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Year of the Rooster
The Rooster is the 10th of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Rooster is 2029, a Earth Rooster year starting on 13 February 2029.
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, between 21 January and 20 February — so if you were born in January or early February, your animal is usually the one of the year before. (Some traditions, such as feng shui, start the year at Lichun, around 4 February, instead.)
Every Year of the Rooster, 1909–2089
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Rooster Earth Rooster (yin) | 22 January 1909 – 9 February 1910 |
| 1921 | Rooster Metal Rooster (yin) | 8 February 1921 – 27 January 1922 |
| 1933 | Rooster Water Rooster (yin) | 26 January 1933 – 13 February 1934 |
| 1945 | Rooster Wood Rooster (yin) | 13 February 1945 – 1 February 1946 |
| 1957 | Rooster Fire Rooster (yin) | 31 January 1957 – 17 February 1958 |
| 1969 | Rooster Earth Rooster (yin) | 17 February 1969 – 5 February 1970 |
| 1981 | Rooster Metal Rooster (yin) | 5 February 1981 – 24 January 1982 |
| 1993 | Rooster Water Rooster (yin) | 23 January 1993 – 9 February 1994 |
| 2005 | Rooster Wood Rooster (yin) | 9 February 2005 – 28 January 2006 |
| 2017 | Rooster Fire Rooster (yin) | 28 January 2017 – 15 February 2018 |
| 2029 | Rooster Earth Rooster (yin) | 13 February 2029 – 2 February 2030 |
| 2041 | Rooster Metal Rooster (yin) | 1 February 2041 – 21 January 2042 |
| 2053 | Rooster Water Rooster (yin) | 19 February 2053 – 7 February 2054 |
| 2065 | Rooster Wood Rooster (yin) | 5 February 2065 – 25 January 2066 |
| 2077 | Rooster Fire Rooster (yin) | 24 January 2077 – 11 February 2078 |
| 2089 | Rooster Earth Rooster (yin) | 10 February 2089 – 29 January 2090 |
The other animals
Year of the Rat2020, 2032 …Year of the Ox2021, 2033 …Year of the Tiger2022, 2034 …Year of the Rabbit2023, 2035 …Year of the Dragon2024, 2036 …Year of the Snake2025, 2037 …Year of the Horse2014, 2026 …Year of the Goat2015, 2027 …Year of the Monkey2016, 2028 …Year of the Dog2018, 2030 …Year of the Pig2019, 2031 …
Chinese New Year dates come from our Chinese calendar tables, checked month by month from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory. Each year's element follows its heavenly stem. All sources.