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 Emmanuel Mudiay, Congolese basketball player
1996 Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter
1996 Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer
1996 Joe Burrow, American football player
1996 Matt Renshaw, English-Australian cricketer
1996 Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
1997 Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
1996 Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
1996 Morissette, Filipina singer-songwriter
1996 Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player
1996 Jessika Ponchet, French tennis player[30]
1996 Blake Brockington, American trans man and activist (d. 2015)
1996 Oli McBurnie, Scottish footballer
1997 Lamar Jackson, American football player
1996 Lukas Webb, Australian rules footballer
1996 Hugh Bernard, English cricketer
1996 James Graham, British singer
1996 Aiden Moffat, British race car driver
1997 Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist
1996 Sehrou Guirassy, French footballer
1996 Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, Thai singer and dancer
1996 Kyla Ross, American gymnast
1996 Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer
1997 Luis Díaz, Colombian footballer, left winger for English club Liverpool F.C.
1996 Tia-Adana Belle, Barbadian athlete
1996 Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actress
1996 Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
1996 Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player[18]
1996 Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player
1996 Tyrell Fuimaono, Australian rugby player