What year is the year of the rat?
The year of the rat is determined according to the traditional calendar of China. The "mouse" in the zodiac corresponds to the child in the twelve earthly branches. The year of the rat is a child year, and every twelve years is regarded as a cycle. Mice are very clever. They think they will achieve something by their cleverness. Rats have strong goals all their lives, and they will work hard for them.
Rat people can understand the importance of accumulating wealth, so they don't worry about food and clothing all their lives. Rat people have a strong desire for profit, and they will continue to strive to satisfy their desire for profit. After middle age, rat people can have a smooth sailing and everything goes well.
How to judge the year of the rat
Divide the number of AD by 12, and the year with the remainder of 4 is the year of the rat. The formula is: the number of years in AD ÷ 12= a quotient, and the remainder is 4. For example: 2008÷ 12= quotient 167, and the remainder is 4. Therefore, 2008 is the year of the rat.
The year of the Rat is counted from beginning of spring in the twenty-four solar terms, because the year of the Zodiac is attached to the calendar year of the main branch, and the calendar year of the main branch is the calendar year method of the main branch. The same is true of the official almanac of past dynasties (that is, the Yellow Calendar).
There is no doubt that the lunar calendar only uses branches to mark the year, which ranges from the first day of the first month to New Year's Eve.