Chinese zodiac 2040
Year of the Metal Monkey
12 February 2040 to 31 January 2041
Born in 2040? Your sign depends on the day
The animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. In 2040 it falls on 12 February 2040.
- 12 February to 31 December 2040
- π Metal Monkey
- and on to 31 Jan 2041
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The Metal Monkey at a glance
Animal
π Monkey
Said to be clever, curious, playful.
Element
ι Yang Metal
Linked with determination and order. Each element rules two years in a row.
Length
355 days
A regular year of twelve lunar months.
Other Monkey years
The 60-year cycle
Animal and element line up again only every 60 years. The Metal Monkey years nearest to this one are 1980 and 2100.
Who gets on with the Monkey
Allies
Four years apart. The three animals of a trine are said to share a temperament.
Secret friend
One of six fixed pairs said to complement each other.
Opposite
Six years apart, directly across the wheel. Tradition calls this the hardest pairing.
Friction
One of six fixed pairs said to rub each other the wrong way.
Bonds come from each animal's position among the twelve, as tradition sets them. They describe the Monkey sign in general, not any one person.
Dates are computed estimates from the Hong Kong Observatory's calendar tables, counted in China's time zone. Some traditions change the animal at the start of spring (around 4 February) instead of at Lunar New Year.