1964: Year of the Wood Dragon
The 1964 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Wood Dragon, and it runs from 13 February 1964 to 1 February 1965 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Dragon 龙
- Element and polarity
- Yang Wood
- Gan-Zhi
- Jia Chen 甲辰
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1964, a person turns 62 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1964? You may be Rabbit, not Dragon
Chinese New Year 1964 fell on 13 February 1964. Anyone born between 1 January 1964 and 12 February 1964 — a window of 43 days — belongs to the 1963 zodiac year, the Yin Water Rabbit, and not to the Dragon.
Check an exact birth date against the 13 February 1964 boundary.
Exact 1964 zodiac year dates
The 1964 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 355 days in total.
Other Dragon years around 1964
| Dragon year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Yang Earth Dragon | 23 January 1928 |
| 1940 | Yang Metal Dragon | 8 February 1940 |
| 1952 | Yang Water Dragon | 27 January 1952 |
| 1976 | Yang Fire Dragon | 31 January 1976 |
| 1988 | Yang Earth Dragon | 17 February 1988 |
| 2000 | Yang Metal Dragon | 5 February 2000 |
The exact pairing 甲辰 — Yang Wood Dragon — returns only once every sixty years: 1904, 2024, 2084.