The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
1999
Earth Rabbit
兔 (tù) · Rabbit year 4 of 12
When the 1999 zodiac year began
In 1999, the Lunar New Year fell on Tuesday, February 16, 1999. The year of the Earth Rabbit ran from that day until February 4, 2000.
If you were born between January 1 and February 15, 1999, your animal is the Tiger (Earth Tiger, the 1998 year). People born from February 16, 1999 onward belong to the Rabbit.
The Earth Rabbit
In tradition, Earth is linked with steadiness, patience and reliability. Each animal comes around every 12 years, and with the five elements the same combination returns every 60 years. The Rabbit is traditionally linked with being kind and gentle. Read more about the Rabbit in Chinese tradition.
A practice for the Rabbit
Protect your calm: a short evening ritual to put the day down. Try the 10-minute evening ritual.
Not sure of your animal? Enter your full birth date in the zodiac animal finder.