1990s Chinese Zodiac Years: Animals, Elements, and Lunar Dates
This page lists every Chinese zodiac year in the 1990s, including the animal, element, stem-branch name, and exact lunar date range.
The 1990s include several common birthday searches: 1990 Metal Horse, 1991 Metal Goat, 1995 Wood Pig, 1996 Fire Rat, 1998 Earth Tiger, and 1999 Earth Rabbit. This decade page is a clean bridge between the homepage decade link and the individual year pages.
Browse by decade
These links follow the homepage’s existing decade structure. Use them as decade-level hubs, then open the exact year page you need.
1990s Chinese zodiac years table
If you were born in January or February during the 1990s, do not rely on the Western calendar year alone. Many early-year birthdays still belong to the previous Chinese zodiac year.
| Birth year | Zodiac animal + element | Zeitraum des Mond-Tierkreiszeichens | Stem-branch | Quick reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 马Metallpferd | 27. Januar 1990 – 14. Februar 1991 | Geng Wu · 庚午 | A self-directed Horse type with sharper standards and strong independence. |
| 1991 | 羊Metallziege | 15. Februar 1991 – 3. Februar 1992 | Xin Wei · 辛未 | A gentle but internally firm Goat type with strong taste and boundaries. |
| 1992 | 猴Wasseraffe | 4. Februar 1992 – 22. Januar 1993 | Ren Shen · 壬申 | A quick, adaptive Monkey type that reads changing situations fluidly. |
| 1993 | 鸡Wasser-Hahn | 23. Januar 1993 – 9. Februar 1994 | Gui You · 癸酉 | A communicative Rooster type that blends precision with emotional timing. |
| 1994 | 狗Holzhund | 10. Februar 1994 – 30. Januar 1995 | Jia Xu · 甲戌 | A loyal Dog type with growth-minded values and a strong moral compass. |
| 1995 | 猪Holzschwein | 31. Januar 1995 – 18. Februar 1996 | Yi Hai · 乙亥 | A warm, generous Pig type learning how to grow without over-giving. |
| 1996 | 鼠Feuerratte | 19. Februar 1996 – 6. Februar 1997 | Bing Zi · 丙子 | A fast, socially bright Rat type that must choose which sparks deserve fuel. |
| 1997 | 牛Feuer-Ochse | 7. Februar 1997 – 27. Januar 1998 | Ding Chou · 丁丑 | A steady Ox type with quiet heat, pressure, and long-range endurance. |
| 1998 | 虎Erdtiger | 28. Januar 1998 – 15. Februar 1999 | Wu Yin · 戊寅 | A grounded Tiger type that wants courage to build something real. |
| 1999 | 兔Erdkaninchen | 16. Februar 1999 – 4. Februar 2000 | Ji Mao · 己卯 | A soft but grounded Rabbit type that needs safety without becoming weightless. |
January or February birthday?
The zodiac year may not match the Western calendar year. If your birthday is before Chinese New Year, open the previous year page as well.
For automatic checking, use the Rechner für das chinesische Tierkreiszeichen, or read January and February Zodiac.
How to use this 1990s zodiac page
This is a hub page, not a full personality profile for every year. Its job is to help readers move from a decade-level search to the exact animal-element year page.
The decade table shows how the 12 animals and Five Elements combine across nearby birth years.
Use it to compare nearby years before opening a full year page, especially for January and February birthdays.
This page keeps homepage decade links useful without crowding the homepage with every single birth year.
What changes across the 1990s?
Chinese zodiac years are not only animal signs. Each year also has a Heavenly Stem, an Earthly Branch, and one of the Five Elements. That is why two people born under the same animal sign may still belong to different animal-element types. See Himmlische Stämme und irdische Zweige for the full system.
| Layer | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Tierzeichen | The 12-year rhythm: Ratte, Ochse, Tiger, Kaninchen, Drache, Schlange, Pferd, Ziege, Affe, Hahn, Hund, Schwein. |
| Element | The Five Elements layer: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. |
| Stem-branch name | The traditional 60-Jahres-Zyklus label, such as Geng Wu 庚午 or Yi Hai 乙亥. |
| Lunar date range | The exact boundary that decides whether an early-year birthday belongs to this year or the previous year. |
1990s Chinese zodiac FAQ
What Chinese zodiac years are in the 1990s?
The 1990s page covers birth years 1990 through 1999, with each year’s Chinese zodiac animal, element, stem-branch name, and lunar date range.
Are all people born in the 1990s assigned by January 1?
No. Chinese zodiac years follow the lunar calendar. Many January or February birthdays belong to the previous lunar zodiac year.
Why do the date ranges cross into the next calendar year?
A Chinese zodiac year usually begins on Chinese New Year and continues into January or February of the following Western calendar year.
Should I use this 1990s page or the full zodiac years chart?
Use this 1990s page if you want a readable decade index. Use the full Tabelle der chinesischen Tierkreiszeichen when you need a broad lookup across many decades.
Nächste Schritte
Open the exact year page if you want the animal-element personality reading, compatibility notes, age-stage context, and 2026 outlook.