Chinese zodiac 2029
Year of the Earth Rooster
13 February 2029 to 2 February 2030
Born in 2029? Your sign depends on the day
The animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. In 2029 it falls on 13 February 2029.
- 13 February to 31 December 2029
- π Earth Rooster
- and on to 2 Feb 2030
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The Earth Rooster at a glance
Animal
π Rooster
Said to be observant, hard-working, direct.
Element
ε Yin Earth
Linked with stability and patience. Each element rules two years in a row.
Length
355 days
A regular year of twelve lunar months.
Other Rooster years
The 60-year cycle
Animal and element line up again only every 60 years. The Earth Rooster years nearest to this one are 1969 and 2089.
Who gets on with the Rooster
Allies
Four years apart. The three animals of a trine are said to share a temperament.
Secret friend
One of six fixed pairs said to complement each other.
Opposite
Six years apart, directly across the wheel. Tradition calls this the hardest pairing.
Friction
One of six fixed pairs said to rub each other the wrong way.
Bonds come from each animal's position among the twelve, as tradition sets them. They describe the Rooster sign in general, not any one person.
Dates are computed estimates from the Hong Kong Observatory's calendar tables, counted in China's time zone. Some traditions change the animal at the start of spring (around 4 February) instead of at Lunar New Year.