24 September 2026

12 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Yang Fire year pillar

Fire Monkey (1956, 2016, 2076)

Fire Monkey years are 1956, 2016, 2076 within 1901–2099. 丙申 is pillar 33 of the 60-year cycle: Yang Fire is its year-stem element, while the Monkey branch remains Metal.

Fire Monkey personality

Fire makes the Monkey's quick wit more visible, adding enthusiasm and a willingness to try an idea in front of other people. This variant values the lively exchange in which a possibility is tested immediately. Its tension is between play and attention, since a fast response or a well-timed joke can bypass the slower explanation that someone else was trying to offer.

Born in 1956, 2016, 2076? Check the opening date below before choosing this variant.

丙申: pillar anatomy

Heavenly stem
丙 Bing · Yang Fire
Animal branch
申 Shen · Yang Metal
Year stem and fixed branch
Fire controls Metal
Solar month 7
Start of Autumn · Autumn
Branch compass and double-hour
WSW · 15:00–17:00
Hidden stems
庚 gēng Metal (primary); 壬 rén Water (middle); 戊 wù Earth (residual)

In the Five Phases cycle, Fire regulates Metal.

Na Yin pair: 山下火

Fire Na Yin · paired with 丁酉 Yin Fire Rooster in the 30 Na Yin pairs.

Exact date records

Fire Monkey years, 1901–2099

The complete 丙申 pillar returns every sixty years. Each record below keeps the same animal, stem element, and polarity, while its exact lunar-year boundary and leap-month pattern change.

2026 live coordinate

Fire Monkey with the current Yang Fire Horse year

Year elements

Fire meets Fire

Fire year stem with the current Fire year stem.

Same branch, five stems

Compare all five Monkey elements

Calendar and pillar conventions are recorded in the methodology.