1969 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Rooster

1969 is the Year of the Earth Rooster — a Yin Earth year. The animal sign is the Rooster, the tenth of the 12-animal cycle.

1969 carries the Earth element (Yin Earth). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Earth Rooster combination returns only once every 60 years.

Those born in 1969, the Year of the Rooster, are traditionally described as observant, hardworking, and courageous. With the Earth element added, stability, patience, and practicality are emphasised.

The Rooster is traditionally most compatible with the Ox, Snake, Dragon.

Almost — but the Chinese zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year (late January or early February), not January 1. So someone born in early 1969, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Monkey (the 1968 sign). If your birthday is in late January or early February, enter your full date of birth in the Age Calculator to confirm your exact sign.