Yang Fire · 丙子 · 60-year cycle
Fire Rat Chinese Zodiac: 1936, 1996 Years
Fire Rat years in this calendar are 1936, 1996. The latest Fire Rat year is 1996; the next is 2056, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Fire Rat year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Fire Rat years
A birthday belongs to the Fire 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.
1936: Fire Rat
24 January 1936 – 10 February 1937
丙子 · Bǐng Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 1936 →1996: Fire Rat
19 February 1996 – 6 February 1997
丙子 · Bǐng Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 1996 →
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What Fire adds to the Rat
The Rat's Water controls Fire, placing its watchful nature in tension with the year element's impulse toward visible expression. In the Fire Rat reading, quick assessment meets an urge to participate, creating a lively persuader who can alternate between taking the opening and checking what has been left exposed.
The year’s visible stem is Bǐng 丙, Yang Fire; the Rat branch 子 retains its fixed Water element.
The Rat’s traditional character →Fire 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 →