1939: Year of the Earth Rabbit
The 1939 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Earth Rabbit, and it runs from 19 February 1939 to 7 February 1940 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Rabbit 兔
- Element and polarity
- Yin Earth
- Gan-Zhi
- Ji Mao 己卯
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1939, a person turns 87 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1939? You may be Tiger, not Rabbit
Chinese New Year 1939 fell on 19 February 1939. Anyone born between 1 January 1939 and 18 February 1939 — a window of 49 days — belongs to the 1938 zodiac year, the Yang Earth Tiger, and not to the Rabbit.
Check an exact birth date against the 19 February 1939 boundary.
Exact 1939 zodiac year dates
The 1939 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Rabbit years around 1939
| Rabbit year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Yin Water Rabbit | 29 January 1903 |
| 1915 | Yin Wood Rabbit | 14 February 1915 |
| 1927 | Yin Fire Rabbit | 2 February 1927 |
| 1951 | Yin Metal Rabbit | 6 February 1951 |
| 1963 | Yin Water Rabbit | 25 January 1963 |
| 1975 | Yin Wood Rabbit | 11 February 1975 |
The exact pairing 己卯 — Yin Earth Rabbit — returns only once every sixty years: 1999, 2059.