Birthdays / February
Born on February 18: Chinese zodiac and element
Every February 18 birthday falls in a Wood solar month of the Four Pillars (BaZi) calendar. Your zodiac animal, year element and Day Master depend on the year, so the table below works out all three for every year from 1950 to 2026.
February 18 by year
| Year | Zodiac | Year element | Day Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Tiger | Metal (Yang) | Yang Wood Monkey |
| 1951 | Rabbit | Metal (Yin) | Yin Earth Ox |
| 1952 | Dragon | Water (Yang) | Yang Wood Horse |
| 1953 | Snake | Water (Yin) | Yang Metal Rat |
| 1954 | Horse | Wood (Yang) | Yin Wood Snake |
| 1955 | Goat | Wood (Yin) | Yang Metal Dog |
| 1956 | Monkey | Fire (Yang) | Yin Wood Rabbit |
| 1957 | Rooster | Fire (Yin) | Yin Metal Rooster |
| 1958 | Dog | Earth (Yang) | Yang Fire Tiger |
| 1959 | Pig | Earth (Yin) | Yin Metal Goat |
| 1960 | Rat | Metal (Yang) | Yang Fire Rat |
| 1961 | Ox | Metal (Yin) | Yang Water Horse |
| 1962 | Tiger | Water (Yang) | Yin Fire Pig |
| 1963 | Rabbit | Water (Yin) | Yang Water Dragon |
| 1964 | Dragon | Wood (Yang) | Yin Fire Rooster |
| 1965 | Snake | Wood (Yin) | Yin Water Rabbit |
| 1966 | Horse | Fire (Yang) | Yang Earth Monkey |
| 1967 | Goat | Fire (Yin) | Yin Water Ox |
| 1968 | Monkey | Earth (Yang) | Yang Earth Horse |
| 1969 | Rooster | Earth (Yin) | Yang Wood Rat |
| 1970 | Dog | Metal (Yang) | Yin Earth Snake |
| 1971 | Pig | Metal (Yin) | Yang Wood Dog |
| 1972 | Rat | Water (Yang) | Yin Earth Rabbit |
| 1973 | Ox | Water (Yin) | Yin Wood Rooster |
| 1974 | Tiger | Wood (Yang) | Yang Metal Tiger |
| 1975 | Rabbit | Wood (Yin) | Yin Wood Goat |
| 1976 | Dragon | Fire (Yang) | Yang Metal Rat |
| 1977 | Snake | Fire (Yin) | Yang Fire Horse |
| 1978 | Horse | Earth (Yang) | Yin Metal Pig |
| 1979 | Goat | Earth (Yin) | Yang Fire Dragon |
| 1980 | Monkey | Metal (Yang) | Yin Metal Rooster |
| 1981 | Rooster | Metal (Yin) | Yin Fire Rabbit |
| 1982 | Dog | Water (Yang) | Yang Water Monkey |
| 1983 | Pig | Water (Yin) | Yin Fire Ox |
| 1984 | Rat | Wood (Yang) | Yang Water Horse |
| 1985 | Ox | Wood (Yin) | Yang Earth Rat |
| 1986 | Tiger | Fire (Yang) | Yin Water Snake |
| 1987 | Rabbit | Fire (Yin) | Yang Earth Dog |
| 1988 | Dragon | Earth (Yang) | Yin Water Rabbit |
| 1989 | Snake | Earth (Yin) | Yin Earth Rooster |
| 1990 | Horse | Metal (Yang) | Yang Wood Tiger |
| 1991 | Goat | Metal (Yin) | Yin Earth Goat |
| 1992 | Monkey | Water (Yang) | Yang Wood Rat |
| 1993 | Rooster | Water (Yin) | Yang Metal Horse |
| 1994 | Dog | Wood (Yang) | Yin Wood Pig |
| 1995 | Pig | Wood (Yin) | Yang Metal Dragon |
| 1996 | Rat | Fire (Yang) | Yin Wood Rooster |
| 1997 | Ox | Fire (Yin) | Yin Metal Rabbit |
| 1998 | Tiger | Earth (Yang) | Yang Fire Monkey |
| 1999 | Rabbit | Earth (Yin) | Yin Metal Ox |
| 2000 | Dragon | Metal (Yang) | Yang Fire Horse |
| 2001 | Snake | Metal (Yin) | Yang Water Rat |
| 2002 | Horse | Water (Yang) | Yin Fire Snake |
| 2003 | Goat | Water (Yin) | Yang Water Dog |
| 2004 | Monkey | Wood (Yang) | Yin Fire Rabbit |
| 2005 | Rooster | Wood (Yin) | Yin Water Rooster |
| 2006 | Dog | Fire (Yang) | Yang Earth Tiger |
| 2007 | Pig | Fire (Yin) | Yin Water Goat |
| 2008 | Rat | Earth (Yang) | Yang Earth Rat |
| 2009 | Ox | Earth (Yin) | Yang Wood Horse |
| 2010 | Tiger | Metal (Yang) | Yin Earth Pig |
| 2011 | Rabbit | Metal (Yin) | Yang Wood Dragon |
| 2012 | Dragon | Water (Yang) | Yin Earth Rooster |
| 2013 | Snake | Water (Yin) | Yin Wood Rabbit |
| 2014 | Horse | Wood (Yang) | Yang Metal Monkey |
| 2015 | Goat | Wood (Yin) | Yin Wood Ox |
| 2016 | Monkey | Fire (Yang) | Yang Metal Horse |
| 2017 | Rooster | Fire (Yin) | Yang Fire Rat |
| 2018 | Dog | Earth (Yang) | Yin Metal Snake |
| 2019 | Pig | Earth (Yin) | Yang Fire Dog |
| 2020 | Rat | Metal (Yang) | Yin Metal Rabbit |
| 2021 | Ox | Metal (Yin) | Yin Fire Rooster |
| 2022 | Tiger | Water (Yang) | Yang Water Tiger |
| 2023 | Rabbit | Water (Yin) | Yin Fire Goat |
| 2024 | Dragon | Wood (Yang) | Yang Water Rat |
| 2025 | Snake | Wood (Yin) | Yang Earth Horse |
| 2026 | Horse | Fire (Yang) | Yin Water Pig |
Day Master is the element of the day pillar, the character classical readers treat as “you”. Worked out with the 60-day ganzhi cycle and exact solar-term times; the year in this table is taken at noon, so on 3–5 February the year can change during the day itself.
What a Wood month means
Charts born in a Wood month start with extra Wood in the count. Tradition reads a strong element as a flavour, not a verdict. If your chart turns out light on Wood, its balancing colors are green, teal. Run the calculator to see your own count across all five.