2024 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Wood Dragon
甲辰 · 龙 Lóng
2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon. The Chinese year ran from Feb 10, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025, so anyone born in that span is a Wood Dragon. Born in January or early February? Lunar New Year fell on Feb 10, 2024, and earlier births belong to the Water Rabbit year.
- Dragon
- Wood
- Yang
Born in 2024?
Enter your birth date to check, down to the exact Lunar New Year.
Month and day are optional. Add them if you were born in January or February. See January and February Chinese zodiac.
2024 at a Glance
- Animal
- Dragon 龙 lóng
- Element
- Wood
- Yin or Yang
- Yang
- Year name
- 甲辰 · sound element 覆灯火
- Begins
- Saturday, Feb 10, 2024
- Ends
- Jan 28, 2025
- Age in 2026
- 1 or 2
- Next Dragon year
- 2036
The 2024 Wood Dragon
A 2024 Dragon shares its year name, 甲辰, with grandparents born in 1964, since the name returns every 60 years. Lunar New Year 2024 fell on Feb 10, 2024; births before it are Water Rabbits.
The year ended on Jan 28, 2025. 2024 Dragons turn 2 in 2026 and will reach their first own sign year in 2036, at 12.
Born in January or Early February 2024?
The Chinese year does not start on January 1. Lunar New Year 2024 was on Saturday, Feb 10, 2024, so births before that date belong to the year before.
| Born | Sign | Year name |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 to Feb 9, 2024 | Water Rabbit | 癸卯 |
| Feb 10, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025 | Wood Dragon | 甲辰 |
So someone born on Feb 9, 2024 is a Water Rabbit, and someone born on Feb 10, 2024 is a Wood Dragon. Dates are in China Standard Time.
What Is a Wood Dragon?
A Wood Dragon combines the Dragon with the element of the birth year. 2024 ends in 4, which gives Wood. The element repeats every 60 years, so other Wood Dragon years include 1904 and 1964.
How Old Is a 2024 Dragon, and When Is the Next Dragon Year?
Someone born in 2024 turns 2 in 2026 and 3 in 2027. The last Dragon year was 2012, and the next is 2036. Your own sign year, called 本命年 (běnmìngnián), comes every 12 years. These are the Dragon years a 2024 Dragon lives through:
- 2024Wood DragonBornThis page
- 2036Fire DragonTurns 12
2024 Dragon Compatibility: Best and Hardest Matches
Compatibility follows the animal, not the element. Tradition favors the signs in the Dragon's trine group and its Secret Friend, and is cautious about the opposite sign and the harm pair.
The 2024 Dragon in 2026 and 2027
How the traditional rules link the Dragon to the next two years, and how old a 2024 Dragon will be.
2026, the Fire Horse Year: Steady
Turns 2. No formal link to the Horse in the traditional rules.
2027, the Fire Goat Year: Steady
Turns 3. No formal link to the Goat in the traditional rules.
Nearby Years
The years just before and after 2024, and the other years of the decade.
- 2022 Chinese zodiacWater TigerFeb 1, 2022 to Jan 21, 2023
- 2023 Chinese zodiacWater RabbitJan 22, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024
- 2024Wood DragonFeb 10, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
- 2025 Chinese zodiacWood SnakeJan 29, 2025 to Feb 16, 2026
- 2026 Chinese zodiacFire HorseFeb 17, 2026 to Feb 5, 2027
Want every year on one sheet? Download the Chinese zodiac years chart PDF (A4, 1900 to 2035, with Lunar New Year dates).
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2024 Chinese Zodiac FAQ
What Chinese zodiac is 2024?
2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon. The Chinese year ran from Feb 10, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025.
What element is the 2024 Chinese zodiac?
Wood. A year's element follows its last digit: 4 gives Wood. The Dragon's own fixed element is Earth, which is a different thing.
What Chinese zodiac is January 2024?
Lunar New Year 2024 fell on Saturday, Feb 10, 2024. Born from January 1 to Feb 9, 2024, you are a Water Rabbit. From Feb 10, 2024, you are a Wood Dragon.
How old is someone born in 2024?
In 2026 they turn 2, or are 1 before their birthday. In 2027 they turn 3. Chinese tradition often counts age differently, adding one year at birth.
When is the next Dragon year after 2024?
2036, the Year of the Fire Dragon, begins on Jan 28, 2036.