Dragon Chinese Horoscope

As you move into the first full week of the month of the Pig and its focus on change and transformation, you are likely to find that the year has a different feel. While this is partly due to the Pig's influence, this is mainly due to the fact that this also brought the month of the Dog to an end, which for the Dragon can be one of the more challenging months of any lunar year. Yet it is after the Dog has brought the wakeup calls that it brings at the halfway point in each personal 12 month lunar cycle, that you are ready for the reset that the Pig brings. Without those wakeup calls you wouldn't be as ready to embrace this opportunity for change and transformation.
Year of the Dragon
Feb 10, 2024 - Jan 28, 2025
Welcome to the Year of the Dragon, the year that you have been waiting for and not just because this is when you get to embrace who you really are. As well as a chance to return to your native energy, this brings you to the start of a new personal 12-year lunar cycle, with an opportunity for major new beginnings and a fresh start. This is a chance to shake off the lethargy of the nostalgic and reflective Year of the Rabbit and its focus on completion, closure, and its slower pace. The Year of the Rabbit is not just the kind of tame and low-key year that doesn’t suit the Dragon’s nature but in the final year of a 12-year lunar cycle it has been about looking back, reflecting on the journey of the last 12 years and was a time of closure.

The Year of the Rabbit that has just come to an end was a particularly long year, with 13 New Moons meaning that this was a leap year, with 13 rather than the usual 12 lunar months. This dragged things out and made this a longer experience than is normally the case. You are more than ready to shake off some cobwebs and moving into the Year of the Dragon on 10th February, will be a chance to do just that. This is also something that doesn’t need to be rushed, with the year not coming into its full influence until you reach the month of the Dragon, which will run from 9th April to 8th May. While every lunar month begins on a New Moon, in fitting with the Year of the Dragon and the chance this brings for major new beginnings, it will begin on a total solar eclipse.

From the Chinese New Year on 10th February, this gives you two months to explore your options and test the waters, for when the month of the Dragon and Year of the Dragon come together, this is when you need to be ready to fully embrace the journey ahead. Other good months this year will be the playful and creative month of the Monkey from 4th August to 3rd September and the adventurous month of the Rat, from 1st December to 31st December. The Dragon, Rat and Monkey are all part of the same triad of affinity, with everything likely to flow more smoothly during these years. Meanwhile, the best months professionally will be during the busy, industrious, and work focused month of the Rooster from 3rd September to 3rd October and the competitive and professionally charged month of the Ox from 31st December 2024 to 29th December 2025.

About the Dragon
Seen as the symbol of the Emperor in Ancient China, the Dragon is charismatic, enthusiastic and imaginative. They are often dramatic and love to be the center of attention. Dragons have the ability to inspire others.

They are powerful and dominating and like to take the lead. On one hand they make helpful and considerate friends, on the other, they are idealistic and are prone to impose high standards on others. Dragons are dangerous in enmity.

As a dragon, you will have quite a complicated life and you may be considered an eccentric. Blessed with good health, you will have a passionate nature. You can also be dominant and short-tempered as well as ambitious and hard-working. You'll be best off if you avoid marriage until your later years

They are usually successful in careers. They have a tendency to be over-confident and arrogant. The Dragon is a prosperous sign but they often spend money as fast as they make it.

There is an element of the loner in every dragon. Paradoxically, young Dragons have a strong yearning for partnership and tend to marry young.

Compatible: Rats & Monkeys
Incompatible: Dogs
Moderately Well: Horses & Goats