Animal 1 of 12
Year of the Rat
Said to be quick-witted, resourceful, adaptable.
ε ZiAlso: Mouse
Rat years, 1924 to 2043
Each year starts at Lunar New Year. Birthdays before the start date belong to the animal before.
- 1924Wood Rat5 Feb 1924 to 23 Jan 1925
- 1936Fire Rat24 Jan 1936 to 10 Feb 1937
- 1948Earth Rat10 Feb 1948 to 28 Jan 1949
- 1960Metal Rat28 Jan 1960 to 14 Feb 1961
- 1972Water Rat15 Feb 1972 to 2 Feb 1973
- 1984Wood Rat2 Feb 1984 to 19 Feb 1985
- 1996Fire Rat19 Feb 1996 to 6 Feb 1997
- 2008Earth Rat7 Feb 2008 to 25 Jan 2009
- 2020Metal Rat25 Jan 2020 to 11 Feb 2021
- 2032Water Rat11 Feb 2032 to 30 Jan 2033
Are you a Rat?
Who gets on with the Rat
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 Rat sign in general, not any one person.