1958 – February 19 – Dog-Earth
1959 – February 8 – Pig-Earth
1960 – February 27 – Rat-Metal
1961 – February 16 – Ox-Metal
1962 – February 5 – Tiger-Water
1963 – February 24 – Hare-Water
1964 – February 14 – Dragon-Wood
1965 – March 4 – Snake-Wood
1966 – February 21 – Horse-Fire
1967 – February 10 – Sheep-Fire
1968 – February 29 – Monkey-Earth
1969 – February 17 – Bird-Earth
1970 – February 7 – Dog-Metal
1971 – February 26 – Pig-Metal
1972 – February 15 – Rat-Water
1973 – March 5 – Ox-Water
1974 – February 23 – Tiger-Wood
1975 – February 12 – Hare-Wood
1976 – March 1 – Dragon-Fire
1977 – February 19 – Snake-Fire
1978 – February 8 – Horse-Earth
1979 – February 27 – Sheep-Earth
1980 – February 17 – Monkey-Metal
1981 – February 5 – Bird-Metal
1982 – February 24 – Dog-Water
1983 – February 13 – Pig-Water
1984 – March 3 – Rat-Wood
1985 – February 20 – Ox-Wood
1986 – February 9 – Tiger-Fire
1987 – February 28 – Hare-Fire
1988 – February 18 – Dragon-Earth
1989 – February 7 – Snake-Earth
1990 – February 26 – Horse-Metal
1991 – February 15 – Sheep-Metal
1992 – March 5 – Monkey-Water
1993 – February 22 – Bird-Water
1994 – February 11 – Dog-Wood
1995 – March 2 – Pig-Wood
1996 – February 19 – Rat-Fire
1997 – February 8 – Ox-Fire
1998 – February 27 – Tiger-Earth
1999 – February 17 – Hare-Earth
2000 – February 6 – Dragon-Metal
2001 – February 24 – Snake-Metal
2002 – February 13 – Horse-Water
2003 – March 3 – Sheep-Water
2004 – February 21 – Monkey-Wood
2005 – February 9 – Bird-Wood
2006 – February 28 – Dog-Fire
2007 – February 18 – Pig-Fire
2008 – February 7 – Rat-Earth
2009 – February 25 – Ox-Earth
2010 – February 14 – Tiger-Metal
2011 – March 5 – Hare-Metal
2012 – February 22 – Dragon-Water
2013 – February 11 – Snake-Water
2014 – March 2 – Horse-Wood
2015 – February 19 – Sheep-Wood
2016 – February 9 – Monkey-Fire
2017 – February 27 – Bird-Fire
2018 – February 16 – Dog-Earth
2019 – February 5 – Pig-Earth
2020 – February 24 – Rat-Metal
2021 – February 12 – Ox-Metal
2022 – March 3 – Tiger-Water
2023 – February 22 – Hare-Water
2024 – February 10 – Dragon-Wood
2025 – February 28 – Snake-Wood
Forecast for 2026: Year of the Fire Horse
The year of the Horse commences on February 17, 2026, and concludes on February 7, 2027. Governed by the Fire Element, this year marks the 39th year in the 60-year Tibetan calendar cycle. In Tibetan, this year is known as Zilnön, meaning “evil-crushing splendor.”
The standard description of the year of the Horse is as follows:
«The Year of the Horse is a period of great activity of all sorts. It offers many freedoms and is good for energetic people. This is a year characterised by a life of excitement and daring. Powerful impulses allow projects to reach completion.»
Fire years have the following standard characteristic:
«Fire transmits a vital, brilliant, and transforming energy and enhances expression, extroversion, and the ability to make decisions; although it often brings about violence, intolerance, and destruction. Fire years are marked by rapid evolution, conflict, and drought.»
The year’s elemental forces are aligned as follows: