What years are the Year of the Dragon?

Recent and upcoming Years of the Dragon are 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036. The next one is 2036. Because the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, a birthday in January or early February may fall under the previous sign.

What is the Dragon's personality like?

The only mythical sign, the Dragon is confident, ambitious, and impossible to ignore — a charismatic force that expects the world to make way, and it usually does. At their best they are driven, intelligent, natural leader, enthusiastic; the flip side can be arrogant, impatient, domineering, proud. The Dragon is a Yang sign with a fixed element of Earth (土).

Which signs are most compatible with the Dragon?

The Dragon gets along best with the Rat, Monkey, Rooster. The one classic clash (六冲) is the Dog, the sign sitting directly opposite in the cycle.

5th sign · 龙

Year of the Dragon

龙 · lóng

The only mythical sign, the Dragon is confident, ambitious, and impossible to ignore — a charismatic force that expects the world to make way, and it usually does.

Element: Earth (土 tǔ)Yang

Birth years

Were you born in a Year of the Dragon?

If your birth year is below, you're a Dragon — but a January or February birthday may put you under the Rabbit, since the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year.

1964197619882000201220242036

Personality

What the Dragon is like

confidentambitiouscharismaticenergetic

Strengths

driven
intelligent
natural leader
enthusiastic

Watch out for

arrogant
impatient
domineering
proud

Element & polarity

A Yang Earth sign

Every sign carries a fixed element from the 五行 (wǔ xíng, the five elements). The Dragon's is Earth (土 tǔ), which shades its character toward the qualities that element suggests.

Its polarity is Yang (阳 yáng) — the signs alternate down the cycle, and each birth year's own element layers on top, so a Dragon born in one element's year reads differently from a Dragon born in another.

Compatibility

Who the Dragon matches

Best matches come from the harmony triangle (三合) and the six-harmony friend (六合); the classic clash (六冲) is the sign directly opposite.

Best matches

Rat Monkey Rooster

Biggest clash

Dog

The Dog sits opposite the Dragon in the cycle — the pairing tradition says strikes the most sparks.

Fortune

Lucky for the Dragon

Lucky numbers

1, 6, 7

Lucky colours

gold, silver, grey

Suits careers in

leader, inventor, artist, politician

FAQ

Dragon: common questions

What years are the Year of the Dragon?: Recent and upcoming Years of the Dragon are 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036. The next one is 2036. Because the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, a birthday in January or early February may fall under the previous sign.
What is the Dragon's personality like?: The only mythical sign, the Dragon is confident, ambitious, and impossible to ignore — a charismatic force that expects the world to make way, and it usually does. At their best they are driven, intelligent, natural leader, enthusiastic; the flip side can be arrogant, impatient, domineering, proud. The Dragon is a Yang sign with a fixed element of Earth (土).
Which signs are most compatible with the Dragon?: The Dragon gets along best with the Rat, Monkey, Rooster. The one classic clash (六冲) is the Dog, the sign sitting directly opposite in the cycle.