1970 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Dog
Year of the Metal Dog
Animal
🐕 Dog
Element
Yang Metal
Cycle position
#11 of 12
About the 1970 Dog year
- 1970 is a Yang Metal year — the Metal element colours the Dog's nature with determination, structure, and resilience.
- The Dog is the eleventh of the 12 zodiac animals. The previous Dog year was 1958 and the next is 1982.
- People born in the Year of the Dog are traditionally seen as loyal, honest, and prudent. The Dog is said to pair most harmoniously with the Tiger, Horse, Rabbit.
Best matches for the Dog
Signs the Dog is traditionally most compatible with.
- Tiger
- Horse
- Rabbit
Frequently asked
1970 is the Year of the Metal Dog — a Yang Metal year. The animal sign is the Dog, the eleventh of the 12-animal cycle.
1970 carries the Metal element (Yang Metal). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Metal Dog combination returns only once every 60 years.
Those born in 1970, the Year of the Dog, are traditionally described as loyal, honest, and prudent. With the Metal element added, determination, structure, and resilience are emphasised.
The Dog is traditionally most compatible with the Tiger, Horse, Rabbit.
Almost — but the Chinese zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year (late January or early February), not January 1. So someone born in early 1970, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Rooster (the 1969 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.
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