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The careful answer checks the exact birthday, because January 1\u201325, 2028 still belongs to the previous Fire Goat year.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Item<\/th>\n            <th>2028 Chinese zodiac answer<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Zodiac animal<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7334<\/span>Monkey \u00b7 <em>h\u00f3u<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Element<\/td>\n            <td>Earth \u00b7 <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u571f<\/span> \u00b7 <em>t\u01d4<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full year type<\/td>\n            <td>Earth Monkey<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Stem-branch label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span> \u00b7 <em>W\u00f9sh\u0113n<\/em> \u00b7 Yang Earth Monkey<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Chinese zodiac date range<\/td>\n            <td>January 26, 2028 \u2013 February 12, 2029<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Before the zodiac year began<\/td>\n            <td>January 1\u201325, 2028 belongs to Fire Goat<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Next zodiac year<\/td>\n            <td>Earth Rooster begins on February 13, 2029<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Compatibility pattern<\/td>\n            <td>Three Harmonies: Rat \u00b7 Dragon \u00b7 Monkey; Six Harmony: Snake; Six Conflict: Tiger<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-warning-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>2028 changes sign in late January<\/h3>\n        <p>A person born on January 20, 2028 is still Fire Goat. A person born on January 30, 2028 is Earth Monkey.<\/p>\n        <p>That short date gap changes the zodiac animal, the Earthly Branch, and the full 60-year cycle label.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"date-ranges\">\n    <h2>2028 Chinese zodiac dates and birthday rule<\/h2>\n    <p>For 2028, the key question is whether the birthday came before or after January 26. Dates before January 26 still belong to the Fire Goat year, even though the Gregorian year says 2028.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Birthday range<\/th>\n            <th>Correct zodiac result<\/th>\n            <th>Reading note<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 1\u201325, 2028<\/td>\n            <td>Fire Goat<\/td>\n            <td>The Earth Monkey year had not started yet. These birthdays belong to the previous lunar year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 26, 2028 \u2013 February 12, 2029<\/td>\n            <td>Earth Monkey<\/td>\n            <td>This is the actual Earth Monkey zodiac year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>February 13, 2029 onward<\/td>\n            <td>Earth Rooster<\/td>\n            <td>The next zodiac year begins in mid-February 2029.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>This year is a useful example of why Chinese zodiac pages should not simply say \u201c2028 = Monkey.\u201d For people born before January 26, that answer is wrong.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"earth-monkey-meaning\">\n    <h2>What Earth Monkey means in the 2028 zodiac year<\/h2>\n    <p>Earth Monkey combines the Monkey animal sign with the Earth element. Monkey brings wit, adaptability, curiosity, improvisation, communication, and quick problem-solving. Earth adds stability, patience, responsibility, grounded judgment, and a practical sense of limits.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Animal layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Monkey \u00b7 \u7334<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with wit, curiosity, adaptability, humor, social agility, timing, and inventive problem-solving.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Element layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Earth \u00b7 \u571f<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with stability, responsibility, practical judgment, patience, support, and grounded decision-making.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Combined reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Earth Monkey<\/strong>\n        <p>Suggests practical cleverness: a Monkey image that is more grounded, patient, and careful with real-world results.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Monkey symbolism is often written as pure cleverness or playfulness. Earth changes that reading. In an Earth Monkey year, the quick Monkey mind is anchored by a more practical layer: not just \u201cwhat is clever,\u201d but \u201cwhat actually works.\u201d<\/p>\n    <p>That does not mean every person born in the Earth Monkey year is clever, humorous, or strategic. The zodiac label is cultural language, not a fixed psychological profile.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"wushen-cycle\">\n    <h2>2028 in the 60-year cycle: <em>W\u00f9sh\u0113n<\/em> \u620a\u7533<\/h2>\n    <p>The full traditional label for the 2028 Chinese zodiac year is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span>, pronounced <em>W\u00f9sh\u0113n<\/em>. This is more exact than \u201cMonkey year,\u201d because it combines the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Layer<\/th>\n            <th>Chinese<\/th>\n            <th>Pinyin<\/th>\n            <th>How it shapes the year<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Heavenly Stem<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>W\u00f9<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yang Earth: broad, stable, protective, grounded, and strongly supportive.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Earthly Branch<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7533<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>Sh\u0113n<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>The branch associated with the Monkey sign in the zodiac cycle.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>W\u00f9sh\u0113n<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yang Earth Monkey, commonly written in English as Earth Monkey.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-yin-yang\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>Yang Earth grounds the Monkey\u2019s quick movement<\/h3>\n        <p><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a<\/span> is Yang Earth. A useful image is a hill, field, or stable ground: broad, holding, and not easily pushed out of shape.<\/p>\n        <p>When that Earth layer meets Monkey, the reading becomes less scattered and more practical: quick intelligence with a stronger sense of support, timing, and consequence.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"born-in-2028\">\n    <h2>People born in the 2028 Earth Monkey year<\/h2>\n    <p>People born during the Earth Monkey date range are often described through themes of curiosity, humor, adaptability, practical intelligence, social awareness, patience, and resourceful problem-solving.<\/p>\n    <p>The Earth layer gives the Monkey image more grounding. Instead of only quick reaction or playful cleverness, Earth Monkey symbolism suggests cleverness that can be applied, tested, and turned into something useful.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid two\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Useful cultural reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Practical wit<\/strong>\n        <p>Earth Monkey can suggest adaptability, humor, grounded intelligence, practical timing, and problem-solving with patience.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">What not to do<\/span>\n        <strong>Do not reduce Monkey to tricks<\/strong>\n        <p>Monkey symbolism includes intelligence, timing, humor, communication, adaptability, and inventive response.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>For a birth year such as 2028, the zodiac label can be a useful cultural marker for family conversations, Lunar New Year content, and personal curiosity. It should not be treated as a fixed forecast for a child\u2019s personality or future.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"compatibility\">\n    <h2>2028 Earth Monkey compatibility notes<\/h2>\n    <p>In traditional compatibility, Monkey belongs to the Rat-Dragon-Monkey Three Harmonies group. This group is usually read through strategy, timing, invention, movement, and adaptive intelligence. Monkey\u2019s Six Harmony partner is Snake, while its Six Conflicts pair is Tiger.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Pattern<\/th>\n            <th>Signs<\/th>\n            <th>How to read it for Earth Monkey<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Three Harmonies<\/td>\n            <td>Rat \u00b7 Dragon \u00b7 Monkey<\/td>\n            <td>Earth Monkey brings practical wit and grounded problem-solving to a group focused on strategy and momentum.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Harmony<\/td>\n            <td>Monkey \u00b7 Snake<\/td>\n            <td>Snake gives Monkey depth and patience; Monkey gives Snake agility, humor, and faster social response.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Conflicts<\/td>\n            <td>Monkey \u00b7 Tiger<\/td>\n            <td>Monkey may prefer tactics and detours, while Tiger may prefer direct action. The tension is method, not destiny.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Compatibility is symbolic relationship language. It can help describe different rhythms, but it should not be used as a rule for love, marriage, friendship, family planning, or parenting decisions.<\/p>\n    <p>For the full system, read <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/a>, <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-three-harmonies\/\">Three Harmonies<\/a>, <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-six-harmonies\/\">Six Harmonies<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-six-conflicts\/\">Six Conflicts<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"nearby-years\">\n    <h2>Nearby years that are easy to confuse with 2028<\/h2>\n    <p>2028 should be checked with 2027 and 2029 because both edges matter: late January 2028 starts Earth Monkey, while early February 2029 still belongs to Earth Monkey.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Year page<\/th>\n            <th>Zodiac type<\/th>\n            <th>Date range<\/th>\n            <th>Why it matters<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td><a href=\"\/2027-chinese-zodiac\/\">2027 Chinese zodiac<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>Fire Goat<\/td>\n            <td>February 6, 2027 \u2013 January 25, 2028<\/td>\n            <td>January 1\u201325, 2028 belongs here, not to Earth Monkey.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>2028 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Earth Monkey<\/td>\n            <td>January 26, 2028 \u2013 February 12, 2029<\/td>\n            <td>This is the true Earth Monkey range.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td><a href=\"\/2029-chinese-zodiac\/\">2029 Chinese zodiac<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>Earth Rooster<\/td>\n            <td>February 13, 2029 \u2013 February 2, 2030<\/td>\n            <td>February 13, 2029 starts Earth Rooster; February 1\u201312 is still Earth Monkey.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"same-cycle\">\n    <h2>2028 and other Earth Monkey years<\/h2>\n    <p>The Earth Monkey label repeats every 60 years. That means 1908, 1968, and 2028 share the same stem-branch label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span>. What repeats is the calendar label, not the person\u2019s life story.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Earth Monkey year<\/th>\n            <th>Traditional label<\/th>\n            <th>What repeats<\/th>\n            <th>What changes<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1908<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Earth Monkey cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Historical world, family structure, and lived conditions.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1968<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Earth Monkey cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>The lived experience of people born in 1968 belongs to their own time and choices.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>2028<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Earth Monkey cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Modern childhood, family culture, education, and social environment are completely different.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>A useful comparison between 1968 and 2028 is therefore cultural and calendrical: the same animal-element label returns, while human context changes entirely.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"common-mistakes\">\n    <h2>Common mistakes about the 2028 Chinese zodiac<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 1<\/span>\n        <strong>Calling all 2028 births Monkey<\/strong>\n        <p>January 1\u201325, 2028 is still Fire Goat. Earth Monkey begins on January 26.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 2<\/span>\n        <strong>Ignoring \u620a\u7533<\/strong>\n        <p>The full traditional label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span>, not only \u201cMonkey.\u201d<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 3<\/span>\n        <strong>Reading Monkey as only mischief<\/strong>\n        <p>Monkey symbolism also includes intelligence, timing, humor, adaptability, and inventive response.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 4<\/span>\n        <strong>Missing early 2029<\/strong>\n        <p>February 1\u201312, 2029 is still Earth Monkey. Earth Rooster begins on February 13.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 5<\/span>\n        <strong>Forgetting the Earth layer<\/strong>\n        <p>Earth gives the Monkey reading more stability, practicality, patience, and grounded judgment.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 6<\/span>\n        <strong>Using zodiac as biography<\/strong>\n        <p>Earth Monkey is a calendar and cultural label, not a complete personality or life forecast.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n          <section class=\"tzl-card\" id=\"go-deeper\">\n      <h2>Want it for your own chart?<\/h2>\n      <p>Everything above is the public year picture. If you or the person you are reading this for were actually born in this year, two things go a step past what a public page can give you:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"tzl-links\">\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/personalized-reading\/\"><strong>Personalized Reading<\/strong>Your full birth-chart write-up &#8211; element balance, the signs and years it traditionally clashes or harmonizes with, and a printable report.<span>See the reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/couple-chinese-zodiac-compatibility-report\/\"><strong>Couple Compatibility Report<\/strong>How two birth charts read together &#8211; both sides side by side, not a generic match-score list.<span>See the report &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"faq\">\n    <h2>2028 Chinese zodiac FAQ<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-faq\">\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 2028?<\/summary>\n        <p>2028 is the Year of the Monkey. More specifically, it is the Year of the Earth Monkey for birthdays from January 26, 2028 to February 12, 2029.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is January 2028 Monkey or Goat?<\/summary>\n        <p>January 1\u201325, 2028 is still Fire Goat. January 26, 2028 begins the Earth Monkey year.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the element for 2028?<\/summary>\n        <p>The 2028 Chinese zodiac element is Earth. The full stem-branch label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span> <em>W\u00f9sh\u0113n<\/em>, meaning Yang Earth Monkey.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What does Earth Monkey mean?<\/summary>\n        <p>Earth Monkey combines Monkey symbolism of wit, adaptability, communication, and problem-solving with Earth symbolism of stability, patience, responsibility, and practical judgment.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What signs are compatible with the 2028 Earth Monkey?<\/summary>\n        <p>Monkey belongs to the Rat-Dragon-Monkey Three Harmonies group. Snake is Monkey\u2019s Six Harmony partner, while Tiger is Monkey\u2019s Six Conflicts pair.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is 2028 the same zodiac type as 1968?<\/summary>\n        <p>Yes. Both 2028 and 1968 are Earth Monkey years with the label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u620a\u7533<\/span>. But the same 60-year cycle label does not mean the same personality, fate, or life story.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Next steps<\/h2>\n    <p>Use these pages to confirm the boundary, understand Monkey symbolism, and compare nearby zodiac years.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-next\">\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-years-chart\/\">\n        <span>Chart<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Years Chart<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/year-of-the-monkey\/\">\n        <span>Animal sign<\/span>\n        <b>Year of the Monkey<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/2027-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Boundary<\/span>\n        <b>2027 Fire Goat<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/2029-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Next year<\/span>\n        <b>2029 Earth Rooster<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-element-combinations\/\">\n        <span>60-year cycle<\/span>\n        <b>Zodiac Element Combinations<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">\n        <span>Compatibility<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<style id=\"tzl-enh\">\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-table th{background:#262626;color:#f2f2f2}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover span{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-links a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\n.tzl-toc{border:2px solid var(--ink,#0a0a0a);padding:16px 22px;margin:0 0 30px;background:var(--bg,#fff)}\n.tzl-toc-h{font-family:'Spline Sans Mono',monospace;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);margin-bottom:10px}\n.tzl-toc-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;columns:2;column-gap:30px}\n.tzl-toc-list li{margin:0 0 7px;break-inside:avoid}\n.tzl-toc-list a{color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}\n.tzl-toc-list a:hover{color:var(--accent,#e1391b);border-bottom-color:var(--accent,#e1391b)}\n@media(max-width:600px){.tzl-toc-list{columns:1}}\nhtml.tzl-dark section.tzl-card{background:var(--bg)!important}\r\n<\/style>\n<script>\n(function(){function go(){var page=document.querySelector('.tzl-page');if(!page||page.querySelector('.tzl-toc'))return;var hs=[].filter.call(page.querySelectorAll('h2'),function(h){return !h.closest('.tzl-hero')&&!h.closest('.tzl-faq');});if(hs.length<3)return;var ul='';hs.forEach(function(h,i){if(!h.id){var s=(h.textContent||'').trim().toLowerCase().replace(\/[^a-z0-9]+\/g,'-').replace(\/^-+|-+$\/g,'').slice(0,50)||('sec'+i);var id=s,k=2;while(document.getElementById(id)){id=s+'-'+(k++);}h.id=id;}ul+='<li><a href=\"#'+h.id+'\">'+(h.textContent||'').trim()+'<\/a><\/li>';});var nav=document.createElement('nav');nav.className='tzl-toc';nav.setAttribute('aria-label','Contents');nav.innerHTML='<div class=\"tzl-toc-h\">On this page<\/div><ul class=\"tzl-toc-list\">'+ul+'<\/ul>';var hero=page.querySelector('.tzl-hero');if(hero&&hero.parentNode)hero.parentNode.insertBefore(nav,hero.nextSibling);else page.insertBefore(nav,page.firstChild);}if(document.readyState!=='loading')go();else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',go);})();\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2028 \u00b7 Earth Monkey Year \u00b7 \u620a\u7533 2028 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Monkey 2028 is the Year of the Earth Monkey in the Chinese zodiac, but only for birthdays from January 26, 2028 to February 12, 2029. 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