1940 is the year of what animal


1940 is the year of the dragon according to the Eastern Chinese calendar. In 1940, the year of the dragon will be dominated by color: white and element: metal.

Dragon according to the Eastern Chinese calendar for other years:



1904
Color: blue-green
Element: wood
1916
Color: red
Element: fire
1928
Color: yellow
Element: earth

Year starts Jan 23, 1928 and ends Feb 9, 1929
1940
Color: white
Element: metal

Year starts Feb 8, 1940 and ends Jan 26, 1941
1952
Color: black
Element: water

Year starts Jan 27, 1952 and ends Feb 13, 1953
1964
Color: blue-green
Element: wood

Year starts Feb 13, 1964 and ends Jan 1, 1965
1976
Color: red
Element: fire

Year starts Jan 31, 1976 and ends Feb 17, 1977
1988
Color: yellow
Element: earth

Year starts Feb 17, 1988 and ends Feb 5, 1989
2000
Color: white
Element: metal

Year starts Feb 5, 2000 and ends Jan 23, 2001
2012
Color: black
Element: water

Year starts Jan 23, 2012 and ends Feb 9, 2013
2024
Color: blue-green
Element: wood

Year starts Feb 10, 2024 and ends Jan 28, 2025
2036
Color: red
Element: fire
2048
Color: yellow
Element: earth
2060
Color: white
Element: metal
2072
Color: black
Element: water






white
metal
1900

white
metal
1901

black
water
1902

black
water
1903

blue-green
wood
1904

blue-green
wood
1905

red
fire
1906

red
fire
1907

yellow
earth
1908

yellow
earth
1909

white
metal
1910

white
metal
1911

black
water
1912

black
water
1913

blue-green
wood
1914

blue-green
wood
1915

red
fire
1916

red
fire
1917

yellow
earth
1918

yellow
earth
1919

white
metal
1920

white
metal
1921

black
water
1922

black
water
1923

blue-green
wood
1924

blue-green
wood
1925

red
fire
1926

red
fire
1927

yellow
earth
1928

yellow
earth
1929

white
metal
1930

white
metal
1931

black
water
1932

black
water
1933

blue-green
wood
1934

blue-green
wood
1935

red
fire
1936

red
fire
1937

yellow
earth
1938

yellow
earth
1939

white
metal
1940

white
metal
1941

black
water
1942

black
water
1943

blue-green
wood
1944

blue-green
wood
1945

red
fire
1946

red
fire
1947

yellow
earth
1948

yellow
earth
1949

white
metal
1950

white
metal
1951

black
water
1952

black
water
1953

blue-green
wood
1954

blue-green
wood
1955

red
fire
1956

red
fire
1957

yellow
earth
1958

yellow
earth
1959

white
metal
1960

white
metal
1961

black
water
1962

black
water
1963

blue-green
wood
1964

blue-green
wood
1965

red
fire
1966

red
fire
1967

yellow
earth
1968

yellow
earth
1969

white
metal
1970

white
metal
1971

black
water
1972

black
water
1973

blue-green
wood
1974

blue-green
wood
1975

red
fire
1976

red
fire
1977

yellow
earth
1978

yellow
earth
1979

white
metal
1980

white
metal
1981

black
water
1982

black
water
1983

blue-green
wood
1984

blue-green
wood
1985

red
fire
1986

red
fire
1987

yellow
earth
1988

yellow
earth
1989

white
metal
1990

white
metal
1991

black
water
1992

black
water
1993

blue-green
wood
1994

blue-green
wood
1995

red
fire
1996

red
fire
1997

yellow
earth
1998

yellow
earth
1999

white
metal
2000

white
metal
2001

black
water
2002

black
water
2003

blue-green
wood
2004

blue-green
wood
2005

red
fire
2006

red
fire
2007

yellow
earth
2008

yellow
earth
2009

white
metal
2010

white
metal
2011

black
water
2012

black
water
2013

blue-green
wood
2014

blue-green
wood
2015

red
fire
2016

red
fire
2017

yellow
earth
2018

yellow
earth
2019

white
metal
2020

white
metal
2021

black
water
2022

black
water
2023

blue-green
wood
2024

blue-green
wood
2025

red
fire
2026

red
fire
2027

yellow
earth
2028

yellow
earth
2029

white
metal
2030

white
metal
2031

black
water
2032

black
water
2033

blue-green
wood
2034

blue-green
wood
2035

red
fire
2036

red
fire
2037

yellow
earth
2038

yellow
earth
2039

white
metal
2040

white
metal
2041

black
water
2042

black
water
2043

blue-green
wood
2044

blue-green
wood
2045

red
fire
2046

red
fire
2047

yellow
earth
2048

yellow
earth
2049

white
metal
2050

white
metal
2051

black
water
2052

black
water
2053

blue-green
wood
2054

blue-green
wood
2055

red
fire
2056

red
fire
2057

yellow
earth
2058

yellow
earth
2059

white
metal
2060

white
metal
2061

black
water
2062

black
water
2063

blue-green
wood
2064

blue-green
wood
2065

red
fire
2066

red
fire
2067

yellow
earth
2068

yellow
earth
2069

white
metal
2070

white
metal
2071

black
water
2072

black
water
2073

blue-green
wood
2074

blue-green
wood
2075

red
fire
2076

red
fire
2077

yellow
earth
2078

yellow
earth
2079