1960 Chinese zodiac
鼠 Metal Rat · yang
Born between 28 January 1960 and 14 February 1961: you are a Metal Rat. Born in 1960 but before 28 January 1960: your sign is that of 1959, the Earth Pig.
The year
- New Year : 28 January 1960
- Ends : 14 February 1961
- Animal : Rat
- Element : Metal (yang)
The Metal element
determination, rigour, uprightness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
庚子 gēng zǐ
Year 37 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1900 and 2020.
The Rat in one line
Quick and resourceful, it spots the opportunity before anyone else.
Dates computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon (NASA JPL DE440s ephemeris, Beijing time) under the rules of the Chinese calendar, and checked against published dates.