Year of the Monkey 猴

The Monkey is sign 9 of the twelve-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Recent and upcoming Monkey years include 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028 — but remember the animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on January 1, so January and early-February birthdays may belong to the previous sign.

Monkey years

Between 1940 and 2035 the Year of the Monkey falls in: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028. Each of those years also carries an element from the ten-year Heavenly Stem cycle, so no two Monkey years in a row are quite the same flavour — a full animal-and-element combination repeats only every 60 years. Check any single year, for example born in 2016, for its exact pairing.

Monkey personality

Witty, inventive and impossible to bore, the Monkey treats every problem as a puzzle with a shortcut hidden in it. Monkeys learn fast and joke faster, though their cleverness occasionally outruns their patience.

Lucky numbers and colours

In the tradition this site follows, the Monkey's lucky numbers are 4 and 9 and its lucky colours are white, blue, gold. Treat these as the fun part of the reading — a nudge for a jersey number or a notebook colour, not a strategy.

Monkey compatibility

Traditionally sparkling with Rat and Dragon, and curious with Snake. Tiger, the opposite sign, may turn play into rivalry. You can test any pairing on the 12×12 compatibility matrix.

Famous Monkeys

Well-known people born in a Year of the Monkey include Leonardo da Vinci (born 1452) and Tom Hanks (born 1956) — listed by birth year only, which is all the zodiac claims about them.

Not sure if you're a Monkey?

Birthdays near Lunar New Year are the classic trap. Use the finder on the homepage with your exact birth date, or check the New Year dates table for your year.

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Zodiac Sign Finder is for entertainment. Astrology is a tradition of stories and symbols, not a science — enjoy your reading the way you'd enjoy a fortune cookie: lightly.