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Closest western zodiac Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 6), Libra (Oct 8 – Oct 22) Upcoming year 16 February 2018 – 4 February 2019 Year 1994, 1934, 1922, 2006, 1970, 1958, 2018, 1946, 1982, 2030 Eminent personalities Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Winston Churchill, Bill Clinton, Jennifer Lopez | ||
The Dog (狗) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗 refers to the actual animal while 戌 refers to the zodiac animal.
Years and the Five Elements
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Dog", while also bearing the following elemental sign:
References
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