Dragon and Tiger in love
Passionate and dramatic. Great energy together, provided they fight for the same things rather than against each other.
Neutral
Dragon and Tiger Compatibility
Dragon and Tiger compatibility: they sit 2 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 2 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Dragon year
- 2036 new year in late Jan or Feb
- Next Tiger year
- 2034 new year in late Jan or Feb
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Dragon and Tiger compatible?
Tiger and Dragon are two of the most forceful signs in the zodiac. Both are brave, idealistic and competitive, and they recognize each other as equals. The combination is dynamic and full of mutual respect, but can turn into a contest of wills.
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Working together
Bold leadership and courage, strong in turnarounds and ambitious projects.
Where it goes wrong
Power struggles and impatience; someone has to be willing to compromise.
Over time
How a Dragon–Tiger relationship usually unfolds
- At first. Two powerful personalities meet with a jolt; the attraction is dramatic and the arguments are too.
- Once settled. A bold, energetic household that wins big when both aim the same way and stalls when they compete.
- What keeps it working. Choosing a common opponent — a goal, a project — so the strength goes outward.
Fixed elements
Earth Dragon, wood Tiger
generating · controlling
The Tiger’s wood breaks up the Dragon’s earth — roots that can bind the soil or split it. On the controlling cycle the Tiger sets the limits for the Dragon.
The fixed element belongs to the animal and never changes; the element of a birth year (wood, fire, earth, metal or water) rotates every two years — see the years below.
On the twelve-year wheel
Where the Dragon and the Tiger sit on the wheel
- Dragon–Tiger, 2 steps apart: no classical relation.
- San He triangles. Tiger with the Horse and the Dog (dashed); Dragon with the Rat and the Monkey.
- Clash axes. Tiger–Monkey; Dragon–Dog.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Tiger pairs with the Pig; the Dragon pairs with the Rooster.
- Six harms. Dragon and Rabbit; Tiger and Snake — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Dragon and the Tiger sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
Lunar years run 353 to 385 days, so the Dragon ends up with 31 more days than the Tiger over the 108-year table: 3,308 against 3,277. As a pairing, two positions apart, they make up 1.393% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Dragon and a Tiger can only be these numbers of years apart:
2
years apart
10
years apart
14
years apart
22
years apart
26
years apart
34
years apart
38
years apart
46
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Dragon | Tiger | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Dragon 2024 | Water Tiger 2022 | 2 years apart |
| Water Dragon 2012 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 2 years apart |
| Water Dragon 2012 | Water Tiger 2022 | 10 years apart |
| Metal Dragon 2000 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 2 years apart |
| Metal Dragon 2000 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 10 years apart |
| Earth Dragon 1988 | Fire Tiger 1986 | 2 years apart |
| Earth Dragon 1988 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 10 years apart |
| Fire Dragon 1976 | Wood Tiger 1974 | 2 years apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Dragon or a Tiger.
Dragon
1964 · 1976 · 1988 · 2000 · 2012 · 2024Tiger
1962 · 1974 · 1986 · 1998 · 2010 · 2022Cite this page
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