Chinese Zodiac

1984: Year of the Wood Rat

Chinese New Year 1984 fell on Thursday, February 2.

Yang Wood Rat (甲子)

  • By Chinese New Year: February 2, 1984 to February 19, 1985
  • By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 4, 1984 to February 3, 1985

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 on February 2 or February 3, 1984? By Chinese New Year you are already in the Year of the Wood Rat; by Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are still in the Year of the Water Pig.

People born in 1984 turn 43 in 2027.

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About the Wood Rat

The Wood Rat combines the Rat's innate resourcefulness with Wood's expansive, creative energy. This pairing produces a visionary thinker who thrives on new ideas and collaborative ventures. Where the base Rat is shrewd and opportunistic, Wood lends generosity and a genuine desire to uplift others. The Wood Rat excels at turning fledgling concepts into flourishing enterprises through patience and flexible strategy.

The Yang Wood Rat is an outgoing networker who actively seeds new projects and rallies people around ambitious goals.

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Famous People Born in 1984

Listed by calendar year of birth. People born before Lichun (February 4, 1984) belong to the previous zodiac year in Ba Zi astrology, so their sign is shown after the date.

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