1969 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Rooster

1969 is the year of the Earth Rooster (己酉 Jǐyǒu), from 17 February 1969 to 5 February 1970. Anyone born in 1969 before 17 February 1969 belongs to the Earth Monkey year.

• Animal: Rooster
• Element: Earth (Yin)
• Cycle name: 己酉 Jǐyǒu, year 46 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 17 February 1969
• Ends: 5 February 1970

The Earth Rooster

Earth years are traditionally linked with steadiness, practicality and care: the element that holds things together and keeps promises. The Rooster is the zodiac's organiser. Tradition describes Rooster people as observant, hardworking and honest, confident in their standards and precise in their work. They say what they see, which is a gift and occasionally a problem.

Born in January or February 1969?

Anyone born from 1 January to 16 February 1969 belongs to the Earth Monkey year of 1968. From 17 February 1969 the Earth Rooster year begins.

Famous people born in the Earth Rooster year

• Mariah Carey, born 27 March 1969
• Paul Rudd, born 6 April 1969
• Cate Blanchett, born 14 May 1969
• Jennifer Lopez, born 24 July 1969
• Gwen Stefani, born 3 October 1969
• Matthew McConaughey, born 4 November 1969
• Jay-Z, born 4 December 1969

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

1968: Earth Monkey · 1970: Metal Dog · All Rooster years · All 12 animals