Born in 1999: 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, 1999 adds a grounded, practical and patient streak to the usual Rabbit character.
The 1999 lunar year ran from February 16, 1999 to February 5, 2000. If you were born on or after February 16, 1999 you are a Rabbit; if you were born earlier in 1999, 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 1999 was 1939, and the next is 2059. 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.
1999 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 1999 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 1999 is back in their own zodiac year in 2011, 2023, 2035, 2047 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
1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 2011 2023 2035
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac sign is 1999?
1999 is the year of the Rabbit (Earth Rabbit, Yin polarity). Anyone born on or after February 16, 1999 is a Rabbit; a birthday earlier in 1999 belongs to the previous sign, the Tiger.
What element is the 1999 zodiac year?
1999 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 1999 Rabbit most compatible with?
Best matches are the Dog (the "secret friend"), plus the Goat and Pig. The hardest match is the Rooster.
Is 1999 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 1999 is not a Fire Horse year.