Chinese Zodiac
2028: Year of the Earth Monkey
Chinese New Year 2028 falls on Wednesday, January 26.
Yang Earth Monkey (戊申)
- By Chinese New Year: January 26, 2028 to February 12, 2029
- By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 4, 2028 to February 2, 2029
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 26 to February 3, 2028? 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.

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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