Chinese Zodiac
2041: Year of the Metal Rooster
Chinese New Year 2041 falls on Friday, February 1.
- By Chinese New Year: February 1, 2041 to January 21, 2042
- By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 3, 2041 to February 3, 2042
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 on February 1 or February 2, 2041? By Chinese New Year you are already in the Year of the Metal Rooster; by Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are still in the Year of the Metal Monkey.

About the Metal Rooster
Metal is the Rooster's native element, amplifying their defining qualities of precision, discipline, and exacting standards to their fullest expression. The Metal Rooster is the most perfectionist personality in the zodiac: brilliantly organized, rigorously honest, and utterly uncompromising in their pursuit of excellence. This pairing produces exceptional analysts, administrators, and quality controllers whose keen eye misses nothing. The Metal Rooster must guard against excessive criticism, as their standards can be impossibly high.
The Yin Metal Rooster polishes their work to flawless precision in private, maintaining impossibly high personal standards with quiet, relentless dedication.
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