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Rat

Element Water ยท Yin / Yang Yang ยท This year: Red Fire Horse

1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032

Years & ages

YearCycle nameStarts (Lunar New Year)Age
1900ๅบšๅญ White Metal Ratโ€”126
1912ๅฃฌๅญ Black Water Ratโ€”114
1924็”ฒๅญ Green Wood Ratโ€”102
1936ไธ™ๅญ Red Fire Ratโ€”90
1948ๆˆŠๅญ Yellow Earth Ratโ€”78
1960ๅบšๅญ White Metal Ratโ€”66
1972ๅฃฌๅญ Black Water Ratโ€”54
1984็”ฒๅญ Green Wood Rat1984-02-0242
1996ไธ™ๅญ Red Fire Rat1996-02-1930
2008ๆˆŠๅญ Yellow Earth Rat2008-02-0718
2020ๅบšๅญ White Metal Rat2020-01-256
2032ๅฃฌๅญ Black Water Ratโ€”โ€”

Age assumes your birthday has already passed this year; subtract one if not. The zodiac year begins on Lunar New Year, not January 1. If you were born in January or early February, check the start date โ€” you may belong to the previous sign. Exact dates listed for 1980โ€“2030; other years fall in late January to mid-February.

What is my zodiac sign?

Personality

Quick-wittedAdaptableResourcefulCharmingThrifty

Rats read a room fast and waste nothing. They turn small openings into real gains, land on their feet anywhere, and win people over with wit and easy conversation. The one caution: when the calculation shows, it can read as scheming โ€” sometimes it pays to let a small loss slide.

Clashing sign

2026 โ€” Year of the Red Fire Horse

2026 is a Horse year, the Ratโ€™s opposite sign. Protect what you have rather than gambling, and keep your words few in tricky relationships.

All 12 signs

See also: Chinese Zodiac ยท Face reading ยท Attachment style quiz
Which years are Year of the Rat?

Rat years are 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032. The sign returns every 12 years.

How old is someone born in 1996?

Born in 1996 (a Rat year), you turn 30 this year.

Which signs match the Rat best?

Signs in the same harmony triangle and the secret-friend sign get along best; the opposite sign tends to clash. Both are listed on this page.