Horse and Monkey in love
Fun, flirtatious and full of activity. Long-term it needs deliberate commitment.
Neutral
Horse and Monkey Compatibility
Horse and Monkey compatibility: they sit 2 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 2 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Horse year
- 2038 new year in late Jan or Feb
- Next Monkey year
- 2028 starts Jan 26, 2028
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Horse and Monkey compatible?
Horse and Monkey are both lively, sociable and quick, and they keep each other entertained. The Horse is direct and energetic, the Monkey clever and playful. Each enjoys the other's company, though neither is naturally inclined to provide stability.
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Working together
Fast-moving and inventive; good for sales, events and start-ups.
Where it goes wrong
The Monkey's tricks irritating the straightforward Horse.
Over time
How a Horse–Monkey relationship usually unfolds
- At first. Fun and flirtatious from the first meeting; the Monkey's tricks amuse the Horse, at least at first.
- Once settled. A busy, sociable home where plans change often and boredom is the main enemy.
- What keeps it working. The Monkey being straightforward, since the Horse dislikes being managed.
Fixed elements
Fire Horse, metal Monkey
generating · controlling
The Horse’s fire melts the Monkey’s metal — heat that can forge metal or melt it. On the controlling cycle the Horse sets the limits for the Monkey.
The fixed element belongs to the animal and never changes; the element of a birth year (wood, fire, earth, metal or water) rotates every two years — see the years below.
On the twelve-year wheel
Where the Horse and the Monkey sit on the wheel
- Horse–Monkey, 2 steps apart: no classical relation.
- San He triangles. Monkey with the Rat and the Dragon (dashed); Horse with the Tiger and the Dog.
- Clash axes. Monkey–Tiger; Horse–Rat.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Monkey pairs with the Snake; the Horse pairs with the Goat.
- Six harms. Horse and Ox; Monkey and Pig — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Horse and the Monkey sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
The 108-year table gives the Horse and the Monkey almost the same number of days, 3,308 and 3,310; two positions apart, they make up 1.406% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Horse and a Monkey can only be these numbers of years apart:
2
years apart
10
years apart
14
years apart
22
years apart
26
years apart
34
years apart
38
years apart
46
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Horse | Monkey | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Horse 2026 | Fire Monkey 2016 | 10 years apart |
| Wood Horse 2014 | Wood Monkey 2004 | 10 years apart |
| Wood Horse 2014 | Fire Monkey 2016 | 2 years apart |
| Water Horse 2002 | Water Monkey 1992 | 10 years apart |
| Water Horse 2002 | Wood Monkey 2004 | 2 years apart |
| Metal Horse 1990 | Metal Monkey 1980 | 10 years apart |
| Metal Horse 1990 | Water Monkey 1992 | 2 years apart |
| Earth Horse 1978 | Earth Monkey 1968 | 10 years apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Horse or a Monkey.
Horse
1966 · 1978 · 1990 · 2002 · 2014 · 2026Monkey
1956 · 1968 · 1980 · 1992 · 2004 · 2016Cite this page
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