The Year of the Rat  2008

Feb. 7   2008— Jan.  25   2009

The Lunar Years of the Rat in the Western Calendar

1912

1924

1936

1948

1960

1972

1984

1996

2008

2020

Feb. 7 2008—Jan.  25   2009

The Rat is respected and considered a courageous, resourceful, cunning, and enterprising person. People born in the Year of Rat are clever and bright, sociable and family-minded. They have broad interests and strong ability in adapting to the environment and able to react adequately to any changes. They are great survivors. The Rat is charming, imaginative, very clever and opportunistic in money. They are gifted in many ways and have an easy going manner. When they decided to do something, they usually do it very well. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful.

Disadvantage of the Rat people is they are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money. Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip.

PROSPECT OF THE YEAR

Your year ahead: The sun will shine upon you. However, this year is more favourable to men than women. Men will have power and finance whether it be business or investment.  Best time for partnership is March 19  to April 17. Most favourable time for marriage is July 16^th to August 13.   Female pigs should avoid disputes and be careful with their spoken word this year.

Famous Rats: Prince Charles: Claude Monet; Franz Joseph Haydn; Gene Kelly; George Washington; Jimmy Carter; Marlon Brando; Plato; Tchaikovsky; William Shakespeare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Al Gore; T.S. Eliot; George Bush Sr; Louis Armstrong; Truman Capote; Irving Berlin; Doris Day; Clark Gable; Yves St Laurent; Gene Kelly; Andrea Lloyd Webber; Charlotte Bronte; Richard Nixon; Olivia Newton-John; Cameron Diaz; John McCain; Michelangelo; Roy Orbison; Bobby Darin;  John Howard.

Best Business Partner:  Ox

Best Marriage partner: Monkey, Dragon

Conflict : Horse