Born in 1964: the Dragon

Wood Dragon is the full name of the 1964 sign. Its traditional two-part year name is 甲辰 (jiǎchén), which puts it at number 41 of 60, and 1964 is a yang year, the cycle's active, outgoing half. Expect the Dragon's usual traits (ambitious, energetic, charismatic) with a cooperative, growth-minded and quietly generous edge from the Wood element.

The 1964 lunar year ran from February 13, 1964 up to the day before Chinese New Year 1965 (February 2, 1965). If you were born on or after February 13, 1964 you are a Dragon; if you were born earlier in 1964, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Rabbit. Someone born in 1964 turns 62 in 2026 (or 61 until their birthday for the year).

Calendar note: 1964's Chinese New Year fell on a Thursday, and that lunar year ran 355 days — an ordinary 12-month lunar year.

What the Wood element adds

Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.

The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Wood Dragon year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1964 was 1904, and the next is 2024. People born in it are said to combine ambitious and energetic with the element's cooperative nature. Every Dragon year is yang (the active, outgoing type). See the Wood element and the full Wood Dragon profile.

1964 at a glance

Animal	🐉 Dragon (龙)
Element	Wood
Yin or yang	yang
Traditional year name	甲辰 (jiǎchén)
Place in the 60-year cycle	41 of 60
Zodiac year runs	February 13, 1964 to February 1, 1965
Age in 2026	61–62
Traditional best match	Rooster
Traditional hardest match	Dog
Lucky numbers	1, 6, 7
Lucky colors	gold, silver, gray

Dragon compatibility

In the traditional chart, a 1964 Dragon gets on best with the Rooster (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Rat and Monkey. The hardest pairing is the Dog, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Dragon compatibility table.

Where a birthday around 1964 lands

The zodiac year does not follow the calendar year, so 1964 is spread across two calendar years. This table shows exactly which animal a birthday gets.

Birthday	Zodiac animal
January 1 to February 12, 1964	Rabbit (the 1963 year)
February 13, 1964 to December 31, 1964	Dragon
January 1, 1965 to February 1, 1965	Dragon (still the 1964 year)
February 2, 1965 onward	Snake (the 1965 year)

Zodiac years ahead for a 1964 Dragon

The next own-sign year for someone born in 1964 is 2036, around age 72, then 2048, around age 84. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián. Despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.

The element pair: 1964 and 1965

Wood years come in pairs. 1964 is the yang year and 1965 is the yin year, the Snake. So a 1964 Dragon and a 1965 Snake share an element and sit one year apart in the cycle. The traditional chart rates the Dragon and Snake pairing as moderate: it has no special bond or conflict, so how well it goes depends on the two people more than on the calendar. See the Dragon and Snake pairing.

Other Dragon years

1940 1952 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024 2036

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What a Wood year changes for the Dragon

Talking. What marks a 1964 Dragon in conversation is the Wood element: it leans further into action, saying yes before thinking it all the way through.

Work. Expect a 1964 Dragon to work with more willingness to cooperate than most, because Wood softens and adds patience to the sign's usual approach. The element affects execution more than the field.

Love. In 1964's Wood version, the Dragon shows affection through steady cooperation over time, since wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation.

For the sign as a whole (how the Dragon communicates, works and loves in every element) see the Dragon profile. This page covers what is different about 1964.

Known Dragons

Sandra Bullock was born in the 1964 lunar year, an exact Wood Dragon match for this page. Other well-known Dragons, from other years, include Bruce Lee, John Lennon and Rihanna. A shared sign says nothing about how anyone's life goes; these are simply familiar names to put to the sign.