1936: Year of the Fire Rat
The 1936 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Fire Rat, and it runs from 24 January 1936 to 10 February 1937 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Rat 鼠
- Element and polarity
- Yang Fire
- Gan-Zhi
- Bing Zi 丙子
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1936, a person turns 90 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1936? You may be Pig, not Rat
Chinese New Year 1936 fell on 24 January 1936. Anyone born between 1 January 1936 and 23 January 1936 — a window of 23 days — belongs to the 1935 zodiac year, the Yin Wood Pig, and not to the Rat.
Check an exact birth date against the 24 January 1936 boundary.
Exact 1936 zodiac year dates
The 1936 lunar year carried a leap month, stretching it to 384 days — which is why the following Chinese New Year falls comparatively late.
Other Rat years around 1936
| Rat year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Yang Water Rat | 18 February 1912 |
| 1924 | Yang Wood Rat | 5 February 1924 |
| 1948 | Yang Earth Rat | 10 February 1948 |
| 1960 | Yang Metal Rat | 28 January 1960 |
| 1972 | Yang Water Rat | 15 February 1972 |
The exact pairing 丙子 — Yang Fire Rat — returns only once every sixty years: 1996, 2056.