Year of the Dragon (辰): Personality, Compatibility & Years
Born in the Year of the Dragon? Personality, love, career, compatibility, lucky tips and a full list of years, from the Japanese and Chinese zodiac.
At a glance
- Order
- 5 / 12 · Tatsu (辰)
- Branch element
- Earth
- Yin / Yang
- Yang
- Direction
- East-southeast
- Hours
- 07:00–09:00
Personality
The Dragon is the only mythical animal of the twelve. The character 辰 describes the vigorous movement of plants in full growth.
Strengths
Ambitious, charismatic and lucky. You dream big and inspire others.
Watch out for
Pride can make it hard to accept help, and you may expect too much of people around you.
Love
Generous and dramatic in love. You want a partner you can admire.
Work
Management, politics, the arts and any stage where vision is needed.
Compatibility
Based on the classical relationships between the twelve branches: the trine (three harmonies), the six harmonies and the six clashes.
Years of the Dragon
| 1928 | Yang Earth Dragon (戊辰) |
| 1940 | Yang Metal Dragon (庚辰) |
| 1952 | Yang Water Dragon (壬辰) |
| 1964 | Yang Wood Dragon (甲辰) |
| 1976 | Yang Fire Dragon (丙辰) |
| 1988 | Yang Earth Dragon (戊辰) |
| 2000 | Yang Metal Dragon (庚辰) |
| 2012 | Yang Water Dragon (壬辰) |
| 2024 | Yang Wood Dragon (甲辰) |
Each year begins at Risshun (around 4 February), the start of spring in the solar calendar. In China and Korea the animal is popularly counted from Lunar New Year instead, so people born between January and mid-February may see a different animal elsewhere.
Lucky tips
Dragons are guardians of water in Japanese temples. Water features and blue-green tones support you.