Year of the Monkey

Year of the Monkey  of the  Chinese Lunar Calendar  starts on the New Moon of 8 February  2016  – 27 January 2017.

Since the Dragon is one of the best friends of the monkey aside from the rat born, maybe this year would be an exciting year for me in terms of financial , business, lovemates, and interests..so i expect a  thrilling rides, but old  chinese annals say that the only  sign who can fool a dragon is the monkey.

“Force and power are the symbols attributed to the Dragon. To the Chinese, the Dragon is born in the most desirable year, blessed by the gods and goddesses in heaven. Possessing magical powers, the versatile Dragon is capable of soaring to the highest heavenly heights or diving to the depths of the sea.
Dragons may devote themselves to a great cause or work, and if so, they will see it through to the end. This talent work two ways, as they can be equally devoted to a bad cause and equally successful in it. Dragons can’t help but win!
This is undoubtedly due to the fact that of all the Chinese signs, those born under the influence of the Dragon are considered the luckiest of all and good fortune simply follows them wherever they go. They have strong karma to lead and succeed. If a Dragon takes action to realize dreams, there is no limit to the heights that can be achieved. Not only that, they also have the Midas touch. It is said that the Year of the Dragon is good for business and all money-making schemes.

Consequently, those born in this year have an inherent knack for attracting money and they generally enjoy financial prosperity. The Chinese say that the Dragon leaves wealth and prosperity in his path. Hence, the Dragon leads the street processions during Chinese New Year. The Dragon brings the Four Benedictions of the East — wealth, virtue, harmony, and long life.

The Stimulating Dragon
Romance for the Dragon is never simple, with one crazy state of mind following another, creating a series of highs and lows in his love life. There are two types of Dragon lovers: those who fall in love and commit themselves to a serious relationship when they are fairly young, and those who tend to be loners and perhaps never marry at all. In general, the former enjoy a stable and satisfactory married life while the latter flirt from one love affair to another, never really giving any of them a chance to develop.

Since Dragons are not prone to marrying young, many committed bachelors and spinsters are born under the influence of this sign; truthfully, the Dragon may be happier alone. In any partnership Dragon folk will first and foremost seek an intellectual rapport, because these people get as much of a charge from mental stimulation as they do from having sex. Of course they bring to any relationship their own inimitable touch of magic and that Dragon element of good fortune. But the male Dragon is perhaps happier in love than his female counterpart, for this, being a strongly masculine sign, often produces dominant women who tend to take over the relationship and rather blindly tread all over the sensitivities of their partners.”

From  ://www.holymtn.com/astrology , the Chinese perpetual calendar lays out each year together with that year’s animal sign, its element and its masculine or feminine principle. .this is a good reference.

		ANIMAL
YEAR	FROM – TO	SYMBOL	ELEMENT	ASPECT
1900	31 January 1900 – 18 February 1901	Rat	Metal	+
1901	19 February 1901 – 7 February 1902	Ox	Metal	–
1902	8 February 1902 – 28 January 1903	Tiger	Water	+
1903	29 January 1903 – 15 February 1904	Rabbit	Water	–
1904	16 February 1904 – 3 February 1905	Dragon	Wood	+
1905	4 February 1905 – 24 January 1906	Snake	Wood	–
1906	25 January 1906 – 12 February 1907	Horse	Fire	+
1907	13 February 1907 – 1 February 1908	Sheep	Fire	–
1908	2 February 1908 – 21 January 1909	Monkey	Earth	+
1909	22 January 1909 – 9 February 1910	Rooster	Earth	–
1910	10 February 1910 – 29 January 1911	Dog	Metal	+
1911	30 January 1911 – 17 February 1912	Pig	Metal	–
1912	18 February 1912 – 5 February 1913	Rat	Water	+
1913	6 February 1913 – 25 January 1914	Ox	Water	–
1914	26 January 1914 – 13 February 1915	Tiger	Wood	+
1915	14 February 1915 – 2 February 1916	Rabbit	Wood	–
1916	3 February 1916 – 22 January 1917	Dragon	Fire	+
1917	23 January 1917 – 10 February 1918	Snake	Fire	–
1918	11 February 1918 – 31 January 1919	Horse	Earth	+
1919	1 February 1919 – 19 February 1920	Sheep	Earth	–
1920	20 February 1920 – 7 February 1921	Monkey	Metal	+
1921	8 February 1921 – 27 January 1922	Rooster	Metal	–
1922	28 January 1922 – 15 February 1923	Dog	Water	+
1923	16 February 1923 – 4 February 1924	Pig	Water	–
1924	5 February 1924 – 24 January 1925	Rat	Wood	+
1925	25 January 1925 – 12 February 1926	Ox	Wood	–
1926	13 February 1926 – 1 February 1927	Tiger	Fire	+
1927	2 February 1927 – 22 January 1928	Rabbit	Fire	–
1928	23 January 1928 – 9 February 1929	Dragon	Earth	+
1929	10 February 1929 – 29 January 1930	Snake	Earth	–
1930	30 January 1930 – 16 February 1931	Horse	Metal	+
1931	17 February 1931 – 5 February 1932	Sheep	Metal	–
1932	6 February 1932 – 25 January 1933	Monkey	Water	+
1933	26 January 1933 – 13 February 1934	Rooster	Water	–
1934	14 February 1934 – 3 February 1935	Dog	Wood	+
1935	4 February 1935 – 23 January 1936	Pig	Wood	–
1936	24 January 1936 – 10 February 1937	Rat	Fire	+
1937	11 February 1937 – 30 January 1938	Ox	Fire	–
1938	31 January 1938 – 18 February 1939	Tiger	Earth	+
1939	19 February 1939 – 7 February 1940	Rabbit	Earth	–
1940	8 February 1940 – 26 January 1941	Dragon	Metal	+
1941	27 January 1941 – 14 February 1942	Snake	Metal	–
1942	15 February 1942 – 4 February 1943	Horse	Water	+
1943	5 February 1943 – 24 January 1944	Sheep	Water	–
1944	25 January 1944 – 12 February 1945	Monkey	Wood	+
1945	13 February 1945 – 1 February 1946	Rooster	Wood	–
1946	2 February 1946 – 21 January 1947	Dog	Fire	+
1947	22 January 1947 – 9 February 1948	Pig	Fire	–
1948	10 February 1948 – 28 January 1949	Rat	Earth	+
1949	29 January 1949 – 16 February 1950	Ox	Earth	–
1950	17 February 1950 – 5 February 1951	Tiger	Metal	+
1951	6 February 1951 – 26 January 1952	Rabbit	Metal	–
1952	27 January 1952 – 13 February 1953	Dragon	Water	+
1953	14 February 1953 – 2 February 1954	Snake	Water	–
1954	3 February 1954 – 16 February 1955	Horse	Wood	+
1955	24 January 1955 – 11 February 1956	Sheep	Wood	–
1956	12 February 1956 – 30 January 1957	Monkey	Fire	+
1957	31 January 1957 – 17 February 1958	Rooster	Fire	–
1958	18 February 1958 – 7 February 1959	Dog	Earth	+
1959	8 February 1959 – 27 January 1960	Pig	Earth	–
1960	28 January 1960 – 14 February 1961	Rat	Metal	+
1961	15 February 1961 – 4 February 1962	Ox	Metal	–
1962	5 February 1962 – 24 January 1963	Tiger	Water	+
1963	25 January 1963 – 12 February 1964	Rabbit	Water	–
1964	13 February 1964 – 1 February 1965	Dragon	Wood	+
1965	2 February 1965 – 20 January 1966	Snake	Wood	–
1966	21 January 1966 – 8 February 1967	Horse	Fire	+
1967	9 February 1967 – 29 January 1968	Sheep	Fire	–
1968	30 January 1968 – 16 February 1969	Monkey	Earth	+
1969	17 February 1969 – 5 February 1970	Rooster	Earth	–
1970	6 February 1970 – 26 January 1971	Dog	Metal	+
1971	27 January 1971 – 15 January 1972	Pig	Metal	–
1972	16 January 1972 – 2 February 1973	Rat	Water	+
1973	3 February 1973 – 22 January 1974	Ox	Water	–
1974	23 January 1974 – 10 February 1975	Tiger	Wood	+
1975	11 February 1975 – 30 January 1976	Rabbit	Wood	–
1976	31 January 1976 – 17 February 1977	Dragon	Fire	+
1977	18 February 1977 – 6 February 1978	Snake	Fire	–
1978	7 February 1978 – 27 January 1979	Horse	Earth	+
1979	28 January 1979 – 15 February 1980	Sheep	Earth	–
1980	16 February 1980 – 4 February 1981	Monkey	Metal	+
1981	5 February 1981 – 24 January 1982	Rooster	Metal	–
1982	25 January 1982 – 12 February 1983	Dog	Water	+
1983	13 February 1983 – 1 February 1984	Pig	Water	–
1984	2 February 1984 – 19 February 1985	Rat	Wood	+
1985	20 February 1985 – 8 February 1986	Ox	Wood	–
1986	9 February 1986 – 28 January 1987	Tiger	Fire	+
1987	29 January 1987 – 16 February 1988	Rabbit	Fire	–
1988	17 February 1988 – 5 February 1989	Dragon	Earth	+
1989	6 February 1989 – 26 January 1990	Snake	Earth	–
1990	27 January 1990 – 14 February 1991	Horse	Metal	+
1991	15 February 1991 – 3 February 1992	Sheep	Metal	–
1992	4 February 1992 – 22 January 1993	Monkey	Water	+
1993	23 January 1993 – 9 February 1994	Rooster	Water	–
1994	10 February 1994 – 30 January 1995	Dog	Wood	+
1995	31 January 1995 – 18 February 1996	Pig	Wood	–
1996	19 February 1996 – 7 February 1997	Rat	Fire	+
1997	8 February 1997 – 27 January 1998	Ox	Fire	–
1998	28 January 1998 – 15 February 1999	Tiger	Earth	+
1999	16 February 1999 – 4 February 2000	Rabbit	Earth	–
2000	5 February 2000 – 23 January 2001	Dragon	Metal	+
2001	24 January 2001 – 11 February 2002	Snake	Metal	–
2002	12 February 2002 – 31 January 2003	Horse	Water	+
2003	1 February 2003 – 21 January 2004	Sheep	Water	–
2004	22 January 2004 – 8 February 2005	Monkey	Wood	+
2005	9 February 2005 – 28 January 2006	Rooster	Wood	–
2006	29 January 2006 – 17 February 2007	Dog	Fire	+
2007	18 February 2007 – 6 February 2008	Pig	Fire	–
2008	7 February 2008 – 25 January 2009	Rat	Earth	+
2009	26 January 2009 – 13 February 2010	Ox	Earth	–
2010	14 February 2010 – 2 February 2011	Tiger	Metal	+
2011	3 February 2011 – 22 January 2012	Rabbit	Metal	–
2012	23 January 2012 – 9 February 2013	Dragon	Water	+
2013	10 February 2013 – 30 January 2014	Snake	Water	–
2014	31 January 2014 – 18 February 2015	Horse	Wood	+
2015	19 February 2015 – 7 February 2016	Sheep	Wood	–
2016	8 February 2016 – 27 January 2017	Monkey	Fire	+
2017	28 January 2017 – 15 February 2018	Rooster	Fire	–
2018	16 February 2018 – 4 February 2019	Dog	Earth	+
2019	5 February 2019 – 24 January 2020	Pig	Earth	–