The Chinese horoscope · the twelve animals·10th of twelve
The Rooster
雞jī
- Branch 酉 · yǒu
- Fixed element: Metal
- yin
- Hour: 17:00 to 19:00
- Direction: W
In a word
Frank, precise, proud of doing things well.
What tradition attributes to it
- An observer, they see the detail that is off.
- They say what they see, unsweetened.
- Hard-working, organised, an early riser in the literal sense.
- They like to look the part, to take care of their appearance, to be seen.
- Brave, they defend their own tooth and nail.
The other side
- Criticism comes easily, about the others above all.
- They want to be right, and often they are, which doesn’t help.
- Vain at times, they enjoy the sound of their own voice.
In love
Loyal and attentive, they like to protect and to organise life as a couple. You have to put up with their bluntness; in return, they never cheat.
At work
In their element where rigour and presence are needed: management, auditing, teaching, work on a stage. Vagueness makes them nervous.
What helps
Today, keep to yourself one remark you would have made. See whether the world falls apart.
By the element of the year
- Wood Rooster: more open, more flexible, less cutting.
- Fire Rooster: the most flamboyant and the most commanding, a born leader.
- Earth Rooster: more realistic and more discreet, effective without the noise.
- Metal Rooster: the most demanding, a perfectionist, hard on themselves.
- Water Rooster: more intellectual, more diplomatic, they argue rather than cut things short.
The Year of the Fire Horse
This year for the Rooster
Between the animal of the year and its own, tradition names nothing in particular: no triangle, no opposition, no secret friendship. An ordinary year, where the element counts for more.
The element of the year controls its own (Water puts out Fire, Metal cuts Wood): a year that demands more effort for the same result.
Chinese tradition reads the year by comparing this animal with the year's animal, then their two elements. It describes a mood, not events.
The years of the Rooster
- January 26, 1933 → February 13, 1934Water Rooster癸酉
- February 13, 1945 → February 1, 1946Wood Rooster乙酉
- January 31, 1957 → February 17, 1958Fire Rooster丁酉
- February 17, 1969 → February 5, 1970Earth Rooster己酉
- February 5, 1981 → January 24, 1982Metal Rooster辛酉
- January 23, 1993 → February 9, 1994Water Rooster癸酉
- February 9, 2005 → January 28, 2006Wood Rooster乙酉
- January 28, 2017 → February 15, 2018Fire Rooster丁酉
- February 13, 2029 → February 2, 2030Earth Rooster己酉
- February 1, 2041 → January 21, 2042Metal Rooster辛酉
From Chinese New Year to the last day of the Chinese year. If your birthday falls in January or early February, your animal is often the one from the year before: check your birth date in the list.
With the others
- Its affinity triangle: the Ox and the Snake. Three animals four years apart, who understand one another without effort, says tradition.
- Its secret friend: the Dragon. The quiet pair, the one that gets along without showing it.
- Its opposite: the Rabbit, six years apart, directly across on the wheel of the twelve animals. Not a ban: a difference in pace, one you can learn to work with.
Traditional affinities, not verdicts. Two people are two whole charts, not two birth years.
And you?
Your sign is based on the actual date of Chinese New Year, and your birth time gives your animal of the hour.
See my sign