2000 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Dragon

2000 is the year of the Metal Dragon (庚辰 Gēngchén), from 5 February 2000 to 23 January 2001. Anyone born in 2000 before 5 February 2000 belongs to the Earth Rabbit year.

• Animal: Dragon
• Element: Metal (Yang)
• Cycle name: 庚辰 Gēngchén, year 17 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 5 February 2000
• Ends: 23 January 2001

The Metal Dragon

Metal years are traditionally linked with determination, precision and principle: the element of clear edges, strong will and high standards. 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 2000?

Anyone born from 1 January to 4 February 2000 belongs to the Earth Rabbit year of 1999. From 5 February 2000 the Metal Dragon year begins.

Famous people born in the Metal Dragon year

• Erling Haaland, born 21 July 2000

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.

1999: Earth Rabbit · 2001: Metal Snake · All Dragon years · All 12 animals