Born in 1939: the Rabbit
A Yin Earth Rabbit 🐇
Rabbits are calm, kind, and socially graceful. They avoid conflict, read a room well, and have good taste in design and detail. As a Earth-element year, 1939 adds a grounded, practical and patient streak to the usual Rabbit character.
The 1939 lunar year ran from February 19, 1939 to February 8, 1940. If you were born on or after February 19, 1939 you are a Rabbit; if you were born earlier in 1939, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Tiger.
What the Earth element adds
Earth is the element of the harvest, stability and realism. An Earth year makes an animal steadier and more dependable, focused on security and the long game, though it can also make it slower to change course.
The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Earth Rabbit year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1939 was 1879, and the next is 1999. People born in it are said to combine gentle and tactful with the element's grounded nature. Its Yin/Yang polarity is fixed as Yin for every Rabbit year. See the Earth element and the full Earth Rabbit profile.
1939 at a glance
| Animal | 🐇 Rabbit (兔) |
|---|---|
| Element | Earth |
| Polarity | Yin |
| Best match | Dog |
| Hardest match | Rooster |
| Lucky numbers | 3, 4, 6 |
| Lucky colors | pink, red, purple, blue |
Rabbit compatibility
In the traditional chart, a 1939 Rabbit gets on best with the Dog (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Goat and Pig. The hardest pairing is the Rooster, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Rabbit compatibility table.
Your zodiac years
The Rabbit returns every 12 years, so someone born in 1939 is back in their own zodiac year in 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987 and so on. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián — despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.
Other Rabbit years
1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023 2035
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac sign is 1939?
1939 is the year of the Rabbit (Earth Rabbit, Yin polarity). Anyone born on or after February 19, 1939 is a Rabbit; a birthday earlier in 1939 belongs to the previous sign, the Tiger.
What element is the 1939 zodiac year?
1939 is a Earth-element year. Earth is the element of the harvest, stability and realism. An Earth year makes an animal steadier and more dependable, focused on security and the long game, though it can also make it slower to change course.
Who is a 1939 Rabbit most compatible with?
Best matches are the Dog (the "secret friend"), plus the Goat and Pig. The hardest match is the Rooster.
Is 1939 a lucky year to be born in?
Chinese tradition does not rank whole years as lucky or unlucky to be born in — every animal has strengths and weaknesses. The one combination widely treated with caution is the Fire Horse, and 1939 is not a Fire Horse year.