Born in 1979
1979 is the Year of the Goat
You’re an Earth Goat
土羊
“Your softness is not a smaller kind of strength.”
- gentle
- artistic
- deeply feeling
Cinnastro.comChinese Astrology“Your softness is not a smaller kind of strength.”
A 1979 birth makes you an Earth Goat — gentle, artistic, deeply feeling. As a Goat you lead with gentle and artistic; the earth element makes you steady and gathering — you are where others come to rest. Born in 1979, you turn 47 this year.
When does the 1979 sign actually start?
The Chinese year doesn’t turn on January 1 — it turns at lìchūn (立春), the start of spring. In 1979 that fell on February 4, 1979 at 6:12 PM. Born on or after that moment, you’re an Earth Goat. Born before it — in January or early February 1979 — you belong to 1978, which makes you an Earth Horse. Your exact birth time settles it.
You were born on lìchūn day itself. The boundary fell at 6:12 PM — born before that minute you’re Earth Horse (1978); after it, Earth Goat. Only your exact birth time settles it.
Who the 1979 Goat clicks with
Other Goat years
The Goat returns every twelve years — but each gets a different element.
Born in 1979 — common questions
- What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1979?
- Anyone born in 1979 (after lìchūn) is an Earth Goat — 土羊, the year of the Goat carried by the earth element. Your softness is not a smaller kind of strength.
- What animal is the year 1979?
- 1979 is the year of the Goat. The Goat comes around every 12 years, but the earth Goat specifically returns only once every 60.
- I was born in January or early February 1979 — what's my sign?
- It may be the previous year's. The Chinese year turns at lìchūn, which in 1979 landed on February 4, 1979 at 6:12 PM. Born before that moment, you belong to 1978 — an Earth Horse. Your exact birth time is what settles it.
- How old is someone born in 1979?
- Someone born in 1979 turns 47 in 2026 (and is 46 until their birthday this year).
- Who is the 1979 Chinese zodiac most compatible with?
- The Goat pairs best with the Horse (95/100) — a natural pair (六合). The hardest match is the Ox (34/100). The animal is only the surface, though — full BaZi compatibility runs deeper.
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