1924: Year of the Wood Rat
The 1924 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Wood Rat, and it runs from 5 February 1924 to 23 January 1925 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Rat 鼠
- Element and polarity
- Yang Wood
- Gan-Zhi
- Jia Zi 甲子
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1924, a person turns 102 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1924? You may be Pig, not Rat
Chinese New Year 1924 fell on 5 February 1924. Anyone born between 1 January 1924 and 4 February 1924 — a window of 35 days — belongs to the 1923 zodiac year, the Yin Water Pig, and not to the Rat.
Check an exact birth date against the 5 February 1924 boundary.
Exact 1924 zodiac year dates
The 1924 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Rat years around 1924
| Rat year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Yang Water Rat | 18 February 1912 |
| 1936 | Yang Fire Rat | 24 January 1936 |
| 1948 | Yang Earth Rat | 10 February 1948 |
| 1960 | Yang Metal Rat | 28 January 1960 |
The exact pairing 甲子 — Yang Wood Rat — returns only once every sixty years: 1984, 2044.