1979 Chinese Zodiac: Earth Goat

01 / Check the boundary

What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1979?

Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1979. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.

1979 birth dates and zodiac signs
Gregorian birthday	Animal & year element
January 1, 1979 – January 27, 1979	Earth Horse 马
January 28, 1979 – December 31, 1979	Earth Goat 羊

The full 1979 lunar year continues into 1980, through February 15, 1980. A birthday on January 27, 1979 belongs to the Horse; a birthday one day later, on January 28, 1979, belongs to the Goat.

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02 / The story of the year

What kind of Goat is 1979?

1979 is a Earth Goat year. Its stem-branch name is 己未 (jǐ-wèi): the heavenly stem 己 carries yin earth, and the earthly branch 未 corresponds to the Goat.

Zodiac animal: Goat · 羊
Year element: Earth
Stem & branch: 己未 · jǐ-wèi
Lunar year length: 384 days

Goat personality in tradition

Yáng can refer to a goat or sheep; English lists may also say Ram. The sign is often linked with kindness and harmony.

The phrase “kind & creative” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1979. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.

我属羊。

Wǒ shǔ yáng. “I was born in the Year of the Goat.”

Goat compatibility in folklore

Goat, Pig and Rabbit form a traditional harmony group of three. Ox sits opposite Goat, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.

Explore traditional pairings →

03 / A closer look at the dates

1979 lunar calendar at a glance

This Goat year contains 13 lunar months and 384 days. Month 6 repeats as a leap month, starting July 24, 1979. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1980.

Lunar months of 1979: Gregorian start and end dates
Lunar month	Begins	Ends	Days
Month 1	January 28, 1979	February 26, 1979	30
Month 2	February 27, 1979	March 27, 1979	29
Month 3	March 28, 1979	April 25, 1979	29
Month 4	April 26, 1979	May 25, 1979	30
Month 5	May 26, 1979	June 23, 1979	29
Month 6	June 24, 1979	July 23, 1979	30
Leap month 6	July 24, 1979	August 22, 1979	30
Month 7	August 23, 1979	September 20, 1979	29
Month 8	September 21, 1979	October 20, 1979	30
Month 9	October 21, 1979	November 19, 1979	30
Month 10	November 20, 1979	December 18, 1979	29
Month 11	December 19, 1979	January 17, 1980	30
Month 12	January 18, 1980	February 15, 1980	29

04 / Follow the cycle

Other Years of the Goat

The Goat returns every 12 years; the same Earth Goat combination returns every 60. These are the other Goat years in our 1901–2100 directory. Their New Year dates differ, so open a year to check its exact birthday boundary.

1907Fire Goat 1919Earth Goat 1931Metal Goat 1943Water Goat 1955Wood Goat 1967Fire Goat 1991Metal Goat 2003Water Goat 2015Wood Goat 2027Fire Goat 2039Earth Goat 2051Metal Goat 2063Water Goat 2075Wood Goat 2087Fire Goat 2099Earth Goat

Sources & calendar convention

Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.