Chinese zodiac
Monkey compatibility: best and worst matches
In CUE, the Monkey is friendly with Rat and Dragon, and its enemy sign is the Tiger. Every other sign is neutral.
Best matches for the Monkey
Rat and Dragon. Rat, Dragon, Monkey form one of CUE's four friendly trines. Signs in a trine tend to understand each other's pace, and this group shares mental energy, adaptability, ambition, resourcefulness and forward movement.
- Monkey and Rat: friendly
- Monkey and Dragon: friendly
The Monkey's enemy sign: the Tiger
Direct force meets clever adaptation.
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An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work. All six enemy pairs →
Neutral signs for the Monkey
Ox, Cat, Snake, Horse, Goat, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart: this part of the match is what the two of you make of it.
Monkey 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 Monkey year began |
|---|---|
| 1932 | February 6, 1932 |
| 1944 | January 25, 1944 |
| 1956 | February 12, 1956 |
| 1968 | January 30, 1968 |
| 1980 | February 16, 1980 |
| 1992 | February 4, 1992 |
| 2004 | January 22, 2004 |
| 2016 | February 8, 2016 |
| 2028 | January 26, 2028 |
CUE also reads animal months, which run from the 6th to the 5th. The Monkey month is August 6 to September 5.
Famous people born in Monkey years
Monkey compatibility questions
What is the Monkey's best match?
In CUE, the Monkey is friendly with Rat and Dragon. Rat, Dragon, Monkey form one friendly trine, sharing mental energy, adaptability, ambition, resourcefulness and forward movement.
Who is the Monkey's enemy sign?
The Tiger. Direct force meets clever adaptation. An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work.
What years are Monkey years?
1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028. 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 Monkey year began.
Which signs are neutral with the Monkey?
Ox, Cat, Snake, Horse, Goat, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart.
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