1987 Chinese zodiac
兔 Fire Rabbit · yin
Born between 29 January 1987 and 16 February 1988: you are a Fire Rabbit. Born in 1987 but before 29 January 1987: your sign is that of 1986, the Fire Tiger.
The year
- New Year : 29 January 1987
- Ends : 16 February 1988
- Animal : Rabbit
- Element : Fire (yin)
The Fire element
passion, radiance, boldness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
丁卯 dīng mǎo
Year 4 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1927 and 2047.
The Rabbit in one line
Gentle and diplomatic, it prefers harmony to conflict.
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.