- Animal
- 🐒 Monkey (猴)
- Element
- Earth 土 · Yang
- Stem & Branch
- 戊申 · Wù Shēn
- Year starts
- January 30, 1968 (Lunar New Year)
- Year ends
- February 16, 1969
- Age in 2027
- turns 59
- 2027 Tai Sui
- a neutral year with Tai Sui
The Earth Monkey personality
The Earth Monkey is the sharp strategist of the Monkey years.
Earth Monkey years blend the Monkey’s quick mind with the steady, practical quality of Yang Earth. Compared with other Monkeys, this version is usually less restless, less showy, and more interested in results that last. The Monkey branch carries cleverness, adaptability, and a taste for testing the system; the Earth stem adds patience, realism, and stronger follow-through.
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Best matches and clashes
Six Harmony partner: 🐒 Monkey & 🐍 Snake. Three Harmony partners: 🐒 Monkey & 🐀 Rat, 🐒 Monkey & 🐉 Dragon. Clash: 🐒 Monkey & 🐅 Tiger.
A Monkey born in 1968 in the 2027 Fire Goat year
2027 is a neutral year with Tai Sui for the Monkey. See the month-by-month forecast in Monkey horoscope 2027.
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What Chinese zodiac is 1968?
1968 is the Year of the Earth Monkey (戊申, Wù Shēn). It runs from Lunar New Year on January 30, 1968 to February 16, 1969.
What element is 1968 in Chinese astrology?
Earth (土), in its Yang form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 戊 and its Earthly Branch is 申 (Monkey).
Is someone born in January 1968 a Monkey?
Born in January or early February 1968, before January 30, 1968? Then your sign is the Fire Goat of 1967.
Who is a Earth Monkey compatible with?
Traditionally the Monkey pairs best with the Snake, Rat, Dragon and finds the Tiger most challenging.
What does 2027 mean for someone born in 1968?
2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Monkey it is a neutral year with Tai Sui. A person born in 1968 turns 59 in 2027.
Dates are computed from the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar New Year). Some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun (around February 4) instead. Updated 2026-11-05.