Updated 2026-06-25
The Wood Rabbit Year
What it means to be born in a Wood Rabbit year in the Tibetan-Mongolian (zurkhai) tradition — the Rabbit's nature shaped by the element of Wood. tradition
The Rabbit
Gentle, diplomatic, artistic and prudent. The Rabbit is one of the twelve animal signs (jil) that, paired with the five elements, make up the 60-year cycle.
The element of Wood
Wood governs growth, creativity, flexibility, planning and compassion; its season is spring and its direction is the east. Wood is the rising, outward energy of new beginnings — it lends a sign vision, warmth and the drive to grow, though it can scatter into restlessness.
Wood Rabbit: the blend
A Rabbit born in a Wood Rabbit year carries the Rabbit's nature — gentle, diplomatic, artistic and prudent — under the influence of Wood, the element of growth, creativity, flexibility, planning and compassion. Wood is the rising, outward energy of new beginnings — it lends a sign vision, warmth and the drive to grow, though it can scatter into restlessness.
Years of the Wood Rabbit
| 1915 | turns 111 in 2026 |
|---|---|
| 1975 | turns 51 in 2026 |
| 2035 | turns -9 in 2026 · current/next |
Frequently asked
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The Rabbit in the other elements
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Animal/element traits and yearly outlooks are presented as traditional belief, not fact, and vary between astrologers and lineages.