Animal 4 of 12
Year of the Rabbit
Said to be gentle, elegant, careful.
卯 MaoAlso: Hare; Cat in Vietnam
Rabbit years, 1924 to 2043
Each year starts at Lunar New Year. Birthdays before the start date belong to the animal before.
- 1927Fire Rabbit2 Feb 1927 to 22 Jan 1928
- 1939Earth Rabbit19 Feb 1939 to 7 Feb 1940
- 1951Metal Rabbit6 Feb 1951 to 26 Jan 1952
- 1963Water Rabbit25 Jan 1963 to 12 Feb 1964
- 1975Wood Rabbit11 Feb 1975 to 30 Jan 1976
- 1987Fire Rabbit29 Jan 1987 to 16 Feb 1988
- 1999Earth Rabbit16 Feb 1999 to 4 Feb 2000
- 2011Metal Rabbit3 Feb 2011 to 22 Jan 2012
- 2023Water Rabbit22 Jan 2023 to 9 Feb 2024
- 2035Wood Rabbit8 Feb 2035 to 27 Jan 2036
Are you a Rabbit?
Who gets on with the Rabbit
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 Rabbit sign in general, not any one person.