Born in 1996, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1996 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1996 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 19 February 1996 and 7 February 1997 are considered born in the Chinese year 1996 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1996 is also known as the Year of the Fire Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1996 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.

When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?

Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1996

Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1996. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1996. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1996 Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player[11]
1997 Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player
1996 Jacob Host, Australian rugby league player
1996 Pelayo Roza, Spanish sprint canoeist
1996 Océane Dodin, French tennis player
1996 Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player
1996 Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
1996 Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer
1996 Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer
1996 Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player
1996 Hailey Baldwin, American model
1996 Skyler Gisondo, American actor
1997 Park Jihyo, South Korean singer
1996 Jack Harrison, English professional footballer
1996 Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer
1996 Nicolas Beer, Danish race car driver
1996 Momo Hirai, Japanese dancer and singer
1996 Anya Taylor-Joy, Argentine-British actress
1996 JuJu Smith-Schuster, American football player
1996 Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper
1996 Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian-American race car driver
1996 Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey player
1996 Birdy, English singer-songwriter
1996 Smriti Mandhana, Indian cricketer
1996 Veronika Domjan, Slovenian athlete
1996 Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
1996 MyKayla Skinner, American gymnast
1996 Tyrell Fuimaono, Australian rugby player
1996 Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter
1996 Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter