1928 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Dragon

1928 is the year of the Earth Dragon (戊辰 Wùchén), from 23 January 1928 to 9 February 1929. Anyone born in 1928 before 23 January 1928 belongs to the Fire Rabbit year.

• Animal: Dragon
• Element: Earth (Yang)
• Cycle name: 戊辰 Wùchén, year 5 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 23 January 1928
• Ends: 9 February 1929

The Earth Dragon

Earth years are traditionally linked with steadiness, practicality and care: the element that holds things together and keeps promises. The Dragon is the only mythical creature in the cycle, and traditionally the most celebrated: Dragon years have long been seen as lucky years to be born. Tradition describes Dragon people as charismatic, ambitious and energetic, with big plans and the confidence to announce them.

Born in January or February 1928?

Anyone born from 1 January to 22 January 1928 belongs to the Fire Rabbit year of 1927. From 23 January 1928 the Earth Dragon year begins.

Famous people born in the Earth Dragon year

• Maya Angelou, born 4 April 1928
• Andy Warhol, born 6 August 1928
• Martin Luther King Jr., born 15 January 1929

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

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