What Chinese zodiac is 2024?
Year of the Wood Dragon甲辰 · Jia Chen · Lamp Fire
2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon — 甲辰 (Jia Chen) in the Chinese calendar. The heavenly stem 甲 belongs to Wood, and the year's nayin ("sound") element is Lamp Fire.
Animal sign · Stem-branch
- Animal sign
- Dragon
- Stem-branch
- 甲辰 (Jia Chen)
- Element (heavenly stem)
- 甲 · Wood
- Nayin element
- Lamp Fire · Fire
Chinese New Year · Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Chinese New Year
- Feb 10, 2024
- Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Feb 4, 2024
- This Dragon year
- Feb 10, 2024 – Jan 28, 2025
Born in January or February 2024?
| Born | By Chinese New Year (common use) | By Start of Spring (BaZi) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Feb 3 | Rabbit | Rabbit |
| Feb 4 – Feb 9 | Rabbit | Dragon |
| Feb 10 – Dec 31 | Dragon | Dragon |
Most people switch animals at Chinese New Year; BaZi (Four Pillars) uses Start of Spring as the year boundary, so early-year birthdays can have two answers. Not sure? A free BaZi chart shows your exact year pillar.
How old is someone born in 2024?
- In 2026
- 2 after their birthday (1 before)
- East Asian age (xusui)
- 3 after Chinese New Year
Dragon return years (benmingnian)
- 2036 (age 12)
- 2048 (age 24)
A benmingnian is a year that shares your birth animal; it comes round every 12 years. Wearing red is a folk custom for it — tradition, not something to worry about.
Which signs get along with the Dragon?
- Trine (san he)
- Secret friend (liu he)
- Clash (chong)
These are traditional branch relations, shared as culture — they don't decide whether two people get along. Tap one for the full match.
Wood Dragon personality
The Wood element gives this Dragon its own flavor. Wood is about growth: traditionally a Wood year adds warmth, loyalty and a wish to keep improving.
In the hour of Chen the sun rises and the clouds lift. People born in the Year of the Dragon carry a certain presence: big ambitions, plenty of energy, and others willing to follow. You believe things can be better, and you are ready to change them yourself.
- Strengths
- Bold, confident, inspiring
- Watch for
- High standards and little patience for the ordinary can make you seem forceful
- In love
- Passionate and sincere, you want the two of you to rise together.
- At work
- You are born to lead and break new ground. The bigger the stage, the more you can do.
The Dragon in 2027, Year of the Fire Goat
Build strength for the next leap
Dragon and Goat form no strong clash or harmony, so tradition reads 2027 as a steady year. Dragons dream big; this is a year to lay foundations and build inner strength for your next rise. The Goat year's gentle mood also makes it easier for the people around you to back you.
A good year to deepen your expertise or perfect the details of current projects. Be patient with the people you lead and your influence will quietly grow.
Traditional views shared as culture and for fun — not a prediction or advice.
FAQ
What Chinese zodiac is 2024?
2024 is the Year of the Dragon (甲辰, Jia Chen). This Dragon year runs from Feb 10, 2024 (Chinese New Year) to Jan 28, 2025.
What is my sign if I was born in January 2024?
Born before Feb 10, 2024? By the usual Chinese New Year rule you belong to 2023, the Year of the Rabbit. BaZi switches at Start of Spring (Feb 4), so a birthday before that also gets the 癸卯 year pillar.
What element is a 2024 Dragon?
By the heavenly stem 甲, 2024 is a Wood Dragon year. By the older nayin system, 甲辰 is "Lamp Fire". Neither is good or bad — your personal elements come from the full BaZi chart.
How old is someone born in 2024 in 2026?
2 after their birthday in 2026; by East Asian reckoning (xusui) they are 3 after Chinese New Year.
When is the next Year of the Dragon?
The next Year of the Dragon is 2036.
Make it about you
Your Chinese zodiac only looks at your birth year. Enter your date and hour of birth for a free BaZi chart and see your own chart and yearly cycles.
Other Dragon years
Nearby years
Animal signs, stem-branches and nayin follow the traditional Chinese calendar; Chinese New Year and Start of Spring dates are Beijing time, computed with lunar-javascript. Traditional culture, for reference only.