Yang Earth · 戊辰 · 60-year cycle
Earth Dragon Chinese Zodiac: 1928, 1988, 2048 Years
Earth Dragon years in this calendar are 1928, 1988, 2048. The latest Earth Dragon year is 1988; the next is 2048, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Earth Dragon year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Earth Dragon years
A birthday belongs to the Earth Dragon year only within one of these intervals. The days before Chinese New Year belong to the previous animal. Dates below cover this calendar’s 1902–2049 year archives.
1928: Earth Dragon
23 January 1928 – 9 February 1929
戊辰 · Wù Chén
Lunar months and festivals of 1928 →1988: Earth Dragon
17 February 1988 – 5 February 1989
戊辰 · Wù Chén
Lunar months and festivals of 1988 →2048: Earth Dragon
14 February 2048 – 1 February 2049
戊辰 · Wù Chén
Lunar months and festivals of 2048 →
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What Earth adds to the Dragon
Earth repeats the Dragon's fixed element, reinforcing the traditional image of a character that seeks a substantial place in the world. The Earth Dragon reading attaches ambition to durable results, careful stewardship and responsibility for a whole undertaking, with resistance when an established direction is questioned.
The year’s visible stem is Wù 戊, Yang Earth; the Dragon branch 辰 retains its fixed Earth element.
The Dragon’s traditional character →Earth Dragon in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Dragon and Horse occupy branches 辰 and 午.
This pair has no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash in the four groups shown here.
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