Yang Metal · 庚子 · 60-year cycle
Metal Rat Chinese Zodiac: 1960, 2020 Years
Metal Rat years in this calendar are 1960, 2020. The latest Metal Rat year is 2020; the next is 2080, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Metal Rat year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Metal Rat years
A birthday belongs to the Metal 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.
1960: Metal Rat
28 January 1960 – 14 February 1961
庚子 · Gēng Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 1960 →2020: Metal Rat
25 January 2020 – 11 February 2021
庚子 · Gēng Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 2020 →
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What Metal adds to the Rat
Metal generates the Rat's Water, supporting the sign's traditional alertness and ability to find a way through changing circumstances. The Metal Rat reading gives that resourcefulness a sharper purpose, describing close attention to useful details, a firm negotiating position and determination to preserve room for independent action.
The year’s visible stem is Gēng 庚, Yang Metal; the Rat branch 子 retains its fixed Water element.
The Rat’s traditional character →Metal 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.
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