Born in 2024: the Dragon
A Yang Wood Dragon 🐉
Dragons think big, inspire others, and carry natural authority. They are confident, lucky in opportunity, and unafraid of a hard goal. As a Wood-element year, 2024 adds a cooperative, growth-minded and quietly generous streak to the usual Dragon character.
The 2024 lunar year ran from February 10, 2024 to January 29, 2025. If you were born on or after February 10, 2024 you are a Dragon; if you were born earlier in 2024, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Rabbit.
What the Wood element adds
Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.
The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Wood Dragon year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 2024 was 1964, and the next is 2084. People born in it are said to combine ambitious and energetic with the element's cooperative nature. Its Yin/Yang polarity is fixed as Yang for every Dragon year. See the Wood element and the full Wood Dragon profile.
2024 at a glance
| Animal | 🐉 Dragon (龙) |
|---|---|
| Element | Wood |
| Polarity | Yang |
| Best match | Rooster |
| Hardest match | Dog |
| Lucky numbers | 1, 6, 7 |
| Lucky colors | gold, silver, gray |
Dragon compatibility
In the traditional chart, a 2024 Dragon gets on best with the Rooster (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Rat and Monkey. The hardest pairing is the Dog, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Dragon compatibility table.
Your zodiac years
The Dragon returns every 12 years, so someone born in 2024 is back in their own zodiac year in 2036, 2048, 2060, 2072 and so on. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián — despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.
Other Dragon years
1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2036
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac sign is 2024?
2024 is the year of the Dragon (Wood Dragon, Yang polarity). Anyone born on or after February 10, 2024 is a Dragon; a birthday earlier in 2024 belongs to the previous sign, the Rabbit.
What element is the 2024 zodiac year?
2024 is a Wood-element year. Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.
Who is a 2024 Dragon most compatible with?
Best matches are the Rooster (the "secret friend"), plus the Rat and Monkey. The hardest match is the Dog.
Is 2024 a lucky year to be born in?
Chinese tradition does not rank whole years as lucky or unlucky to be born in — every animal has strengths and weaknesses. The one combination widely treated with caution is the Fire Horse, and 2024 is not a Fire Horse year.