The Monkey (猴) is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Monkey is associated with the earthly branch symbol 申.

Years and the five elements

Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the Year of the Monkey, while also bearing its following elemental sign (i.e. Metal):^[1]

• 2 February 1908 – 21 January 1909: Earth Monkey
• 20 February 1920 – 7 February 1921: Metal Monkey
• 6 February 1932 – 25 January 1933: Water Monkey
• 25 January 1944 – 12 February 1945: Wood Monkey
• 12 February 1956 – 30 January 1957: Fire Monkey
• 30 January 1968 – 16 February 1969: Earth Monkey
• 16 February 1980 – 4 February 1981: Metal Monkey
• 4 February 1992 – 22 January 1993: Water Monkey
• 22 January 2004 – 8 February 2005: Wood Monkey
• 8 February 2016 – 27 January 2017: Fire Monkey
• 26 January 2028–12 February 2029: Earth Monkey

Traditional monkey attributes and associations

Attribute
Zodiac Location	9th
Ruling hours	3pm-5pm
Direction	West-Southwest
Motto	“I Entertain”[2]
Season and month	Summer, August
Fixed element	Metal
Stem	Positive
Gemstone	Peridot
Colors	Gold and Maroon
Roughly equivalent western sign	Leo
Polarity	Yang
Food	Cloves
Countries [3]	United States, France, Norway, Hungary, Indonesia, Laos, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Melanesia

See also

• Monkey
• Chinese astrology

References

External links

• The Exciting Monkey
• Year of the Monkey
• Monkey compatibility page