1984 Chinese zodiac
鼠 Wood Rat · yang
Born between 2 February 1984 and 19 February 1985: you are a Wood Rat. Born in 1984 but before 2 February 1984: your sign is that of 1983, the Water Pig.
The year
- New Year : 2 February 1984
- Ends : 19 February 1985
- Animal : Rat
- Element : Wood (yang)
The Wood element
growth, generosity, openness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
甲子 jiǎ zǐ
Year 1 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1924 and 2044.
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.