1984 / Chinese zodiac
1984 Chinese Zodiac: Wood Rat
1984 is the Year of the Wood Rat. It begins on February 2, 1984 and ends on February 19, 1985. If you were born before February 2, 1984, your sign is the Water Pig.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1984?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1984. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
| Gregorian birthday | Animal & year element |
|---|---|
| – | Water Pig 猪 |
| – | Wood Rat 鼠 |
The full 1984 lunar year continues into 1985, through February 19, 1985. A birthday on February 1, 1984 belongs to the Pig; a birthday one day later, on February 2, 1984, belongs to the Rat.
YOUR STORY STARTS HERE
When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Rat is 1984?
1984 is a Wood Rat year. Its stem-branch name is 甲子 (jiǎ-zǐ): the heavenly stem 甲 carries yang wood, and the earthly branch 子 corresponds to the Rat.
- Zodiac animal
- Rat · 鼠
- Year element
- Wood
- Stem & branch
- 甲子 · jiǎ-zǐ
- Lunar year length
- 384 days
Rat personality in tradition
The Rat begins the twelve-animal cycle. Folklore often associates it with quick thinking and adaptability.
The phrase “resourceful & observant” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1984. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.
我属鼠。
Wǒ shǔ shǔ. “I was born in the Year of the Rat.”
Rat compatibility in folklore
Rat, Dragon and Monkey form a traditional harmony group of three. Horse sits opposite Rat, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.
Explore traditional pairings →03 / A closer look at the dates
1984 lunar calendar at a glance
This Rat year contains 13 lunar months and 384 days. Month 10 repeats as a leap month, starting November 23, 1984. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1985.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 | ||
| Month 2 | 29 | ||
| Month 3 | 30 | ||
| Month 4 | 30 | ||
| Month 5 | 29 | ||
| Month 6 | 29 | ||
| Month 7 | 30 | ||
| Month 8 | 29 | ||
| Month 9 | 29 | ||
| Month 10 | 30 | ||
| Leap month 10 | 29 | ||
| Month 11 | 30 | ||
| Month 12 | 30 |
Sources & calendar convention
Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.