1960, 2020 Chinese Zodiac: Metal Rat
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If you were born in 1960 or 2020, the annual pillar of the Metal Rat corresponds to your main Chinese zodiac sign.
Let us remember in preamble that the Chinese lunisolar calendar being based on the lunar cycles, the dates of the Year of the Metal Rat are different from a year of the Gregorian calendar (see below the exact dates of the Metal Rat Years).
In Chinese astrology, your date of birth can be broken down into four pillars of destiny (四柱 命理 学) or Ba-Zi (八字). Each pillar of destiny is associated with an animal and a Chinese element and corresponds to one of the periods of your birth (year, month, day and hour). If you were born at a Rat Hour, a Metal Rat Day or during a Metal Rat Month, each of these periods also corresponds to a pillar of destiny. The four pillars of the Metal Rat share the same imaged destiny, which you can discover further down the page.
Furthermore, if your year of birth is 1960 or 2020 and the Metal Rat is therefore your 1st pillar of destiny (your main Chinese zodiac sign, which is the one corresponding to your personality and your relationship to the world and with others), then all Metal Rat Days and Months, as well as the Chinese Hour of the Rat, are lucky times for you.
Find below the list of the annual and monthly dates of the Metal Rat's Chinese calendar, as well as the hours ruled by the Rat. Then discover the personality and characteristics of the Metal Rat, his lucky talismans (color, number, stone, fragrance), his Chinese birth chart (energy composition) and his love compatibility with the 12 animal signs of Chinese astrology. See also the traditional Chinese method that parents use to choose the birth name of a Metal Rat child, as well as the list of ideal trades supplemented by a list of celebrities born during the Chinese Year of the Metal Rat.
Metal Rat's Chinese calendar
Annual Calendar of the Metal Rat
What is my Chinese zodiac sign if I was born in 1960?
According to Chinese astrology, Lunar New Year 1960 is a Year of the Metal Rat that begins on January 28, 1960 and ends on February 14, 1961. In 1960, the animal that governs the Chinese year is the Rat (Terrestrial Branch) associated with the Yang Metal element (Celestial Trunk). The Feng Shui Year 1960 (from February 4, 1960 to February 3, 1961) corresponds to the Kua year n°4.
What is my Chinese zodiac sign if I was born in 2020?
According to the Chinese horoscope, Chinese New Year 2020 is a Year of the Metal Rat that begins on January 25, 2020 and ends on February 11, 2021. In 2020, the Chinese zodiac sign that governs the Lunar year is the Rat (Terrestrial Branch) associated with the Yang Metal element (Celestial Trunk). The Feng Shui Year 2020 (from February 4, 2020 to February 3, 2021) corresponds to the Kua year n°7.
What does 2020 forecast for the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac?
Metal Rat among the 5 Rat types
In the Chinese horoscope, each animal sign combines with one of the 5 elements of Wu Xing and Feng Shui. The Metal Rat therefore associates the Earthly Branch of the Rat with the Heavenly Stem of Yang Metal. Since the Rat is a Chinese zodiac sign of Yang polarity, the elements linked to it always appear in their Yang expression: Yang Wood, Yang Fire, Yang Earth, Yang Metal or Yang Water.
This combination makes the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rat firmer, more determined and sharper in their choices. Metal gives structure to their strategic intelligence. The Metal Rat knows how to defend their interests, organize priorities and pursue a goal with remarkable concentration. But this strength can become rigidity when they refuse to acknowledge their mistakes or deal with nuance.
For each Rat associated with their Heavenly Stem, the pillar of destiny also helps understand the imaged destiny linked to their birth year. In the case of the Metal Rat, it emphasizes optimism, entrepreneurship and the ability to build over time, while also recalling the risk of intransigence.
Metal Rat Personality
Characteristics: You are a Metal Rat if you were born in 1960 or 2020. Your lucky number is 37.
Personality: Completely absorbed in what they undertake, people born in the Year of the Metal Rat love their freedom more than anything else. They hate being pushed or forced into a situation they did not choose. The Metal Rat is the most jealous and domineering of their peers, but also one of the most brilliant when it comes to finding solutions to complex problems.
Their thirst for recognition can be intense. The Metal Rat wants to be esteemed, respected, sometimes admired, and does not easily tolerate failure or indifference. Yet they have much to gain when they learn to transform setbacks into method rather than wounded pride. Intelligent and emotional when they feel safe, they can also be very generous, especially toward loved ones who offer them steady moral support.
Metal Rat's Pillar of Destiny
Imaged destiny: "The earth of the wall" (Yang)
Meaning of the Metal Rat's birth pillar: optimism, entrepreneurship, ability to build over time, tendency to make moral judgments (intransigence).
🐉 What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
Monthly Calendar of the Metal Rat
Metal Rat Month dates from 1970
If you are of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Metal Rat, that is to say that you were born during the Year of the Metal Rat (1960, 2020), then these periods are your lucky months. Furthermore, if you were born during one of these periods, then your 2nd pillar of destiny is the pillar of the Month of the Metal Rat (relationships with family and ancestors).
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🌙 Chinese horoscope of the month
Daily Calendar of the Metal Rat
Metal Rat Days from 1970 to 2043
If you are of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Metal Rat, that is to say that you were born during the Year of the Metal Rat (1960, 2020), then these days are your lucky days. Furthermore, if you were born one of the days below, then your 3rd pillar of destiny is the pillar of the Day of the Metal Rat (the second chance in life, active from about 30 years old).
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📅 Chinese horoscope of the day
Hour of the Rat
The Hour of the Rat lasts from 11:00pm to 12:59am (local hour).
Metal Rat's talismans and lucky charms
- Lucky color (protection): Green, red, orange, ocher
- Lucky number: 37
- Protective stone: Rainbow fluorite
- Essential oil, fragrance: Lemongrass
Birth chart, baby names and love compatibility
Chinese astrology chart of the Metal Rat
Intrinsic Chinese elements (birth chart): Water, Metal
Energy balancing elements for the Metal Rat
Corrective Chinese elements: Wood, Fire, Earth
☯ Harmonization of the 5 Chinese elements and Feng Shui
Birth names of the Metal Rat
The ideal first name of a baby of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Metal Rat, boy or girl, must contain symbolically or etymologically one or more of its corrective elements. The first names associated with the Wood, Fire and Earth elements are the most suitable for restoring or strengthening the energy balance of the baby Metal Rat.
👶 List of baby names according to Chinese astrology
Love and lucky wedding match of the Metal Rat
Love compatibility of the Metal Rat, man or woman
Chinese years of birth most compatible with the Chinese zodiac sign of the Metal Rat:
Best love match for a Metal Rat born in 1960: 1956, 1960, 1961, 1964
Best love match for a Metal Rat born in 2020: 2016, 2020, 2021, 2024
💘 Love compatibility of the Rat with the 12 Chinese zodiac signs
Ideal jobs for the Metal Rat
Banker, accountant, art critic, transformist
💼 Jobs Chinese zodiac compatibility
Stars, celebrities and eminent personalities
Famous people born in the Year of the Metal Rat 1960
Tim Cook, Tilda Swinton, Peggy Whitson, Holly Johnson, Cherie Chung, Naruhito (Emperor of Japan), Khaled, Ayrton Senna, John Schneider, Rafael Benítez, Steve Clark, Bono (Paul Hewson), Yannick Noah, Mohanlal, Hideaki Anno, Kristin Scott Thomas, Balakrishna Nandamuri, Kim Alexis, Yōichi Takahashi, lva Budarova, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, David Duchovny, Antonio Banderas, Koji Kondo, Sarah Brightman, Sean Penn, Leroy Chiao, Chalino Sánchez, Colin Firth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Diego, Diego Maradona, RuPaul, Julianne Moore
Famous people born in the Year of the Metal Rat 2020
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