Rooster (zodiac)
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The Rooster is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac
related to the Chinese calendar
. The Year of the Rooster
is represented by the earthly branch
character 酉.
Chinese zodiac
The Shēngxiào , better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year mathematical cycle...
related to the Chinese calendar
Chinese calendar
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. It is not exclusive to China, but followed by many other Asian cultures as well...
. The Year of the Rooster
Rooster
A rooster, also known as a cockerel, cock or chanticleer, is a male chicken with the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels...
is represented by the earthly branch
Earthly Branches
The Earthly Branches provide one Chinese system for reckoning time.This system was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter. Chinese astronomers divided the celestial circle into 12 sections to follow the orbit of Suìxīng . Astronomers rounded the orbit of Suixing to 12 years...
character 酉.
Years and associated Five Elements
Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the Rooster," while also bearing the following elemental sign:- 22 January 1909 – 9 February 1910: EarthEarth (Wu Xing)Earth , is the changing point of the matter. Earth is the third one of Wu Xing.Earth is a balance of both yin and yang, the feminine and masculine together. Its motion is inward and centering, and its energy is stabilizing and conserving. It is associated with the color yellow and the planet...
Rooster - 8 February 1921 – 27 January 1922: Metal Rooster
- 26 January 1933 – 13 February 1934: WaterWater (Wu Xing)Water , is the low point of the matter, or the matter's dying or hiding stage. Water is the fifth stage of Wu Xing.Water is the most yin in character of the Five elements. Its motion is downward and inward and its energy is stillness and conserving...
Rooster - 13 February 1945 – 1 February 1946: Wood Rooster
- 31 January 1957 – 17 February 1958: FireFire (Wu Xing)Fire , is the prosper of the matter, or the matter's prosperity stage. Fire is the second phase of Wu Xing.Fire is yang in character. Its motion is upward and its energy is expansive...
Rooster - 17 February 1969 – 5 February 1970: EarthEarth (Wu Xing)Earth , is the changing point of the matter. Earth is the third one of Wu Xing.Earth is a balance of both yin and yang, the feminine and masculine together. Its motion is inward and centering, and its energy is stabilizing and conserving. It is associated with the color yellow and the planet...
Rooster - 5 February 1981 – 24 January 1982: Metal Rooster
- 23 January 1993 – 9 February 1994: WaterWater (Wu Xing)Water , is the low point of the matter, or the matter's dying or hiding stage. Water is the fifth stage of Wu Xing.Water is the most yin in character of the Five elements. Its motion is downward and inward and its energy is stillness and conserving...
Rooster - 9 February 2005 – 28 January 2006: Wood Rooster
- 28 January 2017 – 15 February 2018: FireFire (Wu Xing)Fire , is the prosper of the matter, or the matter's prosperity stage. Fire is the second phase of Wu Xing.Fire is yang in character. Its motion is upward and its energy is expansive...
Rooster - 13 February 2029 – 2 February 2030: EarthEarth (Wu Xing)Earth , is the changing point of the matter. Earth is the third one of Wu Xing.Earth is a balance of both yin and yang, the feminine and masculine together. Its motion is inward and centering, and its energy is stabilizing and conserving. It is associated with the color yellow and the planet...
Rooster
Traditional Rooster attributes and associations
| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| Zodiac Location | 10th |
| Ruling hours | 5pm-7pm |
| Direction | West |
| Motto | “I Know” |
| Season and month | Autumn, September |
| Fixed element | Metal |
| Stem | Negative |
| Lunar Month Dates | September 8 – October 7 |
| Gemstone | Citrine |
| Color | Peach, Apricot |
| Roughly equivalent western sign | Virgo Virgo (astrology) Virgo is the sixth astrological sign in the Zodiac, which spans the zodiac between the 150th and 179th degree of celestial longitude. Generally, the Sun transits this area of the zodiac between August 23 to September 22 each year... |
| Polarity | Yin Yin Yin may refer to:*Yin, the dark force opposing yang in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine*Yin , a rare Chinese surname claimed to be descendents from the dynasty above.... |
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