Began February 14, 1934 · 355 days long
1934: year of the Wood Dog
The Dog year started on February 14, not on January 1 — so anyone born in 1934 before that date is a Rooster.
- Opening new moon
- Feb 14, 1934 12:44 AM UTC
- In Beijing
- 8:44 AM Wed, Feb 14 · sets the date
- Year of the Dog
- 355 days 12 lunar months
- It ends
- Feb 3, 1935 4:28 PM UTC
New moons: NASA JPL DE440. New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory.
Exact times
Chinese New Year 1934: the new moon in your city
The Wood Dog year opened with the new moon at 12:44 AM UTC on February 14, 1934 — 8:44 AM on February 14 in Beijing, the time the calendar reckons by, and 7:44 PM on February 13 in New York, 12:44 AM on February 14 in London and 10:44 AM on February 14 in Sydney.
| City | New moon that opens the year |
|---|---|
| UTC | Wed, Feb 14, 1934 |
| Honolulu United States | 2:14 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−10:30 |
| Anchorage United States | 2:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−8 |
| Phoenix United States | 5:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 5:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−7 |
| Chicago United States | 6:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−6 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 6:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 7:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−5 |
| Toronto Canada | 7:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 7:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 7:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 8:14 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−4:30 |
| Santiago Chile | 8:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−4 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 9:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 9:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 11:44 PM Tue, Feb 13, 1934 · UTC−1 |
| London United Kingdom | 12:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 1:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 12:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC |
| Berlin Germany | 1:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 2:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 2:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 2:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+2 |
| Moscow Russia | 3:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 3:14 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+2:30 |
| Tehran Iran | 4:09 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+3:25 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 4:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 6:14 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+5:30 |
| New Delhi India | 6:14 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 6:14 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+5:30 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 6:37 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+5:53 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 7:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 8:14 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+7:30 |
| Singapore | 8:04 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+7:20 |
| Beijing China | 8:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 8:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 8:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 9:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 9:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 10:14 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+9:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 10:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 10:44 AM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+10 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 12:44 PM Wed, Feb 14, 1934 · UTC+12 |
New moon: JPL DE440 (Swiss Ephemeris within 8 s); 1934 date as in the Hong Kong Observatory calendar. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
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Personality
The Wood Dog personality
Anyone born from February 14, 1934 through February 3, 1935 is a Wood Dog: the yang wood stem 甲 over the 戌 branch.
Wood controls the Dog's own Earth in the five-element cycle, so the year's element pushes against the sign rather than with it. Wood brings growth, patience and cooperation — traditionally the most flexible version, one that expands rather than forces.
Stem and branch
1934 is 甲戌 (Jiǎxū)
Na yin — the sounding element
Fire on the Mountain Top 山頭火
A fire high on a mountain, visible from far away. Readings give these years visibility and reach, with the caution that a fire in an exposed place burns brightly but is hard to keep going.
1934 therefore carries wood from its stem and fire from its na yin. What na yin is →
Li Chun inside the year
A "blind" year with no spring
The two Li Chun dates around it are February 4, 1934 and February 5, 1935, Beijing time. The Dog year spans February 14, 1934 to February 3, 1935, so neither date sits inside it: a blind year (无春年). What double spring and blind years mean →
Who clashes with a 1934 Dog
The 戌 branch puts a 1934 Dog opposite the Dragon on the wheel, the traditional clash; the nearest Dragon year after it was 1940. Its harmony partner is the Rabbit, whose year came round 5 years later, in 1939. How the Dog and Dragon get on →
Dogs born in 1934 turn 92 in 2026 — 93 by the traditional count, which starts at one.
If you were born in 1934
- Born January 1 – February 13, 1934: a Water Rooster, the animal of 1933.
- Born February 14, 1934 or later in the year: a Wood Dog.
This is one of the late new years: 44 days, from New Year's Day to February 13, still belong to the Rooster. That is about one US birth in 9 (11.6%, SSA records 2000–2014). Check your exact date →
The Dog across the cycle
The animal returns every 12 years but the element every 60, so each of these years is a different Dog.
The lunar calendar of 1934
Why 355 days, and not 365
No month was doubled in 1934, so the year ended on February 3, 1935 after twelve months — seven long ones of 30 days and five short ones of 29, 355 days in all.
The 30-day months were the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 12th.
Festival dates in the 1934 lunar year
| Festival | Lunar date | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lantern Festival 元宵节 | first month, day 15 | Wed, Feb 28, 1934 |
| Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 | fifth month, day 5 | Sat, Jun 16, 1934 |
| Qixi, the Double Seventh 七夕 | seventh month, day 7 | Thu, Aug 16, 1934 |
| Ghost Festival 中元节 | seventh month, day 15 | Fri, Aug 24, 1934 |
| Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 | eighth month, day 15 | Sun, Sep 23, 1934 |
| Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 | ninth month, day 9 | Tue, Oct 16, 1934 |
| Winter solstice 冬至 | solar term, Sun at 270° | Sat, Dec 22, 1934 |
| Laba Festival 腊八节 | twelfth month, day 8 | Sat, Jan 12, 1935 |
The year's first full moon arrived at 6:25 PM on March 1, the day after the Lantern Festival. This time the calendar and the sky agreed: the Moon was exactly full on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, at 12:18 PM Beijing time on September 23.
Dates follow Beijing time (UTC+8), the reference clock of the Chinese calendar. Why lunar years differ in length →
Lunar years around 1934
Lengths differ because a leap month is inserted every two or three years. This is what makes the new year date jump rather than drift.
Only 19 of the 110 new years in the table fall later in the calendar than February 14. Two other years share the date. Twelve years later, 1946 began on February 2 — marked in lavender with the other Dog years.
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AstroHot. “Chinese Horoscope 1934: Zodiac Year of the Wood Dog.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/chinese-horoscope/year/1934/
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