Year of the Monkey 申
Yang Metal branch · Inventive · playful · endlessly curious
Solves it with a joke.
Monkey years are linked to wit and invention — you may solve with play what others grind through. The tradition's caution is cleverness used to dodge rather than build. People born in Monkey years are traditionally read as clever, playful, endlessly inventive.
Which years belong to the Monkey?
A zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. Born in January or early February of a year below, you may belong to the previous animal — the calculator on the Chinese zodiac page uses the true boundary date for your birth year.
- 1944Wood Monkey
- 1956Fire Monkey
- 1968Earth Monkey
- 1980Metal Monkey
- 1992Water Monkey
- 2004Wood Monkey
- 2016Fire Monkey
- 2028Earth Monkey
The element changes each cycle — a Wood Monkey and a Earth Monkey share the branch but not the stem, which is why the same animal feels different across generations.
Who does the Monkey get along with?
- Trine partners
- Rat and Dragon — the traditional harmony triangle: animals said to run in the same pack, sharing instincts and plans without friction.
- Secret friend
- Snake — the six-harmony pairing: quiet, reliable loyalty rather than fireworks.
- Clash
- Tiger — the opposite branch, six places across the wheel. Traditionally read as friction that demands effort, not a verdict on any real pair of people.
Lucky numbers by tradition: 4, 9. These are traditional associations, not predictions — a full match reads all four pillars, not the year animal alone. Run a real match →
Famous Monkeys
Verified birth dates from public records — tap any chart to see the whole thing.
- Lyndon B. JohnsonPresident of the United States from 1963 to 1969
- Bob MarleyJamaican reggae musician
- Céline DionFrench Canadian singer
- NeymarBrazilian footballer
- Elizabeth TaylorBritish-American actress
- Rishi SunakFormer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024 and Leader of the Conservative Party
- Tom HanksAmerican actor and film producer
- George LucasAmerican filmmaker and philanthropist
The Monkey is one pillar of four
Your year animal is an eighth of a full Chinese chart: BaZi reads a stem and branch for your year, month, day and hour, and the day — not the year — carries your core self.