Yang Earth · 戊子 · 60-year cycle
Earth Rat Chinese Zodiac: 1948, 2008 Years
Earth Rat years in this calendar are 1948, 2008. The latest Earth Rat year is 2008; the next is 2068, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Earth Rat year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Earth Rat years
A birthday belongs to the Earth Rat year only within one of these intervals. The days before Chinese New Year belong to the previous animal. Dates below cover this calendar’s 1902–2049 year archives.
1948: Earth Rat
10 February 1948 – 28 January 1949
戊子 · Wù Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 1948 →2008: Earth Rat
7 February 2008 – 25 January 2009
戊子 · Wù Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 2008 →
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What Earth adds to the Rat
Earth controls the Rat's Water, giving its traditional adaptability a stronger concern with limits, continuity and the protection of resources. The Earth Rat reading emphasizes preparation and careful use of what is already available, with reluctance to abandon a workable arrangement merely because a new possibility appears.
The year’s visible stem is Wù 戊, Yang Earth; the Rat branch 子 retains its fixed Water element.
The Rat’s traditional character →Earth Rat in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Rat and Horse occupy branches 子 and 午.
Six Clashes · 六冲. Rat (子) stands six positions opposite Horse (午), the contrast called a Six Clash in the traditional pairing.
Read Rat with Horse →