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Chinese zodiac

Year of the Dragon

Next: from 28 January 2036

Place in the cycle
fifth of the twelve animals
In Chinese
龙 (lóng)
In the folk tale
The Dragon could fly, but it stopped to bring rain to a dry village and to blow the Rabbit's log to the shore. It finished fifth.

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Every Year of the Dragon, 1904 to 2048

Each year starts on Lunar New Year and ends the day before the next one. A birthday in January or February before the first day belongs to the year before.

First dayLast day
16 February 19043 February 1905
3 February 191622 January 1917
23 January 19289 February 1929
8 February 194026 January 1941
27 January 195213 February 1953
13 February 19641 February 1965
31 January 197617 February 1977
17 February 19885 February 1989
5 February 200023 January 2001
23 January 20129 February 2013
10 February 202428 January 2025
28 January 203614 February 2037
14 February 20481 February 2049

The other eleven animals