Monkey and Rabbit in love
Sweet and entertaining when the Monkey's pranks stay gentle and the Rabbit feels secure.
Neutral
Monkey and Rabbit Compatibility
Monkey and Rabbit compatibility: they sit 5 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 5 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Monkey year
- 2028 starts Jan 26, 2028
- Next Rabbit year
- 2035 new year in late Jan or Feb
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Monkey and Rabbit compatible?
The Rabbit is gentle, careful and diplomatic; the Monkey is mischievous, restless and bold. The Monkey can make the Rabbit laugh and try new things, and the Rabbit can teach the Monkey some tact. Their different speeds need patience.
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Working together
The Monkey solves problems, the Rabbit handles people and polish.
Where it goes wrong
The Rabbit feeling unsettled by the Monkey's unpredictability.
Over time
How a Monkey–Rabbit relationship usually unfolds
- At first. The Monkey's humor charms the Rabbit and the Rabbit's grace interests the Monkey; the start is sweet.
- Once settled. The Monkey is unpredictable and the Rabbit wants security; the household needs reliable rhythms.
- What keeps it working. The Monkey keeping its pranks gentle and its plans visible.
Fixed elements
Metal Monkey, wood Rabbit
generating · controlling
The Monkey’s metal cuts the Rabbit’s wood — a blade that can prune a tree or fell it. On the controlling cycle the Monkey sets the limits for the Rabbit.
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 Monkey and the Rabbit sit on the wheel
- Monkey–Rabbit, 5 steps apart: no classical relation.
- San He triangles. Rabbit with the Goat and the Pig (dashed); Monkey with the Rat and the Dragon.
- Clash axes. Rabbit–Rooster; Monkey–Tiger.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Rabbit pairs with the Dog; the Monkey pairs with the Snake.
- Six harms. Monkey and Pig; Rabbit and Dragon — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Monkey and the Rabbit sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
Lunar years run 353 to 385 days, so the Monkey ends up with 32 more days than the Rabbit over the 108-year table: 3,310 against 3,278. As a pairing, five positions apart, they make up 1.394% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Monkey and a Rabbit can only be these numbers of years apart:
5
years apart
7
years apart
17
years apart
19
years apart
29
years apart
31
years apart
41
years apart
43
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Monkey | Rabbit | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Monkey 2016 | Metal Rabbit 2011 | 5 years apart |
| Fire Monkey 2016 | Water Rabbit 2023 | 7 years apart |
| Wood Monkey 2004 | Earth Rabbit 1999 | 5 years apart |
| Wood Monkey 2004 | Metal Rabbit 2011 | 7 years apart |
| Water Monkey 1992 | Fire Rabbit 1987 | 5 years apart |
| Water Monkey 1992 | Earth Rabbit 1999 | 7 years apart |
| Metal Monkey 1980 | Wood Rabbit 1975 | 5 years apart |
| Metal Monkey 1980 | Fire Rabbit 1987 | 7 years apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Monkey or a Rabbit.
Monkey
1956 · 1968 · 1980 · 1992 · 2004 · 2016Rabbit
1963 · 1975 · 1987 · 1999 · 2011 · 2023Cite this page
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