Sign of the Chinese zodiac
Monkey "Monkey" in
regular Chinese characters
Zodiac monkey, showing thehóu (猴) character for monkey Themonkey (猴 Chinese zodiac related to theChinese calendar . The year of themonkey is associated with theEarthly Branch symbol 申
Years and the five elements [ edit ] Thethree wise monkeys over theTōshō-gū shrine inNikkō , Japan The monkey statue at theShinto shrine in Tokyo People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the monkey", while bearing the followingelemental sign:[ 1] [ 2]
Start date End date Heavenly branch 6 February 1932 25 January 1933 Water Monkey25 January 1944 12 February 1945 Wood Monkey12 February 1956 30 January 1957 Fire Monkey30 January 1968 16 February 1969 Earth Monkey16 February 1980 4 February 1981 Metal Monkey4 February 1992 22 January 1993 Water Monkey22 January 2004 8 February 2005 Wood Monkey8 February 2016 27 January 2017 Fire Monkey26 January 2028 12 February 2029 Earth Monkey12 February 2040 31 January 2041 Metal Monkey1 February 2052 18 February 2053 Water Monkey17 February 2064 4 February 2065 Wood Monkey5 February 2076 23 January 2077 Fire Monkey24 January 2088 9 February 2089 Earth Monkey9 February 2100 28 January 2101 Metal Monkey
Basic astrology elements [ edit ] Earthly Branches: Shen The Five Elements: Metal Yin Yang: Yang Lunar Month: Seventh Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8; Avoid: 2, 5, 9 Lucky Colors: white, blue; Avoid: red, black, grey Season: Autumn
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