Year of the Rooster 鸡

The Rooster is sign 10 of the twelve-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Recent and upcoming Rooster years include 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029 — but remember the animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on January 1, so January and early-February birthdays may belong to the previous sign.

Rooster years

Between 1940 and 2035 the Year of the Rooster falls in: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029. Each of those years also carries an element from the ten-year Heavenly Stem cycle, so no two Rooster years in a row are quite the same flavour — a full animal-and-element combination repeats only every 60 years. Check any single year, for example born in 2017, for its exact pairing.

Rooster personality

Observant, organised and unafraid to say it plainly, the Rooster keeps the schedule, the standards and the receipts. Roosters take pride in doing things properly and notice every detail others miss.

Lucky numbers and colours

In the tradition this site follows, the Rooster's lucky numbers are 5 and 7 and 8 and its lucky colours are gold, brown, yellow. Treat these as the fun part of the reading — a nudge for a jersey number or a notebook colour, not a strategy.

Rooster compatibility

Traditionally orderly matches with Ox and Snake, and appreciative of Dragon. Rabbit, the opposite sign, may find the Rooster too blunt. You can test any pairing on the 12×12 compatibility matrix.

Famous Roosters

Well-known people born in a Year of the Rooster include Beyoncé (born 1981) and Serena Williams (born 1981) — listed by birth year only, which is all the zodiac claims about them.

Not sure if you're a Rooster?

Birthdays near Lunar New Year are the classic trap. Use the finder on the homepage with your exact birth date, or check the New Year dates table for your year.

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Zodiac Sign Finder is for entertainment. Astrology is a tradition of stories and symbols, not a science — enjoy your reading the way you'd enjoy a fortune cookie: lightly.