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The rabbit (兔) is the fourth in the twelve-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 卯.
In the Vietnamese zodiac and the Gurung zodiac, the cat takes the place of the rabbit. In the Malay zodiac, the mousedeer takes the place of the rabbit.
Years and elements
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Rabbit", while also bearing the following elemental sign:
| Start date | End date | Heavenly branch |
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| 29 January 1903 | 15 February 1904 | Water Rabbit |
| 14 February 1915 | 3 February 1916 | Wood Rabbit |
| 2 February 1927 | 22 January 1928 | Fire Rabbit |
| 19 February 1939 | 7 February 1940 | Earth Rabbit |
| 6 February 1951 | 26 January 1952 | Metal Rabbit |
| 25 January 1963 | 12 February 1964 | Water Rabbit |
| 11 February 1975 | 30 January 1976 | Wood Rabbit |
| 29 January 1987 | 16 February 1988 | Fire Rabbit |
| 16 February 1999 | 4 February 2000 | Earth Rabbit |
| 3 February 2011 | 22 January 2012 | Metal Rabbit |
| 22 January 2023 | 9 February 2024 | Water Rabbit |
| 8 February 2035 | 27 January 2036 | Wood Rabbit |
| 26 January 2047 | 13 February 2048 | Fire Rabbit |
| 11 February 2059 | 1 February 2060 | Earth Rabbit |
| 31 January 2071 | 18 February 2072 | Metal Rabbit |
| 17 February 2083 | 5 February 2084 | Water Rabbit |
| 5 February 2095 | 24 January 2096 | Wood Rabbit |
Basic astrological associations
| Earthly branch: | Tree |
| Element: | Wood |
| Yin Yang: | Yin |
| Lunar month: | Second |
| Lucky numbers: | 3, 6, 9 |
| Lucky flowers: | Plantago, lily, nerve plant, snapdragon |
| Lucky colors: | Black, pink, purple, blue, grey, red; Avoid: brown, yellow, white |
| Season: | Spring |
2023–2024
The Year of the Rabbit does not exactly correspond with years of the commonly used Gregorian calendar. For the 2023–2024 Gregorian time period, the Year of the Tiger begins on 22 January 2023 and ends on 9 February 2024. This is a year of the Water Rabbit. Classical nomenclature uses the stem-branch reckoning for this year, guǐ-mǎo (癸卯) of the sexagenary cycle. It is the current zodiac whose time zone is UTC+12:00 or later.
See also
References
- "Tamu (Gurung) Losar Festival". ECS Nepal. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- Farouk Yahya (2015). "Glossary". Magic and Divination in Malay Manuscripts. Brill. p. 296-306. ISBN 978-90-04-30172-6.
- "When is Chinese New Year?". pinyin.info. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "Chinese Zodiac – Rabbit (Hare)". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
External links
Media related to Rabbit (zodiac) at Wikimedia Commons
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