Chinese zodiac
Cat compatibility: best and worst matches
In CUE, the Cat is friendly with Goat and Pig, and its enemy sign is the Rooster. Every other sign is neutral.
Best matches for the Cat
Goat and Pig. Cat, Goat, Pig form one of CUE's four friendly trines. Signs in a trine tend to understand each other's pace, and this group shares sensitivity, creativity, social awareness, comfort, relationships and an intuitive approach to people.
- Cat and Goat: friendly
- Cat and Pig: friendly
The Cat's enemy sign: the Rooster
Subtle diplomacy meets direct correction.
Growth practice: Soften delivery and state needs plainly.
An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work. All six enemy pairs →
Neutral signs for the Cat
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey and Dog. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart: this part of the match is what the two of you make of it.
Cat years
The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1. If your birthday is in January or early February, check the date your year began:
| Year | The Cat year began |
|---|---|
| 1927 | February 2, 1927 |
| 1939 | February 19, 1939 |
| 1951 | February 6, 1951 |
| 1963 | January 25, 1963 |
| 1975 | February 11, 1975 |
| 1987 | January 29, 1987 |
| 1999 | February 16, 1999 |
| 2011 | February 3, 2011 |
| 2023 | January 22, 2023 |
CUE also reads animal months, which run from the 6th to the 5th. The Cat month is March 6 to April 5.
Famous people born in Cat years
Cat compatibility questions
What is the Cat's best match?
In CUE, the Cat is friendly with Goat and Pig. Cat, Goat, Pig form one friendly trine, sharing sensitivity, creativity, social awareness, comfort, relationships and an intuitive approach to people.
Who is the Cat's enemy sign?
The Rooster. Subtle diplomacy meets direct correction. An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work.
What years are Cat years?
1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023. The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1, so a birthday in January or early February may belong to the year before. The table on this page gives the date each Cat year began.
Which signs are neutral with the Cat?
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey and Dog. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart.
Is it the Cat or the Rabbit?
CUE uses the Cat, as Vietnamese tradition does. It is the same place in the cycle that other calendars call the Rabbit.
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