Aquarius × Year of the Rat

aquarius · rat

Air · Element Water

Wind brushes the water and ripples spread. You're perceptive and good with words, and you read people's moods well. At your best, your understanding connects very different people. Watch out for being carried along by everyone's feelings.

Light · strengths

Aquarius · Independent, open-minded, inventive

Year of the Rat · Clever, adaptable, resourceful

Shadow · room to grow

Aquarius · You can seem detached, and you sometimes explain feelings instead of sharing them

Year of the Rat · You think a lot, can be overly cautious, and don't easily show your hand

In love

Aquarius · Friends first, then partners. When your freedom is respected, you feel safe getting close.

Year of the Rat · Thoughtful and devoted to home, you remember the little things about the people you love.

At work

Aquarius · You do well wherever new thinking is needed. On a team, you are often the one asking, “Why not try it?”

Year of the Rat · You are good at work that needs quick adjustment. Give you resources and you will use them exactly right.

Getting along

These are traditional pairings, shared as culture.

Same-element signs: Gemini × Year of the Rat · Libra × Year of the Rat
Three-harmony animals: Aquarius × Year of the Dragon · Aquarius × Year of the Monkey

Which birthdays are Aquarius × Year of the Rat?

Counted by Chinese New Year (the everyday rule): each box lists the dates that are both Aquarius and in that Year of the Rat.

1948 ◐Feb 10 – Feb 18Jan 20 – Jan 28, 1949
1960 ◐Jan 28 – Feb 18Jan 20 – Feb 14, 1961
1972 ◐Feb 15 – Feb 18Jan 20 – Feb 2, 1973
1984 ◐Feb 2 – Feb 18Jan 20 – Feb 18, 1985
1996 ◐Jan 20 – Feb 6, 1997
2008 ◐Feb 7 – Feb 18Jan 20 – Jan 25, 2009
2020 ◐Jan 25 – Feb 18Jan 20 – Feb 11, 2021

Years marked ◐ are split by Chinese New Year, so only the dates listed count as this animal. Counting from Lichun (the BaZi rule) shifts the line by a few more days.