1966 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Horse

1966 is the Year of the Fire Horse — a Yang Fire year. The animal sign is the Horse, the seventh of the 12-animal cycle.

1966 carries the Fire element (Yang Fire). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Fire Horse combination returns only once every 60 years.

Those born in 1966, the Year of the Horse, are traditionally described as energetic, independent, and warm-hearted. With the Fire element added, passion, energy, and boldness are emphasised.

The Horse is traditionally most compatible with the Tiger, Dog, Goat.

Almost — but the Chinese zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year (late January or early February), not January 1. So someone born in early 1966, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Snake (the 1965 sign). If your birthday is in late January or early February, enter your full date of birth in the Age Calculator to confirm your exact sign.