Yang Wood · 甲子 · 60-year cycle
Wood Rat Chinese Zodiac: 1924, 1984, 2044 Years
Wood Rat years in this calendar are 1924, 1984, 2044. The latest Wood Rat year is 1984; the next is 2044, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Wood Rat year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Wood Rat years
A birthday belongs to the Wood 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.
1924: Wood Rat
5 February 1924 – 23 January 1925
甲子 · Jiǎ Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 1924 →1984: Wood Rat
2 February 1984 – 19 February 1985
甲子 · Jiǎ Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 1984 →2044: Wood Rat
30 January 2044 – 16 February 2045
甲子 · Jiǎ Zǐ
Lunar months and festivals of 2044 →
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What Wood adds to the Rat
The Rat's Water nourishes Wood, carrying its traditional resourcefulness toward growth, new connections and the development of an idea. The Wood Rat reading highlights an ability to bring people and useful information together, with the temptation to keep too many promising possibilities open at the same time.
The year’s visible stem is Jiǎ 甲, Yang Wood; the Rat branch 子 retains its fixed Water element.
The Rat’s traditional character →Wood 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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