Dog ( zodiac ) - wikipedia Dog ( zodiac ) Chinese paper cutting of the Dog The Dog ( 狗 ) is eleventh of the 12 - year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗, refers to the actual animal while 戌, refers to the zodiac animal. Contents 1 Years and the Five Elements 2 Chinese zodiac Dog 3 Basic astrology elements 4 2018 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading Years and the Five Elements People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the `` Year of the Dog '', while also bearing the following elemental sign : Start date End date Heavenly branch 14 February 1934 3 February 1935 Wood Dog 2 February 1946 21 January 1947 Fire Dog 18 February 1958 7 February 1959 Earth Dog 6 February 1970 26 January 1971 Metal Dog 25 January 1982 12 February 1983 Water Dog 10 February 1994 30 January 1995 Wood Dog 29 January 2006 17 February 2007 Fire Dog 16 February 2018 4 February 2019 Earth Dog 2 February 2030 22 January 2031 Metal Dog 22 January 2042 9 February 2043 Water Dog Chinese zodiac Dog Sign Best Match Average No Match Dog Dog, Tiger, Horse Pig, Rabbit, Goat, Snake, Rooster, Ox, Monkey, Rat Dragon Basic astrology elements Earthly Branches of Birth Year : 戌 Xu The Five Elements : Earth Yin Yang : Yang Lunar Month : Ninth Lucky Numbers : 3, 4, 9 ; Avoid : 1, 6, 7 Lucky Flowers : rose, oncidium, cymbidium, orchid Lucky Colors : green, red, purple ; Avoid : blue, white, gold Season : Autumn 2018 In the sexagenary cycle, 2018 ( February 16, 2018 -- February 4, 2019, and every 60 - year multiple before and after ), is the Celestial stem / Earthly Branch year indicated by the characters 戊戌. It is the current year, until February 5, 2019. See also Dog Dog in Chinese mythology Animal worship References Jump up ^ `` When is Chinese New Year ? ''. pinyin.info. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Horoscope 2018 : Chinese New Year -- Predictions in the Year of the Dog Further reading Neil Somerville ( 2005 ). Your Chinese Horoscope 2006 : What the Year of the Dog Holds for You. p. 367. ISBN 9780007197736. Chinese zodiac Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dog_(zodiac)&oldid=839005620 '' Categories : Astrological signs Chinese astrology Vietnamese astrology Mythological dogs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2018 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Alemannisch Asturianu Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Basa Jawa Lietuvių Magyar Македонски Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Português Suomi Svenska தமிழ் ไทย Українська Tiếng Việt Winaray 粵語 中文 17 more Edit links This page was last edited on 30 April 2018, at 17 : 21. About Wikipedia

Question: when does the chinese year of the dog begin
Answer: 16 February 2018