Chinese Zodiac
1968: Year of the Earth Monkey
Chinese New Year 1968 fell on Tuesday, January 30.
Yang Earth Monkey (戊申)
- By Chinese New Year: January 30, 1968 to February 16, 1969
- By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 5, 1968 to February 3, 1969
Chinese New Year follows the lunisolar calendar, so its date moves between January 21 and February 20. Lichun is a solar term that falls on February 3, 4 or 5, and it is where Ba Zi astrology starts the year.
Born from January 30 to February 4, 1968? By Chinese New Year you are already in the Year of the Earth Monkey; by Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are still in the Year of the Fire Goat.
People born in 1968 turn 59 in 2027.
About the Earth Monkey
Earth grounds the Monkey's quicksilver intellect with patience, reliability, and practical application. The Earth Monkey is the most focused and dependable of all Monkey types, channeling their brilliant mind into constructive, lasting projects rather than fleeting diversions. This element gives the Monkey a more serious and scholarly quality, though their natural humor and cleverness remain intact. The Earth Monkey excels in fields requiring both intellectual agility and meticulous, sustained effort.
The Yang Earth Monkey actively applies their intelligence to building practical solutions, creating stable systems that showcase their ingenuity and discipline.
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Famous People Born in 1968
Listed by calendar year of birth. People born before Lichun (February 5, 1968) belong to the previous zodiac year in Ba Zi astrology, so their sign is shown after the date.
- Guy FieriJanuary 22 · Fire Goat
- Mary Lou RettonJanuary 24 · Fire Goat
- RakimJanuary 28 · Fire Goat
- King Felipe VI of SpainJanuary 30 · Fire Goat
- Oumou SangaréFebruary 25
- Daniel CraigMarch 2
- Celine DionMarch 30
- Tony HawkMay 12
- King Frederik X of DenmarkMay 26
- Kylie MinogueMay 28
- Tiken Jah FakolyJune 23
- Paolo MaldiniJune 26
- Susan WojcickiJuly 5
- Rachael RayAugust 25
- Marc AnthonySeptember 16
- Will SmithSeptember 25
- Thom YorkeOctober 7
- Hugh JackmanOctober 12
- Ken GriffinOctober 15
- Sam RockwellNovember 5
- Sidse Babett KnudsenNovember 15
- Robin LiNovember 17
- Lucy LiuDecember 2
- Brendan FraserDecember 3
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