When will the Year of the Dog end this year?

It should end on December 17 this year!

In ancient times, when compiling calendars, the year was not completely linked to the year of the zodiac. A year begins on the first day of the first month and ends on New Year's Eve, while the year of the zodiac begins in beginning of spring with 24 solar terms and ends before beginning of spring next year.

Beginning of spring next year (Ding Hai Year) is on December 17th, so the Year of the Dog should end on December 17th. If you want to be accurate to the hour, you can look at the calendar. Beginning of spring's first second is the end of the Year of the Dog.

However, modern people often confuse the year with the zodiac year.