Animal 9 of 12
Monkey
The Monkey is cleverness at play. Inventive, funny and quick to learn, it solves problems sideways and gets bored by routine.
The Monkey is earthly branch 9 of 12, 申 Shēn. It also names the double hour from 15:00 to 17:00.
Recent Monkey years: 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028. Each one pairs the animal with a different element, so the full combination returns every sixty years.
- Earthly branch
- 申 Shēn
- Fixed element
- Metal
- Polarity
- Yang
- Double hour
- 15:00 – 17:00
Gifts
- ingenuity
- humour
- versatility
Watch for
- mischief
- restlessness