Monkey (zodiac)
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The Monkey (猴) is one 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 the following elemental sign:
- 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
- 2016 - 2017: Fire Monkey
- 2028 - 2029: Earth Monkey
Traditional Monkey Attributes/Associations
| Attribute | |
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| Zodiac Location | 9th |
| Ruling hours | 3pm-5pm |
| Direction | West Southwest |
| Season and month | Summer, August |
| Gemstone | Emerald |
| Colors | White, Violet |
| Roughly equivalent western sign | Sagittarius |
| Polarity | Yang |
| Food | Cloves |
| Countries |  United States,  France,  Norway,  Hungary,  Indonesia,  Laos,  Faroe Islands,  Luxembourg,  Melanesia
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