23 September 2026

12 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Yang Fire year pillar

Fire Rat (1936, 1996, 2056)

Fire Rat years are 1936, 1996, 2056 within 1901–2099. 丙子 is pillar 13 of the 60-year cycle: Yang Fire is its year-stem element, while the Rat branch remains Water.

Fire Rat personality

The Fire Rat makes its observations more openly, giving a usually watchful animal a lively, persuasive voice. Fire's expressive symbolism shifts the emphasis from quietly spotting an opportunity to rallying others around it. The tension is between the Rat's instinct to keep options available and an enthusiasm that wants to announce a decision before every detail has been checked.

Born in 1936, 1996, 2056? Check the opening date below before choosing this variant.

丙子: pillar anatomy

Heavenly stem
丙 Bing · Yang Fire
Animal branch
子 Zi · Yang Water
Year stem and fixed branch
Water controls Fire
Solar month 11
Major Snow · Winter
Branch compass and double-hour
N · 23:00–01:00
Hidden stems
癸 guǐ Water (primary)

In the Five Phases cycle, Water regulates Fire.

Na Yin pair: 涧下水

Water Na Yin · paired with 丁丑 Yin Fire Ox in the 30 Na Yin pairs.

Exact date records

Fire Rat years, 1901–2099

The complete 丙子 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 Rat with the current Yang Fire Horse year

Animal branches

Clash

Clash 六冲

Year elements

Fire meets Fire

Fire year stem with the current Fire year stem.

Same branch, five stems

Compare all five Rat elements

Calendar and pillar conventions are recorded in the methodology.