- Animal
- 🐎 Horse (马)
- Element
- Earth 土 · Yang
- Stem & Branch
- 戊午 · Wù Wǔ
- Year starts
- February 7, 1978 (Lunar New Year)
- Year ends
- January 27, 1979
- Age in 2027
- turns 49
- 2027 Tai Sui
- Six Harmony with Tai Sui
The Earth Horse personality
The Horse’s drive, grounded by steady Earth.
The Earth Horse stands out from other Horse years by mixing the sign’s speed, confidence, and appetite for movement with a heavier, more practical base. Horse is a Yang Fire branch, lively and outward-facing, while Wu Earth adds steadiness, realism, and a stronger sense of responsibility. Compared with a Wood Horse’s flexibility, a Fire Horse’s intensity, a Metal Horse’s sharp edge, or a Water Horse’s adaptability, the Earth Horse is usually more measured and dependable.
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Best matches and clashes
Six Harmony partner: 🐎 Horse & 🐐 Goat. Three Harmony partners: 🐎 Horse & 🐅 Tiger, 🐎 Horse & 🐕 Dog. Clash: 🐎 Horse & 🐀 Rat.
A Horse born in 1978 in the 2027 Fire Goat year
2027 is Six Harmony with Tai Sui for the Horse. See the month-by-month forecast in Horse horoscope 2027.
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What Chinese zodiac is 1978?
1978 is the Year of the Earth Horse (戊午, Wù Wǔ). It runs from Lunar New Year on February 7, 1978 to January 27, 1979.
What element is 1978 in Chinese astrology?
Earth (土), in its Yang form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 戊 and its Earthly Branch is 午 (Horse).
Is someone born in January 1978 a Horse?
Born in January or early February 1978, before February 7, 1978? Then your sign is the Fire Snake of 1977.
Who is a Earth Horse compatible with?
Traditionally the Horse pairs best with the Goat, Tiger, Dog and finds the Rat most challenging.
What does 2027 mean for someone born in 1978?
2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Horse it is Six Harmony with Tai Sui. A person born in 1978 turns 49 in 2027.
Dates are computed from the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar New Year). Some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun (around February 4) instead. Updated 2026-11-05.