Chinese zodiac
Rooster compatibility: best and worst matches
In CUE, the Rooster is friendly with Ox and Snake, and its enemy sign is the Cat. Every other sign is neutral.
Best matches for the Rooster
Ox and Snake. Ox, Snake, Rooster form one of CUE's four friendly trines. Signs in a trine tend to understand each other's pace, and this group shares discipline, strategy, precision, patience, consistency and practical execution.
- Rooster and Ox: friendly
- Rooster and Snake: friendly
The Rooster's enemy sign: the Cat
Subtle diplomacy meets direct correction.
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An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work. All six enemy pairs →
Neutral signs for the Rooster
Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Dog and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart: this part of the match is what the two of you make of it.
Rooster years
The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1. If your birthday is in January or early February, check the date your year began:
| Year | The Rooster year began |
|---|---|
| 1933 | January 26, 1933 |
| 1945 | February 13, 1945 |
| 1957 | January 31, 1957 |
| 1969 | February 17, 1969 |
| 1981 | February 5, 1981 |
| 1993 | January 23, 1993 |
| 2005 | February 9, 2005 |
| 2017 | January 28, 2017 |
| 2029 | February 13, 2029 |
CUE also reads animal months, which run from the 6th to the 5th. The Rooster month is September 6 to October 5.
Famous people born in Rooster years
Rooster compatibility questions
What is the Rooster's best match?
In CUE, the Rooster is friendly with Ox and Snake. Ox, Snake, Rooster form one friendly trine, sharing discipline, strategy, precision, patience, consistency and practical execution.
Who is the Rooster's enemy sign?
The Cat. Subtle diplomacy meets direct correction. An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work.
What years are Rooster years?
1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029. The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1, so a birthday in January or early February may belong to the year before. The table on this page gives the date each Rooster year began.
Which signs are neutral with the Rooster?
Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Dog and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart.
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