Ancient Eighteen Flying Stars
Chinese New Year 2029 Date: Earth Rooster
Chinese New Year 2029 falls on February 13. Check the Earth Rooster dates, Ji-you year, Li Chun boundary, and why calculators can differ.
Direct answer
Chinese New Year 2029 falls on Tuesday, 13 February. The Hong Kong Observatory identifies 2029 as the Ji-you (己酉) year of the Rooster. Under the public Lunar-New-Year convention, the Rooster year runs from 13 February 2029 through 2 February 2030. Destin Field uses Li Chun for the birth-year stem and branch, so its 2029 chart boundary is 3 February 2029. The two dates answer different calendar questions.
How to read it
The Hong Kong Observatory's 2029 Gregorian-lunar conversion table identifies the Ji-you year of the Rooster. Ji is the Heavenly Stem conventionally associated with yin earth, while You is the Earthly Branch associated with the Rooster. Earth Rooster is therefore a calendar designation, not a guaranteed personality or event forecast.
Under the common public zodiac convention, the annual animal changes on Lunar New Year. The official table places the first day of the first lunar month on 13 February 2029. The Observatory's 2030 table places the following Lunar New Year on 3 February 2030, so this public Rooster-year interval ends on 2 February 2030.
Li Chun is a separate solar-term boundary. The 2029 table lists Spring Commences on 3 February. Destin Field uses the exact Li Chun boundary supplied by its documented calendar calculation to determine the year stem and branch, while the lunar month and lunar day remain products of lunisolar conversion.
This order creates a short boundary interval in 2029. From 3 through 12 February, a Li-Chun-based chart has already entered Ji-you and the Rooster, while a public Lunar-New-Year animal list still retains Wu-shen and the Monkey. The result is a method difference, not a mixed Monkey-Rooster sign.
This page answers the 2029 calendar question only. It does not publish an annual horoscope, lucky colours, compatibility rankings, health warnings, wealth forecasts, or fixed personality claims. A year animal and stem element are broad calendar labels; a twelve-palace chart requires fuller birth data and separate documented rules.
2029 Earth Rooster dates at a glance
2029 stem-branch year
Ji-you (己酉): Ji is associated with yin earth, and You is the Rooster branch.
Public zodiac interval
Lunar New Year begins on 13 February 2029, and the following Lunar New Year begins on 3 February 2030; the public Rooster-year interval therefore ends on 2 February 2030.
Destin Field chart boundary
Li Chun falls on 3 February 2029 and sets the chart's year stem and branch boundary.
Why the dates differ
Li Chun occurs ten days before Lunar New Year in 2029, so the chart boundary changes before the public animal-year boundary.
Example
A birth on 8 February 2029 is after Li Chun but before Lunar New Year. Destin Field's Li-Chun-based year stem and branch are already Ji-you, while a public animal-year list still assigns the Monkey until 13 February. The difference comes from the declared boundary, not a combined sign.
Common misunderstandings
- The public 2029 Rooster year does not begin on 1 January or on Li Chun.
- Lunar New Year and Li Chun are not interchangeable dates.
- Earth Rooster is a calendar designation, not evidence of guaranteed character, luck, health, or events.
Reading boundary
This is a factual calendar and method guide. It does not provide a horoscope, scientific personality measure, or guaranteed prediction for 2029.
Questions people ask
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2029?
The Hong Kong Observatory identifies 2029 as the Ji-you year of the Rooster. Under the public convention, that animal interval begins on Lunar New Year, 13 February 2029.
When is Chinese New Year 2029?
Chinese New Year falls on Tuesday, 13 February 2029.
When does the public 2029 Rooster year end?
It ends on 2 February 2030 because the following Lunar New Year begins on 3 February 2030.
What if a birthday falls between 3 and 12 February 2029?
Keep the exact local birth moment and identify the convention. A Li-Chun-based chart uses Ji-you, while a public Lunar-New-Year list still uses the preceding Monkey year.
Does this page predict the Earth Rooster year?
No. It documents calendar names, dates, and method boundaries without predicting luck, personality, health, relationships, or money.
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Research sources
Chart positions are calculated from documented rules. The written interpretation explains those positions in modern language. A reply from the site owner is a separate human opinion; neither is presented as a quotation from the historical texts.
- System
- Textual Reconstruction of the Ancient Eighteen Flying Stars System
- Author
- Yilong Cheng
- Source review
- Destin Field source review
- Updated
- Wikisource — Purple Star Astrology, Xu Daozang edition
- Chinese Text Project — Purple Star Astrology, Volume One
- Historical edition — Complete Fine Manuscript of the Eighteen Flying Stars Purple Star Astrology, ISBN 9789866171680 (translated bibliographic title, not the Destin Field system name)
- Hong Kong Observatory — 2029 Gregorian-lunar conversion table
- Hong Kong Observatory — 2030 Gregorian-lunar conversion table
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