2044 Chinese zodiac
鼠 Wood Rat · yang
Born between 30 January 2044 and 16 February 2045: you are a Wood Rat. Born in 2044 but before 30 January 2044: your sign is that of 2043, the Water Pig.
The year
- New Year : 30 January 2044
- Ends : 16 February 2045
- 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 1984 and 2104.
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.