- Animal
- 🐀 Rat (鼠)
- Element
- Earth 土 · Yang
- Stem & Branch
- 戊子 · Wù Zǐ
- Year starts
- February 7, 2008 (Lunar New Year)
- Year ends
- January 25, 2009
- Age in 2027
- turns 19
- 2027 Tai Sui
- a harm with Tai Sui
The Earth Rat personality
A steadier Rat: sharp instincts with more patience, ballast, and follow-through.
The Earth Rat stands out from other Rat years by mixing the Rat’s quick mind and alert timing with the weight and realism of Yang Earth. Rat is a Water sign by branch, so this combination does not erase the Rat’s social intelligence, curiosity, or talent for reading a room. Instead, Earth gives those traits more staying power.
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Best matches and clashes
Six Harmony partner: 🐀 Rat & 🐂 Ox. Three Harmony partners: 🐀 Rat & 🐉 Dragon, 🐀 Rat & 🐒 Monkey. Clash: 🐀 Rat & 🐎 Horse.
A Rat born in 2008 in the 2027 Fire Goat year
2027 is a harm with Tai Sui for the Rat. See the month-by-month forecast in Rat horoscope 2027.
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What Chinese zodiac is 2008?
2008 is the Year of the Earth Rat (戊子, Wù Zǐ). It runs from Lunar New Year on February 7, 2008 to January 25, 2009.
What element is 2008 in Chinese astrology?
Earth (土), in its Yang form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 戊 and its Earthly Branch is 子 (Rat).
Is someone born in January 2008 a Rat?
Born in January or early February 2008, before February 7, 2008? Then your sign is the Fire Pig of 2007.
Who is a Earth Rat compatible with?
Traditionally the Rat pairs best with the Ox, Dragon, Monkey and finds the Horse most challenging.
What does 2027 mean for someone born in 2008?
2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Rat it is a harm with Tai Sui. A person born in 2008 turns 19 in 2027.
Dates are computed from the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar New Year). Some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun (around February 4) instead. Updated 2026-11-05.