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Lunar New Year 2026: The Yang Fire Horse & Knowing Your Element

2026 yang fire horse Jan 20, 2026
Illustration of the 2026 Yang Fire Horse Lunar New Year with a fiery red horse and text inviting readers to discover their corresponding Chinese zodiac year and element.

With the New Moon on February 17, 2026, we complete the cycle of the Yin Wood Snake and welcome the Year of the Yang Fire Horse.

The Horse is the seventh animal in the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac and is associated with vitality, independence, courage, and forward movement. Horse energy values freedom and momentum—and when aligned, it carries great life force and heart.

2026 is a Yang Fire year. Yang Fire is expressive, visible, and catalytic. It’s like the sun: illuminating, activating, and bringing things into motion.

On its balanced side, Fire supports joy, inspiration, heart-centered connection, and leadership.
When imbalanced, Fire can show up as reactivity, scattered focus, impulsiveness, or burnout.

Fire Horse years tend to accelerate life. Decisions move faster. Opportunities arise quickly. Energy demands increase. And while the Horse thrives on movement, even strong horses require rest, pacing, and wise direction.

 


 The teaching for 2026 is not to suppress Fire, but to guide it well.
Strong roots allow bright flames to burn cleanly.


 

Knowing Your Element

Each year carries a collective influence, but how you experience it is shaped by your own elemental makeup.

In Chinese astrology, every zodiac animal expresses through one of the Five Elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water—cycling over a 60-year pattern. Knowing your corresponding year and element offers insight into how the Yang Fire Horse year may support you, challenge you, or ask for recalibration.

Use the chart below to locate your Chinese zodiac animal and element based on your birth year.

  

A note on Chinese Astrology

Chinese astrology is a deeply layered system. Your full energetic blueprint includes the year, month, day, and hour of your birth — known as the Four Pillars of Destiny (Ba Zi).

Each pillar contributes insight into personality, tendencies, and how each year affects you personally.

If you’d like to explore your own Four Pillars, this free chart offers immediate results (no email required):  Free Four Pillars of Destiny Chinese Astrology Chart

 

Lunar Year insights from experienced teachers

Each year I share voices I respect, so you can explore this wisdom in ways that feel grounded and supportive:

As we prepare to enter the Year of the Yang Fire Horse, my wish is for clarity without urgency, movement without burnout, and courage guided by wisdom.

 If you’re feeling the call to stabilize your energy and strengthen your foundation as the year unfolds, please explore The Art of Tuning In® Studio there are → two paths to choose from.

Much love to you,
Dr. Maria

Do you know Lunar New Year opens a new 12-year cycle? âžž CLICK here

  Gong hei fat chow (恭喜发财)
Wishing you happiness, vitality, and prosperity

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