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Updated 2026-11-12

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Gold lines join the sign with its allies, the dashed line with its best match; red marks the opposite sign. Tap a sign to open it.

Tibetan Zodiac: the Rabbit (Hare)

Traits and the 2026 Fire Horse year outlook for the Rabbit (Hare) in the Tibetan-Mongolian (zurkhai) tradition.

Traits: Gentle, diplomatic, artistic and prudent.

In the Fire Horse year (2026): Rabbit (wood) is traditionally well-aligned with the Fire of 2026, favoring creativity.

Tolai hare — the hare of the Mongolian steppe and the Gobi
Tolai hare — the hare of the Mongolian steppe and the GobiImage: Kudaibergen Amirekul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Rabbit across the five elements

Over the 60-year cycle the Rabbit appears once with each of the five elements — each pairing gives a different character:

Wood Rabbitspring Fire Rabbitsummer Earth Rabbitthe turn of the seasons Metal Rabbitautumn Water Rabbitwinter

Years of the Rabbit

Recent years of the Rabbit: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023. The Rabbit returns every twelve years, each time carrying a different one of the five elements — which is why a 2023 Rabbit and a 2011 Rabbit are read differently in zurkhai.

Mountain hare in its white winter coat
Mountain hare in its white winter coatImage: Estormiz · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Who the Rabbit gets on with

In zurkhai compatibility the Rabbit's closest match is the Dog — its Liu He, or "six-harmony", partner. Its natural allies are the Sheep and Pig (together they form one of the four San He triangles), while its traditional opposite is the Rooster, a pairing said to need extra care. These animal rules are only one of four parameters the app weighs — element, animal, menge and parkha — when it calculates full couple compatibility.

Check a couple's compatibility in the app. The animal match above is only one of four factors. The Zurkhai app for iPhone weighs all four — element, animal, menge and parkha — and gives any two birth dates a 1–5 star rating with a detailed reading. Check compatibility in the App Store →

Next 30 days by animal compatibility

Good for you 13 Nov, 17 Nov, 20 Nov, 21 Nov, 25 Nov, 29 Nov, 2 Dec, 3 Dec, 7 Dec, 11 Dec

Tense 19 Nov, 1 Dec

Good days are those of your allies, your best match and your own animal; tense days belong to the opposite sign.

The 12 animals of zurkhai

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Frequently asked

What is the Tibetan zodiac Rabbit like?
Gentle, diplomatic, artistic and prudent.
Which animals is the Rabbit compatible with?
The Rabbit's closest match is the Dog; its allies are the Sheep and Pig; its traditional opposite is the Rooster.
How does the Rabbit fare in the Fire Horse year 2026?
Rabbit (wood) is traditionally well-aligned with the Fire of 2026, favoring creativity.
How does the Tibetan zodiac work?
Tibetan astrology overlays a 12-year cycle of animals with a 5-element cycle (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water). Each element governs two consecutive years, so 12 animals × 5 elements form a 60-year cycle before the same animal+element pairing repeats. Every year therefore carries both an animal and an element — 2026 is the Fire Horse. The system blends indigenous Bon astrology, Chinese-derived element/animal astrology, and Indian Kalachakra star astrology.

The Fire Horse year 2026 → · What is zurkhai? →

Animal/element traits and yearly outlooks are presented as traditional belief, not fact, and vary between astrologers and lineages.