1928: Year of the Earth Dragon
The 1928 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Earth Dragon, and it runs from 23 January 1928 to 9 February 1929 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Dragon 龙
- Element and polarity
- Yang Earth
- Gan-Zhi
- Wu Chen 戊辰
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1928, a person turns 98 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1928? You may be Rabbit, not Dragon
Chinese New Year 1928 fell on 23 January 1928. Anyone born between 1 January 1928 and 22 January 1928 — a window of 22 days — belongs to the 1927 zodiac year, the Yin Fire Rabbit, and not to the Dragon.
Check an exact birth date against the 23 January 1928 boundary.
Exact 1928 zodiac year dates
The 1928 lunar year carried a leap month, stretching it to 384 days — which is why the following Chinese New Year falls comparatively late.
Other Dragon years around 1928
| Dragon year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Yang Wood Dragon | 16 February 1904 |
| 1916 | Yang Fire Dragon | 3 February 1916 |
| 1940 | Yang Metal Dragon | 8 February 1940 |
| 1952 | Yang Water Dragon | 27 January 1952 |
| 1964 | Yang Wood Dragon | 13 February 1964 |
The exact pairing 戊辰 — Yang Earth Dragon — returns only once every sixty years: 1988, 2048.