1979 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Goat

1979 is the year of the Earth Goat (己未 Jǐwèi), from 28 January 1979 to 15 February 1980. Anyone born in 1979 before 28 January 1979 belongs to the Earth Horse year.

• Animal: Goat
• Element: Earth (Yin)
• Cycle name: 己未 Jǐwèi, year 56 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 28 January 1979
• Ends: 15 February 1980

The Earth Goat

Earth years are traditionally linked with steadiness, practicality and care: the element that holds things together and keeps promises. The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, is the artist of the zodiac. Tradition describes Goat people as gentle, creative and compassionate, calm company with a strong feel for beauty. They do their best work in a peaceful setting with people they trust.

Born in January or February 1979?

Anyone born from 1 January to 27 January 1979 belongs to the Earth Horse year of 1978. From 28 January 1979 the Earth Goat year begins.

Famous people born in the Earth Goat year

• Heath Ledger, born 4 April 1979
• Kourtney Kardashian, born 18 April 1979
• Chris Pratt, born 21 June 1979
• Kevin Hart, born 6 July 1979
• Jason Momoa, born 1 August 1979
• P!nk, born 8 September 1979
• John Krasinski, born 20 October 1979

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.

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