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Year of the Dragon
The Dragon is the 5th of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Dragon is 2036, a Fire Dragon year starting on 28 January 2036.
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, between 21 January and 20 February — so if you were born in January or early February, your animal is usually the one of the year before. (Some traditions, such as feng shui, start the year at Lichun, around 4 February, instead.)
Every Year of the Dragon, 1904–2096
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Dragon Wood Dragon (yang) | 16 February 1904 – 3 February 1905 |
| 1916 | Dragon Fire Dragon (yang) | 3 February 1916 – 22 January 1917 |
| 1928 | Dragon Earth Dragon (yang) | 23 January 1928 – 9 February 1929 |
| 1940 | Dragon Metal Dragon (yang) | 8 February 1940 – 26 January 1941 |
| 1952 | Dragon Water Dragon (yang) | 27 January 1952 – 13 February 1953 |
| 1964 | Dragon Wood Dragon (yang) | 13 February 1964 – 1 February 1965 |
| 1976 | Dragon Fire Dragon (yang) | 31 January 1976 – 17 February 1977 |
| 1988 | Dragon Earth Dragon (yang) | 17 February 1988 – 5 February 1989 |
| 2000 | Dragon Metal Dragon (yang) | 5 February 2000 – 23 January 2001 |
| 2012 | Dragon Water Dragon (yang) | 23 January 2012 – 9 February 2013 |
| 2024 | Dragon Wood Dragon (yang) | 10 February 2024 – 28 January 2025 |
| 2036 | Dragon Fire Dragon (yang) | 28 January 2036 – 14 February 2037 |
| 2048 | Dragon Earth Dragon (yang) | 14 February 2048 – 1 February 2049 |
| 2060 | Dragon Metal Dragon (yang) | 2 February 2060 – 20 January 2061 |
| 2072 | Dragon Water Dragon (yang) | 19 February 2072 – 6 February 2073 |
| 2084 | Dragon Wood Dragon (yang) | 6 February 2084 – 25 January 2085 |
| 2096 | Dragon Fire Dragon (yang) | 25 January 2096 – 11 February 2097 |
The other animals
Year of the Rat2020, 2032 …Year of the Ox2021, 2033 …Year of the Tiger2022, 2034 …Year of the Rabbit2023, 2035 …Year of the Snake2025, 2037 …Year of the Horse2014, 2026 …Year of the Goat2015, 2027 …Year of the Monkey2016, 2028 …Year of the Rooster2017, 2029 …Year of the Dog2018, 2030 …Year of the Pig2019, 2031 …
Chinese New Year dates come from our Chinese calendar tables, checked month by month from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory. Each year's element follows its heavenly stem. All sources.