Yang Fire · 丙辰 · 60-year cycle
Fire Dragon Chinese Zodiac: 1916, 1976, 2036 Years
Fire Dragon years in this calendar are 1916, 1976, 2036. The latest Fire Dragon year is 1976; the next is 2036, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Fire Dragon year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Fire Dragon years
A birthday belongs to the Fire 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.
1916: Fire Dragon
3 February 1916 – 22 January 1917
丙辰 · Bǐng Chén
Lunar months and festivals of 1916 →1976: Fire Dragon
31 January 1976 – 17 February 1977
丙辰 · Bǐng Chén
Lunar months and festivals of 1976 →2036: Fire Dragon
28 January 2036 – 14 February 2037
丙辰 · Bǐng Chén
Lunar months and festivals of 2036 →
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What Fire adds to the Dragon
Fire feeds the Dragon's Earth in the generating cycle, adding outward expression to the animal's traditional confidence and ambition. This reading presents the Fire Dragon as a visible rallying point, eager to make an undertaking feel significant and sometimes impatient with the quieter work of bringing others along.
The year’s visible stem is Bǐng 丙, Yang Fire; the Dragon branch 辰 retains its fixed Earth element.
The Dragon’s traditional character →Fire 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.
Read Dragon with Horse →