Rooster strengths in tradition
- Hardworking and punctual
- Observant and precise
- Honest and straightforward
- Organised and well prepared
1957 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Fire Rooster
The 1957 Chinese year ran from Thursday 31 January 1957 to Monday 17 February 1958.
Its sign is the Yin Fire Rooster: 丁酉 (Dīng-yǒu) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–30 January 1957? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Fire Monkey of 1956.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 31 January – 3 February 1957: Fire Rooster by Chinese New Year, Fire Monkey by Lichun.
- 4 February 1957 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Monkey before 09:54 China time and Fire Rooster from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Rooster.
- 4 February 1958 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Rooster before 15:49 China time and Earth Dog from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Rooster.
- 5–17 February 1958: Fire Rooster by Chinese New Year, Earth Dog by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Fire Rooster in Chinese astrology
A Fire Rooster is traditionally the most confident and energetic Rooster, a natural organiser with strong opinions.
The Rooster is the tenth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with confidence, hard work and a sharp eye for detail. Fire is the element of warmth and energy, linked in Chinese tradition with summer, passion and outward expression.
Rooster challenges in tradition
- Can be blunt
- Leans towards perfectionism
- Quick to criticise
- Proud and hard to persuade
Traditions, not predictions. The Rooster in love and at work · The five elements
Other Rooster years
The Fire Rooster every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1957?
1957 is the Year of the Fire Rooster (yin Fire, 丁酉 Dīng-yǒu), from 31 January 1957 to 17 February 1958. Anyone born 1–30 January 1957 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Fire Monkey.
What element is 1957 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 丁 (Dīng). Fire years are years ending in 6 or 7 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1957 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 31 January 1957, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Fire Monkey of the 1956 Chinese year; from 31 January 1957 on, it is the Fire Rooster. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1957, 09:54 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1957?
It was on Thursday 31 January 1957 (China time). The next one, on Tuesday 18 February 1958, began the Year of the Earth Dog.