2028 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Monkey

2028 is the year of the Earth Monkey (戊申 Wùshēn), from 26 January 2028 to 12 February 2029. Anyone born in 2028 before 26 January 2028 belongs to the Fire Goat year.

• Animal: Monkey
• Element: Earth (Yang)
• Cycle name: 戊申 Wùshēn, year 45 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 26 January 2028
• Ends: 12 February 2029

The Earth Monkey

Earth years are traditionally linked with steadiness, practicality and care: the element that holds things together and keeps promises. The Monkey is the zodiac's inventor. Tradition describes Monkey people as clever, playful and adaptable, quick to solve a puzzle and quicker to get bored once it is solved. They learn fast and enjoy a clever shortcut.

Born in January or February 2028?

Anyone born from 1 January to 25 January 2028 belongs to the Fire Goat year of 2027. From 26 January 2028 the Earth Monkey year begins.

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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