2016 Chinese Zodiac
2016 is the Year of the Yang Fire Monkey.
This Monkey year begins on Chinese New Year, February 8, 2016, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 2016?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before February 8, 2016, your sign is actually the Goat (the previous lunar year) — not the Monkey.
The element of 2016
🔥 Yang Fire — Fire is passion, drama, and momentum. It amplifies an animal's confidence and charisma, turning whatever it touches up to maximum intensity. Fire types lead and dazzle, but can scorch themselves and everyone nearby when unchecked.
People born in the Year of the Monkey
The Monkey is the zodiac's clever improviser — inventive, witty, and endlessly curious. Monkeys solve problems sideways, finding the angle no one else considered and having fun doing it. They are quick learners who get bored quickly too, juggling a dozen interests with restless brilliance. Socially fluent and a little mischievous, a Monkey can talk its way into and out of almost anything. Behind the play is a sharp, ambitious mind that hates losing and rarely shows how hard it is actually working.
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Monkey lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | White, Gold, Blue |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 4, 9 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Vairocana Buddha (大日如来) |
Other Years of the Monkey
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2016?
2016 is the year of the Monkey — more precisely the Yang Fire Monkey. The Monkey year begins on Chinese New Year, February 8, 2016.
If I was born in January 2016, what is my sign?
If you were born before February 8, 2016, you are actually a Goat (the previous lunar year), not a Monkey. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 2016?
The 2016 year carries the Yang Fire element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yang Fire Monkey.