Rabbit strengths in tradition
- Kind and considerate
- Diplomatic and tactful
- Careful and observant
- Refined taste
1999 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Earth Rabbit
The 1999 Chinese year ran from Tuesday 16 February 1999 to Friday 4 February 2000.
Its sign is the Yin Earth Rabbit: 己卯 (Jǐ-mǎo) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 15 February 1999? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Earth Tiger of 1998.
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:
- 4 February 1999 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Tiger before 14:57 China time and Earth Rabbit from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Tiger.
- 5–15 February 1999: Earth Tiger by Chinese New Year, Earth Rabbit by Lichun.
- 4 February 2000 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Rabbit before 20:40 China time and Metal Dragon from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Rabbit.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Earth Rabbit in Chinese astrology
An Earth Rabbit is described as practical and steady, more willing to plan ahead and to hold its ground.
The Rabbit is the fourth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with gentleness, tact and a quiet, elegant sense of style. Earth is the element of stability and balance, linked in Chinese tradition with the turning points between the seasons.
Rabbit challenges in tradition
- Avoids necessary conflict
- Can be overcautious
- Sensitive to criticism
- Slow to make decisions
Traditions, not predictions. The Rabbit in love and at work · The five elements
Other Rabbit years
The Earth Rabbit every 60 years
← 1998 Earth Tiger · 2000 Metal Dragon → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1999?
1999 is the Year of the Earth Rabbit (yin Earth, 己卯 Jǐ-mǎo), from 16 February 1999 to 4 February 2000. Anyone born 1 January – 15 February 1999 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Earth Tiger.
What element is 1999 in the Chinese zodiac?
Earth, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 己 (Jǐ). Earth years are years ending in 8 or 9 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 1999 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 16 February 1999, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Earth Tiger of the 1998 Chinese year; from 16 February 1999 on, it is the Earth Rabbit. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1999, 14:57 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1999?
It was on Tuesday 16 February 1999 (China time). The next one, on Saturday 5 February 2000, began the Year of the Metal Dragon.