Rat horoscope today
Take carePay a little more attention today
Easy to dig in: loosen up a little
Today is a Ding-Mao day. Its branch, Mao, forms a Punishment with Zi, the branch of the Rat, traditionally a sign of friction and stubbornness. Your branch Zi is Water and the day stem Ding is Fire; Water controls Fire, so you feel in charge. A good day to handle money matters.
Do
Good for finishing work on your own rather than relying on others.
Watch for
When opinions differ, hear people out before responding; do not fight over small things.
Today, area by area
- Work
- Colleagues may hold firm positions; stick to the facts and keep a written record.
- Money
- There are chances for income; good for negotiating prices, collecting payments and sorting accounts.
- Relationships
- Do not insist on being right; give the other person a way to step back.
- Energy
- You feel sharp, but do not work late into the night.
- Lucky hours
- Zi hour 23:00–01:00, Yin hour 03:00–05:00
- Good company today
- Year of the Ox, Year of the Dragon, Year of the Monkey
- Clashes today
- Year of the Horse
- Lucky colour
- White and gold
- Lucky directions
- South (God of Joy), Southwest (God of Wealth)
The Rat over the next six days
- October 21Fairly smoothIn sync with others: help comes from the team
- October 22SteadyA steady day: keep to the plan
- October 23Take carePlans may shift: leave yourself some room
- October 24SteadySmall snags: double-check things
- October 25Fairly smoothIn sync with others: help comes from the team
- October 26SteadyA steady day: keep to the plan
Which years are Rat years?
1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Signs follow the lunar year. If you were born in January or February, you may belong to the previous sign: popular custom switches at Chinese New Year, BaZi at Start of Spring.
A daily forecast that is yours alone
Everyone born in the year of the Rat sees the same forecast today. The member daily forecast is worked out from your full BaZi chart: what to do first today, what to avoid, how work, money and relationships look, and your two best hours, delivered to your inbox or browser at the time you choose.
How to read the zodiac forecast
How is the daily zodiac forecast worked out?
It compares the day's stem and branch with your sign. A Six Harmony or Three Harmony between the day branch and your sign's branch traditionally means easy rapport and help; a clash, punishment or harm signals change or friction. Whether the day stem's element supports or controls your sign's element adds a smaller adjustment. The same sign on the same day always gets the same result.
Why do people with the same sign have different days?
Your zodiac sign reflects only one character, the year of birth, while a BaZi chart has eight: year, month, day and hour. Use the zodiac forecast as a light daily reminder; to see how today relates to your own chart, look at a daily reading based on your full BaZi.
Does the zodiac year start at Chinese New Year or Start of Spring?
Popular custom changes the sign at Chinese New Year, while BaZi uses Start of Spring (around 4 February). If you were born in January or February the two can differ by one sign; calculating your BaZi chart shows your year pillar.
The zodiac forecast follows traditional relationships between the day's stem and branch and each sign. It is cultural content, for reference only.