Zodiazi
Monkey
申
- Earthly Branch
- 申
- Element of the branch
- Metal
- Yin / Yang
- Yang
The Monkey is the zodiac's inventor and joker. Tradition associates it with intelligence, curiosity and a quick, playful mind.
Personality
The Monkey is pictured as clever, witty and adaptable. It solves problems in unexpected ways and makes others laugh along the way. Its shadow side is restlessness and a tendency to play games when sincerity is needed.
Love and relationships
The Monkey is described as an entertaining, attentive partner who needs mental stimulation. Tradition sees harmony with the Snake, and with the Rat and Dragon.
Work and everyday life
Symbolically the Monkey is drawn to technology, negotiation, entertainment and any field that rewards fresh ideas. Its reflection is finishing what it starts before chasing the next thing.
Symbolism
The Monkey belongs to the branch 申 and the hours 15:00–17:00. In the Great Race it shared the raft with the Goat and the Rooster and came ninth.
Five variants
Over the 60-year cycle each animal meets each element once. The stem of the year decides which variant it is.
Years of the Monkey
Exact dates from Chinese New Year. Anyone born in January or early February may belong to the previous animal.
| Year | From | To | Element of the year | 干支 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 2 February 1908 | 21 January 1909 | Earth Monkey | 戊申 |
| 1920 | 20 February 1920 | 7 February 1921 | Metal Monkey | 庚申 |
| 1932 | 6 February 1932 | 25 January 1933 | Water Monkey | 壬申 |
| 1944 | 25 January 1944 | 12 February 1945 | Wood Monkey | 甲申 |
| 1956 | 12 February 1956 | 30 January 1957 | Fire Monkey | 丙申 |
| 1968 | 30 January 1968 | 16 February 1969 | Earth Monkey | 戊申 |
| 1980 | 16 February 1980 | 4 February 1981 | Metal Monkey | 庚申 |
| 1992 | 4 February 1992 | 22 January 1993 | Water Monkey | 壬申 |
| 2004 | 22 January 2004 | 8 February 2005 | Wood Monkey | 甲申 |
| 2016 | 8 February 2016 | 27 January 2017 | Fire Monkey | 丙申 |
| 2028 | 26 January 2028 | 12 February 2029 | Earth Monkey | 戊申 |
| 2040 | 12 February 2040 | 31 January 2041 | Metal Monkey | 庚申 |
| 2052 | 1 February 2052 | 18 February 2053 | Water Monkey | 壬申 |
| 2064 | 17 February 2064 | 4 February 2065 | Wood Monkey | 甲申 |
| 2076 | 5 February 2076 | 23 January 2077 | Fire Monkey | 丙申 |
| 2088 | 24 January 2088 | 9 February 2089 | Earth Monkey | 戊申 |
| 2100 | 9 February 2100 | 28 January 2101 | Metal Monkey | 庚申 |
Compatibility
No percentage, no score: tradition describes harmony and tension, it does not measure them.