Men born in 1956
Kua number 8
Southwest, Northwest, West and Northeast
- Year pillar
- 丙申
- Animal
- Monkey
- Sound element
- Fire at the Foot of the Mountain
- Yin / Yang
- Yang Fire
Element and character
Fire at the Foot of the Mountain: warm, close, lights the way for others. The year stem is Yang Fire, and the Monkey is clever and flexible, funny, a fast learner who improvises well.
The year's stem and the sound element are both Fire, so the character is consistent: what you think is what you do.
Your birth year is one pillar of four.
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See my full chart freeLucky colours and colours to limit
- Your element's colours: red, pink, orange, purple
- Supporting colours (Wood feeds Fire): green
- Go easy on (Water restrains Fire): black, blue
Colours by sound element are a popular Vietnamese and Chinese custom. Treat them as a gentle guide; a full Bazi chart may call for a different element than the year alone.
Best matches and hardest matches
- RatHarmony trio: same wavelength
- DragonHarmony trio: same wavelength
- SnakeSecret friend: quietly supportive
- TigerOpposite: big differences, needs give and take
- PigHarm pair: prone to misunderstandings
Clashing animals are not a reason to avoid someone; they show where two people need more understanding. For a real answer, compare both full charts.
Check two birth years together →Best directions for men and women
Women born in 1956
Kua number 7
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and West
Kua numbers use the solar year, which turns around 4 February. If you were born before that, use the year before. Work out your Kua from your exact birthday
The Fire Monkey in 2027
The Monkey has no special harmony or clash with the Goat, so 2027, the year of the Fire Goat is fairly neutral: your own chart matters more than the year animal.
Questions people ask
- What Chinese zodiac is 1956?
- 1956 is the year of the Fire Monkey (丙申). Its sound element is Fire at the Foot of the Mountain, which belongs to Fire.
- What are the lucky colours for people born in 1956?
- For the Fire element: red, pink, orange, purple, plus the supporting Wood colours green. Go easy on black, blue, the colours of Water, which restrains Fire.
- Who is the Monkey most compatible with?
- The Monkey forms a harmony trio with the Rat and Dragon and a secret-friend pair with the Snake. Its opposite is the Tiger.
- I was born in January or early February 1956. Which animal am I?
- The 1956 lunar year began on 12 February 1956. If you were born before that, you belong to 1955, the Goat. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.
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