1990 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Horse

1990 is the Year of the Metal Horse — a Yang Metal year. The animal sign is the Horse, the seventh of the 12-animal cycle.

1990 carries the Metal element (Yang Metal). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Metal Horse combination returns only once every 60 years.

Those born in 1990, the Year of the Horse, are traditionally described as energetic, independent, and warm-hearted. With the Metal element added, determination, structure, and resilience 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 1990, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Snake (the 1989 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.