Jade Rat figurine
Eastern zodiac · water · yang

Year of the Rat

quickresourcefulsocial

Rat is the first sign because it got there first: quick, resourceful, always aware of where the exits and the opportunities are. Charming in a room, careful with what it keeps. Rats notice details other people walk past and turn them into advantage.


Years1996 · 2008 · 2020 · 2032
Hours11pm–1am
Fixed elementwater
TrineDoers

In love

Witty and attentive, slow to fully trust. Wants a partner who keeps up and keeps secrets.

At work

Thrives where speed and reading people pay: sales, strategy, anything with a deal in it.


Who it gets on with
Same trine — natural allies
Secret friend
Clash

The trine is a group of four that share a way of moving through the world. The secret friend is the pairing that steadies you; the clash sits directly opposite on the wheel.

Water

intuition, adaptability, depth of feeling It feeds wood and controls fire.

In the app

Your animal and the year's element.

Celestine works both out from your birth date and compares two people across the trines.