Chinese zodiac
Rat compatibility: best and worst matches
In CUE, the Rat is friendly with Ox, Dragon and Monkey, and its enemy sign is the Horse. Every other sign is neutral.
Best matches for the Rat
Ox, Dragon and Monkey. 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.
- Rat and Ox: friendly
- Rat and Dragon: friendly
- Rat and Monkey: friendly
The Rat's enemy sign: the Horse
Security through planning meets freedom through motion.
Growth practice: Agree clearly on space, timing, and reliability.
An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work. All six enemy pairs →
Neutral signs for the Rat
Tiger, Cat, Snake, 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.
Rat 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 Rat year began |
|---|---|
| 1924 | February 5, 1924 |
| 1936 | January 24, 1936 |
| 1948 | February 10, 1948 |
| 1960 | January 28, 1960 |
| 1972 | February 15, 1972 |
| 1984 | February 2, 1984 |
| 1996 | February 19, 1996 |
| 2008 | February 7, 2008 |
| 2020 | January 25, 2020 |
CUE also reads animal months, which run from the 6th to the 5th. The Rat month is December 6 to January 5.
Famous people born in Rat years
Rat compatibility questions
What is the Rat's best match?
In CUE, the Rat is friendly with Ox, Dragon and Monkey. Rat, Dragon, Monkey form one friendly trine, sharing mental energy, adaptability, ambition, resourcefulness and forward movement.
Who is the Rat's enemy sign?
The Horse. Security through planning meets freedom through motion. An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work.
What years are Rat years?
1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020. 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 Rat year began.
Which signs are neutral with the Rat?
Tiger, Cat, Snake, Goat, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart.
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