{"id":620,"date":"2026-06-01T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/?page_id=620"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:27:11","slug":"1960-chinese-zodiac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/de\/1960-chinese-zodiac\/","title":{"rendered":"1960 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Rat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'\"><noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\"><\/noscript>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/@phosphor-icons\/web@2.1.1\" defer><\/script>\n<style>\n\/* The Zodiac Lore \u2014 Year\/Animal\/Compat page style \u2014 BRAND-UNIFIED to new homepage (Style B). 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The careful answer checks the exact birthday, because January 1\u201327, 1960 still belongs to the previous Earth Pig year.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Item<\/th>\n            <th>1960 Chinese zodiac answer<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Zodiac animal<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u9f20<\/span>Rat \u00b7 <em>sh\u01d4<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Element<\/td>\n            <td>Metal \u00b7 <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u91d1<\/span> \u00b7 <em>j\u012bn<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full year type<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Stem-branch label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span> \u00b7 <em>G\u0113ngz\u01d0<\/em> \u00b7 Yang Metal Rat<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Chinese zodiac date range<\/td>\n            <td>January 28, 1960 \u2013 February 14, 1961<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Before the zodiac year began<\/td>\n            <td>January 1\u201327, 1960 belongs to Earth Pig<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Next zodiac year<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox begins on February 15, 1961<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Compatibility pattern<\/td>\n            <td>Three Harmonies: Rat \u00b7 Dragon \u00b7 Monkey; Six Harmony: Ox; Six Conflict: Horse<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-warning-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>1960 has a late-January zodiac switch<\/h3>\n        <p>A person born on January 20, 1960 is still Earth Pig. A person born on January 30, 1960 is Metal Rat.<\/p>\n        <p>That small date difference changes the animal, element, and full stem-branch label. This is why a Gregorian birth year alone is not enough.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"date-ranges\">\n    <h2>1960 Chinese zodiac dates and birthday rule<\/h2>\n    <p>For 1960, the key question is whether the birthday came before or after January 28. Dates before January 28 still belong to the Earth Pig year, even though the Gregorian year says 1960.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Birthday range<\/th>\n            <th>Correct zodiac result<\/th>\n            <th>Reading note<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 1\u201327, 1960<\/td>\n            <td>Earth Pig<\/td>\n            <td>The Metal Rat year had not started yet. These birthdays belong to the previous lunar year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 28, 1960 \u2013 February 14, 1961<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat<\/td>\n            <td>This is the actual Metal Rat zodiac year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>February 15, 1961 onward<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox<\/td>\n            <td>The next zodiac year begins in mid-February 1961.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>This year is a useful example of why Chinese zodiac pages should not simply say \u201c1960 = Rat.\u201d For people born before January 28, that answer is wrong.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"metal-rat-meaning\">\n    <h2>What Metal Rat means in the 1960 zodiac year<\/h2>\n    <p>Metal Rat combines the Rat animal sign with the Metal element. Rat brings alertness, strategy, timing, resourcefulness, and a quick sense of opportunity. Metal adds structure, decisiveness, refinement, discipline, and a sharper edge.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Animal layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Rat \u00b7 \u9f20<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with quick thinking, timing, resourcefulness, communication, adaptability, and practical survival intelligence.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Element layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Metal \u00b7 \u91d1<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with clarity, discipline, structure, refinement, decisiveness, and the ability to separate what matters.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Combined reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Metal Rat<\/strong>\n        <p>Suggests sharp strategy: a Rat image that is more focused, disciplined, and deliberate about timing.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Rat symbolism is often misunderstood in English because the animal can sound small or negative. In Chinese zodiac language, Rat is better read through intelligence, timing, alertness, and adaptability. Metal gives that intelligence a cleaner edge: less wandering, more focus.<\/p>\n    <p>That does not mean every person born in the Metal Rat year is calculating, clever, or cautious. The zodiac label is cultural language, not a fixed psychological profile.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"gengzi-cycle\">\n    <h2>1960 in the 60-year cycle: <em>G\u0113ngz\u01d0<\/em> \u5e9a\u5b50<\/h2>\n    <p>The full traditional label for the 1960 Chinese zodiac year is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span>, pronounced <em>G\u0113ngz\u01d0<\/em>. This is more exact than \u201cRat year,\u201d because it combines the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Layer<\/th>\n            <th>Chinese<\/th>\n            <th>Pinyin<\/th>\n            <th>How it shapes the year<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Heavenly Stem<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>G\u0113ng<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yang Metal: strong, clear, structured, cutting, decisive, and outwardly defined.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Earthly Branch<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5b50<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>Z\u01d0<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>The branch associated with the Rat sign in the zodiac cycle.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>G\u0113ngz\u01d0<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yang Metal Rat, commonly written in English as Metal Rat.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-yin-yang\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>Yang Metal makes this Rat sharper and more structured<\/h3>\n        <p><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a<\/span> is Yang Metal. A useful image is forged metal or a clear blade: defined, strong, and able to cut through confusion.<\/p>\n        <p>When that Metal layer meets Rat, the reading becomes more strategic and focused than a softer or more fluid Rat year.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"born-in-1960\">\n    <h2>People born in the 1960 Metal Rat year<\/h2>\n    <p>People born during the Metal Rat date range are often described through themes of alertness, strategy, careful timing, communication, disciplined thinking, and resourceful problem-solving.<\/p>\n    <p>The Metal layer gives the Rat image more structure. Instead of only quickness or adaptability, Metal Rat symbolism suggests a sharper kind of intelligence: organized, decisive, selective, and willing to focus on practical results.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid two\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Useful cultural reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Strategic clarity<\/strong>\n        <p>Metal Rat can suggest timing, alertness, discipline, practical intelligence, and a sharper sense of priorities.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">What not to do<\/span>\n        <strong>Do not reduce Rat to a negative image<\/strong>\n        <p>Rat symbolism includes intelligence, adaptability, communication, and survival skill, not only cunning.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>For a birth year such as 1960, real life context matters. Family, education, language, work, health, migration, historical environment, and personal choices all matter more than a symbolic calendar label.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"compatibility\">\n    <h2>1960 Metal Rat compatibility notes<\/h2>\n    <p>In traditional compatibility, Rat belongs to the Rat-Dragon-Monkey Three Harmonies group. This group is usually read through strategy, timing, invention, movement, and adaptive intelligence. Rat\u2019s Six Harmony partner is Ox, while its Six Conflicts pair is Horse.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Pattern<\/th>\n            <th>Signs<\/th>\n            <th>How to read it for Metal Rat<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Three Harmonies<\/td>\n            <td>Rat \u00b7 Dragon \u00b7 Monkey<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat brings timing, calculation, and disciplined strategy to a group focused on momentum and opportunity.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Harmony<\/td>\n            <td>Rat \u00b7 Ox<\/td>\n            <td>Ox gives Rat stability and follow-through; Rat gives Ox timing, flexibility, and quicker response.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Conflicts<\/td>\n            <td>Rat \u00b7 Horse<\/td>\n            <td>Rat may prefer strategy and timing, while Horse may prefer open movement. The tension is pace and method, not destiny.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Compatibility is symbolic relationship language. It can help describe different rhythms, but it should not be used as a rule for love, marriage, friendship, or family decisions.<\/p>\n    <p>For the full system, read <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/a>, <a href=\"\/three-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Three Harmonies<\/a>, <a href=\"\/six-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Harmonies<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/six-conflicts-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Conflicts<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"nearby-years\">\n    <h2>Nearby years that are easy to confuse with 1960<\/h2>\n    <p>1960 should be checked with 1959 and 1961 because both edges matter: most of January 1960 still belongs to Earth Pig, and early February 1961 still belongs to Metal Rat.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Year page<\/th>\n            <th>Zodiac type<\/th>\n            <th>Date range<\/th>\n            <th>Why it matters<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td><a href=\"\/1959-chinese-zodiac\/\">1959 Chinese zodiac<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>Earth Pig<\/td>\n            <td>February 8, 1959 \u2013 January 27, 1960<\/td>\n            <td>January 1\u201327, 1960 belongs here, not to Metal Rat.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1960 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat<\/td>\n            <td>January 28, 1960 \u2013 February 14, 1961<\/td>\n            <td>This is the true Metal Rat range.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1961 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox<\/td>\n            <td>February 15, 1961 \u2013 February 4, 1962<\/td>\n            <td>February 15, 1961 starts Metal Ox; February 1\u201314 is still Metal Rat.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"same-cycle\">\n    <h2>1960 and other Metal Rat years<\/h2>\n    <p>The Metal Rat label repeats every 60 years. That means 1900, 1960, and 2020 share the same stem-branch label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span>. What repeats is the calendar label, not the person\u2019s life story.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Metal Rat year<\/th>\n            <th>Traditional label<\/th>\n            <th>What repeats<\/th>\n            <th>What changes<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1900<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Historical world, family structure, and lived conditions.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1960<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>The lived experience of people born in 1960 belongs to their own time and choices.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>2020<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Modern childhood, education, family culture, and social environment are completely different.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>A useful comparison between 1960 and 2020 is therefore cultural and calendrical: the same animal-element label returns, while human context changes entirely.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"common-mistakes\">\n    <h2>Common mistakes about the 1960 Chinese zodiac<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 1<\/span>\n        <strong>Calling all 1960 births Rat<\/strong>\n        <p>January 1\u201327, 1960 is still Earth Pig. Metal Rat begins on January 28.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 2<\/span>\n        <strong>Ignoring \u5e9a\u5b50<\/strong>\n        <p>The full traditional label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span>, not only \u201cRat.\u201d<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 3<\/span>\n        <strong>Reading Rat negatively<\/strong>\n        <p>In Chinese zodiac symbolism, Rat is more about timing, alertness, communication, and resourcefulness.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 4<\/span>\n        <strong>Missing early 1961<\/strong>\n        <p>February 1\u201314, 1961 is still Metal Rat. Metal Ox begins on February 15.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 5<\/span>\n        <strong>Forgetting the Metal layer<\/strong>\n        <p>Metal gives the Rat reading more structure, discipline, clarity, and decisiveness.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 6<\/span>\n        <strong>Using zodiac as biography<\/strong>\n        <p>Metal Rat is a calendar and cultural label, not a complete life story.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n          <section class=\"tzl-card\" id=\"go-deeper\">\n      <h2>Want it for your own chart?<\/h2>\n      <p>Everything above is the public year picture. If you or the person you are reading this for were actually born in this year, two things go a step past what a public page can give you:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"tzl-links\">\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/personalized-reading\/\"><strong>Personalized Reading<\/strong>Your full birth-chart write-up &#8211; element balance, the signs and years it traditionally clashes or harmonizes with, and a printable report.<span>See the reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/couple-chinese-zodiac-compatibility-report\/\"><strong>Couple Compatibility Report<\/strong>How two birth charts read together &#8211; both sides side by side, not a generic match-score list.<span>See the report &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"faq\">\n    <h2>1960 Chinese zodiac FAQ<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-faq\">\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1960?<\/summary>\n        <p>1960 is the Year of the Rat. More specifically, it is the Year of the Metal Rat for birthdays from January 28, 1960 to February 14, 1961.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is January 1960 Rat or Pig?<\/summary>\n        <p>January 1\u201327, 1960 is still Earth Pig. January 28, 1960 begins the Metal Rat year.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the element for 1960?<\/summary>\n        <p>The 1960 Chinese zodiac element is Metal. The full stem-branch label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span> <em>G\u0113ngz\u01d0<\/em>, meaning Yang Metal Rat.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What does Metal Rat mean?<\/summary>\n        <p>Metal Rat combines Rat symbolism of timing, alertness, communication, and resourcefulness with Metal symbolism of structure, clarity, discipline, and decisiveness.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What signs are compatible with the 1960 Metal Rat?<\/summary>\n        <p>Rat belongs to the Rat-Dragon-Monkey Three Harmonies group. Ox is Rat\u2019s Six Harmony partner, while Horse is Rat\u2019s Six Conflicts pair.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is 1960 the same zodiac type as 2020?<\/summary>\n        <p>Yes. Both 1960 and 2020 are Metal Rat years with the label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5e9a\u5b50<\/span>. But the same 60-year cycle label does not mean the same personality, fate, or life story.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Next steps<\/h2>\n    <p>Use these pages to confirm the boundary, understand Rat symbolism, and compare nearby zodiac years.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-next\">\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-years-chart\/\">\n        <span>Chart<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Years Chart<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/year-of-the-rat\/\">\n        <span>Animal sign<\/span>\n        <b>Year of the Rat<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/1959-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Boundary<\/span>\n        <b>1959 Earth Pig<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/2020-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Same cycle<\/span>\n        <b>2020 Metal Rat<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-element-combinations\/\">\n        <span>60-year cycle<\/span>\n        <b>Zodiac Element Combinations<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">\n        <span>Compatibility<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<style id=\"tzl-enh\">\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-table th{background:#262626;color:#f2f2f2}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover span{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-links a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\n.tzl-toc{border:2px solid var(--ink,#0a0a0a);padding:16px 22px;margin:0 0 30px;background:var(--bg,#fff)}\n.tzl-toc-h{font-family:'Spline Sans Mono',monospace;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);margin-bottom:10px}\n.tzl-toc-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;columns:2;column-gap:30px}\n.tzl-toc-list li{margin:0 0 7px;break-inside:avoid}\n.tzl-toc-list a{color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}\n.tzl-toc-list a:hover{color:var(--accent,#e1391b);border-bottom-color:var(--accent,#e1391b)}\n@media(max-width:600px){.tzl-toc-list{columns:1}}\nhtml.tzl-dark section.tzl-card{background:var(--bg)!important}\r\n<\/style>\n<script>\n(function(){function go(){var page=document.querySelector('.tzl-page');if(!page||page.querySelector('.tzl-toc'))return;var hs=[].filter.call(page.querySelectorAll('h2'),function(h){return !h.closest('.tzl-hero')&&!h.closest('.tzl-faq');});if(hs.length<3)return;var ul='';hs.forEach(function(h,i){if(!h.id){var s=(h.textContent||'').trim().toLowerCase().replace(\/[^a-z0-9]+\/g,'-').replace(\/^-+|-+$\/g,'').slice(0,50)||('sec'+i);var id=s,k=2;while(document.getElementById(id)){id=s+'-'+(k++);}h.id=id;}ul+='<li><a href=\"#'+h.id+'\">'+(h.textContent||'').trim()+'<\/a><\/li>';});var nav=document.createElement('nav');nav.className='tzl-toc';nav.setAttribute('aria-label','Contents');nav.innerHTML='<div class=\"tzl-toc-h\">On this page<\/div><ul class=\"tzl-toc-list\">'+ul+'<\/ul>';var hero=page.querySelector('.tzl-hero');if(hero&&hero.parentNode)hero.parentNode.insertBefore(nav,hero.nextSibling);else page.insertBefore(nav,page.firstChild);}if(document.readyState!=='loading')go();else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',go);})();\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1960 \u00b7 Metal Rat Year \u00b7 \u5e9a\u5b50 1960 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Rat 1960 is the Year of the Metal Rat in the Chinese zodiac, but only for birthdays from January 28, 1960 to February 14, 1961. 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