Monkey and Rooster in love
Workable with humor and respect for each other's way of doing things.
Neutral
Monkey and Rooster Compatibility
Monkey and Rooster compatibility: they sit 1 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 1 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Monkey year
- 2028 starts Jan 26, 2028
- Next Rooster year
- 2029 starts Feb 13, 2029
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Monkey and Rooster compatible?
Neighbors on the wheel with contrasting styles. The Rooster is precise, orderly and candid; the Monkey is inventive, playful and loose with rules. The Rooster's structure can support the Monkey's ideas, but the Rooster may find the Monkey unreliable.
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Working together
The Monkey generates options, the Rooster checks and organizes them.
Where it goes wrong
Criticism of the Monkey's shortcuts, and teasing of the Rooster's pride.
Over time
How a Monkey–Rooster relationship usually unfolds
- At first. The Monkey's wit meets the Rooster's precision; the early stage is full of banter.
- Once settled. The Rooster wants things done properly and the Monkey wants them done cleverly; friction is mild but constant.
- What keeps it working. Humor on both sides, and respect for the other's way of doing things.
Fixed elements
Metal Monkey, metal Rooster
generating · controlling
The Monkey and the Rooster carry the same fixed element, metal — no generating or controlling arrow runs between them, and tradition reads that as kinship of temperament.
The fixed element belongs to the animal and never changes; the element of a birth year (wood, fire, earth, metal or water) rotates every two years — see the years below.
On the twelve-year wheel
Where the Monkey and the Rooster sit on the wheel
- Monkey–Rooster, 1 step apart: no classical relation, and both carry metal as their fixed element.
- San He triangles. Rooster with the Ox and the Snake (dashed); Monkey with the Rat and the Dragon.
- Clash axes. Rooster–Rabbit; Monkey–Tiger.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Rooster pairs with the Dragon; the Monkey pairs with the Snake.
- Six harms. Monkey and Pig; Rooster and Dog — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Monkey and the Rooster sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
The 108-year table gives the Monkey and the Rooster almost the same number of days, 3,310 and 3,305; one position apart, they make up 1.406% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Monkey and a Rooster can only be these numbers of years apart:
1
year apart
11
years apart
13
years apart
23
years apart
25
years apart
35
years apart
37
years apart
47
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Monkey | Rooster | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Monkey 2016 | Wood Rooster 2005 | 11 years apart |
| Fire Monkey 2016 | Fire Rooster 2017 | 1 year apart |
| Wood Monkey 2004 | Water Rooster 1993 | 11 years apart |
| Wood Monkey 2004 | Wood Rooster 2005 | 1 year apart |
| Water Monkey 1992 | Metal Rooster 1981 | 11 years apart |
| Water Monkey 1992 | Water Rooster 1993 | 1 year apart |
| Metal Monkey 1980 | Earth Rooster 1969 | 11 years apart |
| Metal Monkey 1980 | Metal Rooster 1981 | 1 year apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Monkey or a Rooster.
Monkey
1956 · 1968 · 1980 · 1992 · 2004 · 2016Rooster
1957 · 1969 · 1981 · 1993 · 2005 · 2017Cite this page
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