Rat (zodiac)
The Rat (子) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rat is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 子.
Year of the Rat is the leap year.
Years and the Five Elements
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Rat", while also bearing the following elemental sign:[1][2]
| Start date | End date | Heavenly branch |
| 5 February 1924 | 23 January 1925 | Wood Rat |
| 24 January 1936 | 10 February 1937 | Fire Rat |
| 10 February 1948 | 28 January 1949 | Earth Rat |
| 28 January 1960 | 14 February 1961 | Metal Rat |
| 15 February 1972 | 2 February 1973 | Water Rat |
| 2 February 1984 | 19 February 1985 | Wood Rat |
| 19 February 1996 | 6 February 1997 | Fire Rat |
| 7 February 2008 | 25 January 2009 | Earth Rat |
| 25 January 2020 | 11 February 2021 | Metal Rat |
| 11 February 2032 | 30 January 2033 | Water Rat |
Chinese Zodiac Rat
Basic astrology elements
| Earthly Branch of Birth Year: | Zi |
| The Five Elements: | Water (Shui) |
| Yin Yang: | Yang |
| Lunar Month: | Eleventh |
| Lucky Numbers: | 2, 5, 6, 8; Avoid: 3,4,9 |
| Lucky Flowers: | lily of each and every species |
| Lucky Colors: | yellow; Avoid: red and blue |
Description
The Rat
| Fixed Element/Energy |
Hours ruled |
Positive traits |
Negative traits |
Health risks |
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| Water/Yang | 11:00 PM~12:59 AM (23:00~00:59) | Ambitious, intelligent, persuasive, sociable, charming, god like, charismatic, shrewd, industrious, meticulous, tenacious, artistic, eloquent | cunning, manipulation, notorious flirt, scheming, exploitation. |
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