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2029 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Rooster
己酉年 Earth Rooster, yin (阴)
Exact dates, who counts as a Rooster, the element and matches.
The answer
2029 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac: a Earth Rooster year, 己酉 (jǐ yǒu) in the 60-year cycle. It runs from 13 February 2029 to 2 February 2030, so people born from 1 January to 12 February 2029 belong to the previous animal, the Monkey.
2029 at a glance
- Animal
- Rooster 鸡 (jī), tenth of the 12
- Element
- Earth 土, yin (阴), from the stem 己 (jǐ)
- 60-year cycle
- 己酉 jǐ yǒu · the same Earth Rooster year was 1969 and comes again in 2089
- Starts
- Tuesday, 13 February 2029 (Chinese New Year)
- Ends
- Saturday, 2 February 2030 · the Year of the Dog begins the next day
- Lichun
- 3 February 2029 · the solar-term start of spring, used as the year boundary by some almanacs
- 本命年
- Children born in 2029 have their first 本命年 (own zodiac year) in 2041, then 2053
- Best matches
- Ox and Snake (三合 trine), Dragon (六合 pair) · clashes with the Rabbit
Born in 2029? Check the date first
The zodiac follows the lunar year, not the Western calendar year. In 2029 the cut-off was 13 February 2029.
| Born | Zodiac animal | Element | Cycle year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 12 Feb 2029 2029 | Monkey 猴 | Earth | 戊申 |
| 13 Feb 2029 – 31 Dec 2029 | Rooster 鸡 | Earth | 己酉 |
| 1 Jan 2030 – 2 Feb 2030 | Rooster 鸡 (still) | Earth | 己酉 |
Some almanacs and Chinese astrologers use Lichun (3 February 2029 in 2029) as the boundary instead, which can move a few days of January or February births to the other animal. The Lunar New Year rule is the everyday one. Not sure? Use the Chinese zodiac calculator.
What the Rooster means
Tradition calls Rooster people honest, hard-working and confident, and pairs them best with the Ox and Snake. The element adds a layer: a Earth Rooster is read differently from a Metal Rooster. In daily life in China the sign matters most for 本命年 and for New Year decorations, stamps and gifts in Rooster years. Read the full Year of the Rooster guide for the traits, matches and the stories behind the animal.
Other Years of the Rooster
The Rooster returns every 12 years; the element changes each time, so the Earth Rooster itself comes round only every 60.
| Year | Element and animal | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Earth Rooster 土鸡 · 己酉 | 17 Feb 1969 | 5 Feb 1970 |
| 1981 | Metal Rooster 金鸡 · 辛酉 | 5 Feb 1981 | 24 Jan 1982 |
| 1993 | Water Rooster 水鸡 · 癸酉 | 23 Jan 1993 | 9 Feb 1994 |
| 2005 | Wood Rooster 木鸡 · 乙酉 | 9 Feb 2005 | 28 Jan 2006 |
| 2017 | Fire Rooster 火鸡 · 丁酉 | 28 Jan 2017 | 15 Feb 2018 |
| 2029 | Earth Rooster 土鸡 · 己酉 | 13 Feb 2029 | 2 Feb 2030 |
| 2041 | Metal Rooster 金鸡 · 辛酉 | 1 Feb 2041 | 21 Jan 2042 |
| 2053 | Water Rooster 水鸡 · 癸酉 | 19 Feb 2053 | 7 Feb 2054 |
| 2065 | Wood Rooster 木鸡 · 乙酉 | 5 Feb 2065 | 25 Jan 2066 |
| 2077 | Fire Rooster 火鸡 · 丁酉 | 24 Jan 2077 | 11 Feb 2078 |
| 2089 | Earth Rooster 土鸡 · 己酉 | 10 Feb 2089 | 29 Jan 2090 |
Matches for people born in 2029
Traditional compatibility pairs the 12 animals on a wheel: the three animals four places apart form a 三合 (sānhé) trine, each animal has one 六合 (liùhé) partner, and the animal opposite is its 六冲 (liùchōng) clash. These are folk rules used in match-making and in choosing wedding dates, not predictions.
Festival dates in 2029
Western dates for the main Chinese festivals in 2029. The full year, with lunar months and solar terms, is on the Chinese calendar 2029 page.
- Chinese New Year
- 13 February 2029 春节
- Lantern Festival
- 27 February 2029 元宵节
- Qingming Festival
- 4 April 2029 清明节
- Dragon Boat Festival
- 16 June 2029 端午节
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- 22 September 2029 中秋节
- Chinese New Year’s Eve
- 12 February 2029 除夕
Questions readers ask
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2029?
2029 is the Year of the Rooster (鸡, jī). In the full 60-year cycle it is 己酉, a Earth Rooster year, yin (阴). It began on 13 February 2029 and ended on 2 February 2030; 2030 is the Year of the Dog.
I was born in January or February 2029. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
It depends on the exact date. The Year of the Rooster started on 13 February 2029. Born on or after that date, you are a Rooster; born between 1 January and 12 February 2029, you are a Monkey. Some Chinese almanacs and astrologers start the year at Lichun (立春, start of spring) instead, which fell on 3 February 2029 in 2029; the Lunar New Year rule is the one most people in China use.
What element is 2029 in the Chinese zodiac?
Earth (土, tǔ). The element comes from the heavenly stem 己 (jǐ), which also makes 2029 a yin (阴) year. The same animal returns every 12 years, but the same element and animal together, the Earth Rooster, return only every 60 years: the previous one was 1969 and the next is 2089.
When is the next Year of the Rooster?
2041, starting on 1 February 2041. For someone born in 2029 that is a 本命年 (běnmìngnián), their own zodiac year, which tradition treats as a year to be careful in; many people wear something red for it.
Tools
Sources
- Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion tables, 1901–2100 (Lunar New Year dates) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chinese zodiac (animals, stems and the 60-year cycle) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- China Daily, What is benmingnian? (2 January 2024, in Chinese) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
Update log. 31 October 2026 — published. Lunar New Year and Lichun dates computed in Beijing time and checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables; births from the National Bureau of Statistics annual series. Suggest a correction
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