, 10:41 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 Tiger in BaZi, but still the year of the Ox by the lunar calendar.

The Heavenly Stem: 甲 (Wood)

Yang Wood is the archetype of the tall, upright tree — direct, principled, and pushing steadily toward the light rather than around obstacles.

The Earthly Branch: 寅 — Year of the Tiger

The Tiger is bold and initiating — a natural first-mover, more comfortable leading into the unknown than waiting to be asked.

Which years are Tiger years?

1938 Earth1950 Metal1962 Water1974 Wood1986 Fire1998 Earth2010 Metal2022 Water2034 Wood

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 2034 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

• March 20Solar eclipse
• September 12Solar eclipse
• September 28Lunar eclipse

Retrogrades

• February 2 – February 23Mercury retrograde
• June 2 – June 26Mercury retrograde
• September 30 – October 21Mercury retrograde
• September 30 – November 11Venus retrograde

Slow planets changing sign

• April 21Jupiter enters Aries
• August 27Saturn enters Leo