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The Rabbit ( 兔 ) is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the earthly branch symbol 卯.

In the related Vietnamese zodiac, the cat takes the place of the rabbit.^[1][2]

[edit] Years and the Five Elements

Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the Rabbit," while also bearing the following elemental sign:

• 29 January 1903 - 15 February 1904: Water Rabbit
• 14 February 1915 - 2 February 1916: Wood Rabbit
• 2 February 1927 - 22 January 1928: Fire Rabbit
• 19 February 1939 - 7 February 1940: Earth Rabbit
• 6 February 1951 - 26 January 1952: Metal Rabbit
• 25 January 1963 - 12 February 1964: Water Rabbit
• 11 February 1975 - 30 January 1976: Wood Rabbit
• 29 January 1987 - 16 February 1988: Fire Rabbit
• 16 February 1999 - 4 February 2000: Earth Rabbit
• 3 February 2011 - 22 January 2012: Metal Rabbit
• 2023 - 2024: Water Rabbit
• 2035 - 2036: Wood Rabbit
• 2047 - 2048: Fire Rabbit

[edit] Traditional Rabbit Attributes/Associations

Attribute
Zodiac Location	4th
Ruling hours	5am-7am
Direction	East
Motto	“I Retreat”
Season and month	Spring, March
Fixed element	Wood
Stem	Negative
Gemstone	Aquamarine
Color	Green, Aqua
Roughly equivalent western sign	Pisces
Polarity	Yin
Countries	Oman, Iraq, Malaysia, Croatia, Chile, Syria

[edit] References

1. ^ "Question # 16 : Cat and Rabbit". "Master Rao's Astrology Center" at asiaflash.com. http://www.asiaflash.com/rao/repon-16.shtml. Retrieved 2007-06-02. "for some "Chinese-inspired" peoples in Southeast Asia, especially the Vietnamese, the Rabbit is replaced by the Cat" 
2. ^ Dror Poleg. "Chinese Astrology - Chinese Zodiac Symbols". danwei.org. http://www.danwei.org/china_information/chinese_astrology_chinese_zodi.php. Retrieved 2007-06-02. "For example, the Vietnamese zodiac is identical to Chinese zodiac except the fourth animal is the cat not the rabbit" 

[edit] See also

• Rabbit
• Chinese Zodiac

[edit] External links

• Another Rabbit zodiac site
• Tarot.com profile
• Rabbit Chinese Star sign
• Rabbit compatibility page
• Chinese Zodiac