1940: Year of the Metal Dragon
The 1940 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Metal Dragon, and it runs from 8 February 1940 to 26 January 1941 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Dragon 龙
- Element and polarity
- Yang Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Geng Chen 庚辰
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1940, a person turns 86 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1940? You may be Rabbit, not Dragon
Chinese New Year 1940 fell on 8 February 1940. Anyone born between 1 January 1940 and 7 February 1940 — a window of 38 days — belongs to the 1939 zodiac year, the Yin Earth Rabbit, and not to the Dragon.
Check an exact birth date against the 8 February 1940 boundary.
Exact 1940 zodiac year dates
The 1940 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Dragon years around 1940
| Dragon year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Yang Wood Dragon | 16 February 1904 |
| 1916 | Yang Fire Dragon | 3 February 1916 |
| 1928 | Yang Earth Dragon | 23 January 1928 |
| 1952 | Yang Water Dragon | 27 January 1952 |
| 1964 | Yang Wood Dragon | 13 February 1964 |
| 1976 | Yang Fire Dragon | 31 January 1976 |
The exact pairing 庚辰 — Yang Metal Dragon — returns only once every sixty years: 2000, 2060.