2038 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Horse

2038 is the Year of the Earth Horse — a Yang Earth year. The animal sign is the Horse, the seventh of the 12-animal cycle.

2038 carries the Earth element (Yang Earth). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Earth Horse combination returns only once every 60 years.

Those born in 2038, the Year of the Horse, are traditionally described as energetic, independent, and warm-hearted. With the Earth element added, stability, patience, and practicality 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 2038, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Snake (the 2037 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.