1979 Chinese Zodiac Dates
The 1979 Chinese zodiac year begins on January 28, 1979 and ends on February 15, 1980. People born during this date range are usually considered Yin Earth Goat people.
If you were born before January 28, 1979, your zodiac sign is usually the previous year, Horse. If you were born after February 15, 1980, your zodiac sign is usually the next year, Monkey. For exact birth-date checking, use the Chinese Zodiac Calculator.
What Is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for 1979?
1979 is the Year of the Earth Goat. The energy of this year combines the creative, kind, sensitive, artistic, and peace-seeking nature of the Goat with the stability, practical planning, property, and steady accumulation qualities of Earth.
Earth Goat Personality
People connected with the 1979 Chinese zodiac year are often creative, kind, sensitive, artistic, and peace-seeking. Their strengths usually show through persistence, social instinct, and the ability to respond to changing circumstances.
The main caution is to build stronger routines so emotions do not control practical decisions.
Career, Money, and Life Direction
The Goat is often well suited to art, design, caregiving, education, writing, food, fashion, or community-centered work. In practical fortune reading, Earth influence points toward stability, practical planning, property, and steady accumulation.
Lucky Colors and Compatibility
Useful colors for this birth year include green, brown, red, and yellow. Strong compatibility is often found with Rabbit, Pig, and Horse.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1979?
1979 is the Year of the Earth Goat. The Chinese zodiac year runs from January 28, 1979 to February 15, 1980.
Is someone born in January 1979 a Goat?
Only people born on or after January 28, 1979 are usually counted as Goat for 1979. People born before that date usually belong to the previous zodiac year, the Horse.
What is the element of 1979 in Chinese astrology?
1979 is associated with the Earth element and Yin energy, forming the Yin Earth Goat.