Dragon strengths in tradition
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Confident and decisive
- Ambitious and visionary
- Generous with its energy
1928 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Earth Dragon
The 1928 Chinese year ran from Monday 23 January 1928 to Saturday 9 February 1929.
Its sign is the Yang Earth Dragon: 戊辰 (Wù-chén) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–22 January 1928? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Fire Rabbit of 1927.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 23 January – 4 February 1928: Earth Dragon by Chinese New Year, Fire Rabbit by Lichun.
- 5 February 1928 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Rabbit before 09:02 China time and Earth Dragon from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Dragon.
- 4 February 1929 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Dragon before 15:08 China time and Earth Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Dragon.
- 5–9 February 1929: Earth Dragon by Chinese New Year, Earth Snake by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Earth Dragon in Chinese astrology
Earth is the Dragon's own fixed element, so an Earth Dragon is said to be the most grounded Dragon: calm, fair and practical.
The Dragon is the fifth Chinese zodiac animal and the only mythical one, associated in tradition with vitality, ambition and natural authority. Earth is the element of stability and balance, linked in Chinese tradition with the turning points between the seasons.
Dragon challenges in tradition
- Can be proud or domineering
- Impatient with slower people
- Sets very high standards
- Dislikes taking advice
Traditions, not predictions. The Dragon in love and at work · The five elements
Other Dragon years
The Earth Dragon every 60 years
← 1927 Fire Rabbit · 1929 Earth Snake → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1928?
1928 is the Year of the Earth Dragon (yang Earth, 戊辰 Wù-chén), from 23 January 1928 to 9 February 1929. Anyone born 1–22 January 1928 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Fire Rabbit.
What element is 1928 in the Chinese zodiac?
Earth, in its yang form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 戊 (Wù). Earth years are years ending in 8 or 9 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1928 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 23 January 1928, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Fire Rabbit of the 1927 Chinese year; from 23 January 1928 on, it is the Earth Dragon. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (5 February 1928, 09:02 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1928?
It was on Monday 23 January 1928 (China time). The next one, on Sunday 10 February 1929, began the Year of the Earth Snake.