Chinese zodiac · Year of the Dog
The Fire Dog: 1946, 2006, 2066
丙戌 · Bing xū · Yang Fire stem on the Earth branch
A Fire Dog year pairs the Heavenly Stem 丙 (Bing, yang Fire) with the Earthly Branch 戌 (xū, the Dog). The pair recurs every sixty years, so in the range AsterNym covers the Fire Dog years are 1946, 2006, 2066. The animal is the same each time; the stem is what makes a Fire Dog different from a Wood Dog or a Earth Dog. The popular zodiac begins each of these years at Lunar New Year and BaZi begins it at Li Chun, so both boundaries are given below for every year.
What a Fire Dog is like
Popular Chinese zodiac tradition. For reflection, not prediction.
The Fire Dog is the boldest, charismatic and quick to act on a principle, the guardian who goes on the attack.
The Fire Dog of 2006 is the bold one, charismatic and quick to act on a principle, and the tradition reads it as the guardian who goes on the attack.
In BaZi terms the Fire stem feeds the Earth branch: Fire produces Earth in the generating cycle. Practitioners read the year as the stem spending itself on the branch, so the Dog's qualities are well supported from above while the stem itself is drained. A generous year for the animal, at some cost to the element on top.
The rest of the Dog’s character, in love, at work and the growing edge, is on the Year of the Dog page.
Fire Dog years and when each begins
The popular zodiac year begins at Lunar New Year; BaZi begins it at Li Chun, the start of spring. Both dates are given so a birth between them can be placed in either system.
| Year | Lunar New Year (popular zodiac) | Ends | Li Chun (BaZi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 2 February 1946 | 21 January 1947 | 4 February 1946 |
| 2006 | 29 January 2006 | 17 February 2007 | 4 February 2006 |
| 2066 | outside the table | … | 3 February 2066 |
The next Fire Dog year is 2066. Check any birthday against the boundary with the finder.
Famous Fire Dogs
Public birth records, assigned by the Lunar New Year boundary.
Born in 1946
- George W. BushPresident of the United States from 2001 to 2009
- Bill ClintonPresident of the United States from 1993 to 2001
- Freddie MercuryBritish singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen
- Steven SpielbergAmerican filmmaker
- Donald J. Trump45th and 47th President of the United States
- David BowieEnglish musician and actor
Common questions
- When does the Year of the Fire Dog start?
- The 1946 Fire Dog year began at Lunar New Year on 2 February 1946 and ran to 21 January 1947. The 2006 Fire Dog year began at Lunar New Year on 29 January 2006 and ran to 17 February 2007. 2066 is outside AsterNym's Lunar New Year table. BaZi turns the year at Li Chun instead (1946: 4 February 1946; 2006: 4 February 2006; 2066: 3 February 2066), so a birth between the two dates carries different year animals in the two systems.
- What is a Fire Dog personality?
- The Fire Dog is the boldest, charismatic and quick to act on a principle, the guardian who goes on the attack. In BaZi terms the Fire stem feeds the Earth branch: Fire produces Earth in the generating cycle. Practitioners read the year as the stem spending itself on the branch, so the Dog's qualities are well supported from above while the stem itself is drained. A generous year for the animal, at some cost to the element on top.
- When is the next Fire Dog year?
- 2066. The pair of stem 丙 and branch 戌 recurs every sixty years.