Chinese Zodiac

1940: Year of the Metal Dragon

Chinese New Year 1940 fell on Thursday, February 8.

Yang Metal Dragon (庚辰)

  • By Chinese New Year: February 8, 1940 to January 26, 1941
  • By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 5, 1940 to February 3, 1941

Chinese New Year follows the lunisolar calendar, so its date moves between January 21 and February 20. Lichun is a solar term that falls on February 3, 4 or 5, and it is where Ba Zi astrology starts the year.

Born from February 5 to February 7, 1940? By Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are already in the Year of the Metal Dragon; by Chinese New Year you are still in the Year of the Earth Rabbit.

People born in 1940 turn 87 in 2027.

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About the Metal Dragon

Metal focuses the Dragon's vast ambition with discipline, clarity, and uncompromising standards. The Metal Dragon is the most formidable and determined of all Dragon types, possessing both grand vision and the iron will to see it through. This element gives the Dragon a sharper, more strategic quality, replacing impulsive displays of power with calculated, devastating effectiveness. The Metal Dragon commands respect through the sheer force of their integrity and the precision of their achievements.

The Yang Metal Dragon dominates their domain with magnificent, disciplined power, forging their vision into reality through sheer force of will and precision.

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Famous People Born in 1940

Listed by calendar year of birth. People born before Lichun (February 5, 1940) belong to the previous zodiac year in Ba Zi astrology, so their sign is shown after the date.

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