2020 Chinese Zodiac
2020 is the Year of the Yang Metal Rat.
This Rat year begins on Chinese New Year, January 25, 2020, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 2020?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before January 25, 2020, your sign is actually the Pig (the previous lunar year) — not the Rat.
The element of 2020
⚔️ Yang Metal — Metal is resolve, discipline, and ambition. It sharpens an animal into something focused and unbending, with strong principles and a will of steel. Metal types achieve a great deal, but their rigidity and pride can isolate them.
People born in the Year of the Rat
The Rat opens the cycle because it is first to act — quick, perceptive, and impossible to corner. People born under the Rat read a room before they walk into it, spotting opportunity and risk in the same glance. They are resourceful survivalists who hoard not out of greed but out of foresight: a Rat always wants a way out and a little put aside. Charming in conversation and ruthless in private calculation, they thrive in chaos that paralyses others.
Rat lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | Blue, Gold, Green |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 2, 3 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara (千手观音) |
Other Years of the Rat
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2020?
2020 is the year of the Rat — more precisely the Yang Metal Rat. The Rat year begins on Chinese New Year, January 25, 2020.
If I was born in January 2020, what is my sign?
If you were born before January 25, 2020, you are actually a Pig (the previous lunar year), not a Rat. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 2020?
The 2020 year carries the Yang Metal element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yang Metal Rat.