{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/chinese-zodiac/monkey",
  "animal": "monkey",
  "name": "Monkey",
  "branch": {
    "key": "shen",
    "name": "Shen",
    "hanzi": "申",
    "animal": "monkey"
  },
  "copy": {
    "name": "Monkey",
    "traits": "clever, playful, inventive and curious",
    "summary": "The Monkey is associated with ingenuity, humor and a love of solving puzzles. It learns fast and adapts to anything, and it can grow mischievous, scattered or careless with other people's feelings.",
    "strengths": "Intelligence, wit, versatility, curiosity",
    "challenges": "Mischief, restlessness, opportunism"
  },
  "computedAt": "2026-10-03T20:53:14.892Z",
  "years": [
    {
      "year": 1908,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "戊申",
      "pinyin": "Wu Shen",
      "label": "Earth Monkey",
      "start": "1908-02-02",
      "end": "1909-01-21"
    },
    {
      "year": 1920,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚申",
      "pinyin": "Geng Shen",
      "label": "Metal Monkey",
      "start": "1920-02-20",
      "end": "1921-02-07"
    },
    {
      "year": 1932,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "壬申",
      "pinyin": "Ren Shen",
      "label": "Water Monkey",
      "start": "1932-02-06",
      "end": "1933-01-25"
    },
    {
      "year": 1944,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "甲申",
      "pinyin": "Jia Shen",
      "label": "Wood Monkey",
      "start": "1944-01-25",
      "end": "1945-02-12"
    },
    {
      "year": 1956,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "丙申",
      "pinyin": "Bing Shen",
      "label": "Fire Monkey",
      "start": "1956-02-12",
      "end": "1957-01-30"
    },
    {
      "year": 1968,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "戊申",
      "pinyin": "Wu Shen",
      "label": "Earth Monkey",
      "start": "1968-01-30",
      "end": "1969-02-16"
    },
    {
      "year": 1980,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚申",
      "pinyin": "Geng Shen",
      "label": "Metal Monkey",
      "start": "1980-02-16",
      "end": "1981-02-04"
    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "壬申",
      "pinyin": "Ren Shen",
      "label": "Water Monkey",
      "start": "1992-02-04",
      "end": "1993-01-22"
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "甲申",
      "pinyin": "Jia Shen",
      "label": "Wood Monkey",
      "start": "2004-01-22",
      "end": "2005-02-08"
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "丙申",
      "pinyin": "Bing Shen",
      "label": "Fire Monkey",
      "start": "2016-02-08",
      "end": "2017-01-27"
    },
    {
      "year": 2028,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "戊申",
      "pinyin": "Wu Shen",
      "label": "Earth Monkey",
      "start": "2028-01-26",
      "end": "2029-02-12"
    },
    {
      "year": 2040,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚申",
      "pinyin": "Geng Shen",
      "label": "Metal Monkey",
      "start": "2040-02-12",
      "end": "2041-01-31"
    },
    {
      "year": 2052,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "壬申",
      "pinyin": "Ren Shen",
      "label": "Water Monkey",
      "start": "2052-02-01",
      "end": "2053-02-18"
    },
    {
      "year": 2064,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "甲申",
      "pinyin": "Jia Shen",
      "label": "Wood Monkey",
      "start": "2064-02-17",
      "end": "2065-02-04"
    },
    {
      "year": 2076,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "丙申",
      "pinyin": "Bing Shen",
      "label": "Fire Monkey",
      "start": "2076-02-05",
      "end": "2077-01-23"
    },
    {
      "year": 2088,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "戊申",
      "pinyin": "Wu Shen",
      "label": "Earth Monkey",
      "start": "2088-01-24",
      "end": "2089-02-09"
    },
    {
      "year": 2100,
      "animal": "monkey",
      "animalName": "Monkey",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚申",
      "pinyin": "Geng Shen",
      "label": "Metal Monkey",
      "start": "2100-02-09",
      "end": "2101-01-28"
    }
  ],
  "nextYear": {
    "year": 2028,
    "animal": "monkey",
    "animalName": "Monkey",
    "element": "Earth",
    "polarity": "Yang",
    "hanzi": "戊申",
    "pinyin": "Wu Shen",
    "label": "Earth Monkey",
    "start": "2028-01-26",
    "end": "2029-02-12"
  },
  "thisYear": null,
  "current": {
    "year": 2026,
    "animal": "horse",
    "animalName": "Horse",
    "element": "Fire",
    "polarity": "Yang",
    "hanzi": "丙午",
    "pinyin": "Bing Wu",
    "label": "Fire Horse",
    "start": "2026-02-17",
    "end": "2027-02-05"
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "animal": "rat",
      "name": "Rat",
      "relation": "trine"
    },
    {
      "animal": "ox",
      "name": "Ox",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "tiger",
      "name": "Tiger",
      "relation": "clash"
    },
    {
      "animal": "rabbit",
      "name": "Rabbit",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "dragon",
      "name": "Dragon",
      "relation": "trine"
    },
    {
      "animal": "snake",
      "name": "Snake",
      "relation": "harmony"
    },
    {
      "animal": "horse",
      "name": "Horse",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "goat",
      "name": "Goat",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "rooster",
      "name": "Rooster",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "dog",
      "name": "Dog",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "pig",
      "name": "Pig",
      "relation": "harm"
    }
  ],
  "trine": {
    "element": "Water",
    "animals": [
      "rat",
      "dragon",
      "monkey"
    ]
  },
  "yearStatus": [],
  "answer": "People born in the Year of the Monkey include those born in 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 and 2028, counting from Lunar New Year rather than January 1. The next Year of the Monkey is the Year of the Earth Monkey, from January 26, 2028 to February 12, 2029. The Monkey is clever, playful, inventive and curious.",
  "matchAnswer": "The Monkey's best matches are the Snake, Rat and Dragon (Six Harmonies with the Snake, the Water trine with the Rat and Dragon). Its classical clash is with the Tiger.",
  "currentYearAnswer": "In the current Year of the Fire Horse (February 17, 2026 to February 5, 2027), the Monkey is not in conflict with Tai Sui. Its relationship with the Horse year sign is neutral."
}