1948: Year of the Earth Rat
The 1948 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Earth Rat, and it runs from 10 February 1948 to 28 January 1949 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Rat 鼠
- Element and polarity
- Yang Earth
- Gan-Zhi
- Wu Zi 戊子
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1948, a person turns 78 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1948? You may be Pig, not Rat
Chinese New Year 1948 fell on 10 February 1948. Anyone born between 1 January 1948 and 9 February 1948 — a window of 40 days — belongs to the 1947 zodiac year, the Yin Fire Pig, and not to the Rat.
Check an exact birth date against the 10 February 1948 boundary.
Exact 1948 zodiac year dates
The 1948 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Rat years around 1948
| Rat year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Yang Water Rat | 18 February 1912 |
| 1924 | Yang Wood Rat | 5 February 1924 |
| 1936 | Yang Fire Rat | 24 January 1936 |
| 1960 | Yang Metal Rat | 28 January 1960 |
| 1972 | Yang Water Rat | 15 February 1972 |
| 1984 | Yang Wood Rat | 2 February 1984 |
The exact pairing 戊子 — Yang Earth Rat — returns only once every sixty years: 2008, 2068.