1996 Chinese zodiac
鼠 Fire Rat · yang
Born between 19 February 1996 and 6 February 1997: you are a Fire Rat. Born in 1996 but before 19 February 1996: your sign is that of 1995, the Wood Pig.
The year
- New Year : 19 February 1996
- Ends : 6 February 1997
- Animal : Rat
- Element : Fire (yang)
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
丙子 bǐng zǐ
Year 13 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1936 and 2056.
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.