Monkey Chinese Horoscope

While the week will begin under a busy, industrious and work focused Ox Moon and this will have run its course by Tuesday, this is a heads up and a reminder to embrace the first week of the playful and creative month of the Rat. The Ox Moon on Monday is more a heads up that when it returns in four weeks it will be as a New Moon and instead of its influence here for just a few days, this will kick off the busy, industrious and work focused month of the Ox and the final month of the competitive and professionally charged Year of the Snake. This is the incentive to not only embrace the playful and creative month of the Rat, which began on the weekend's New Moon, but to use this time to put guardrails in place when it comes to a balance between work and play.
Year of the Snake
Jan 29, 2025 - Feb 17, 2026
While the Monkey swings from branch to branch he keeps a wary eye out for the Snake, who could lash out when least expected. So, the Year of the Snake is not the best year for a Monkey, yet it’s that need to remain on your toes, keep a low profile and tone things down that could lead to this becoming a successful year, especially professionally. The Monkey loves the fanfare and the spectacle, but the Snake is a sober but wise energy, not that tolerant of grandstanding or monkey business. The Snake is not going to adjust to the Monkey’s ways so it’s up to you to adjust to the Snake’s ways, which means playing things more diligently and more responsibly.

This is not a good year for risk taking, speculating or attention grabbing, with a need to be wary of get rich quick schemes and snake oil salesmen. Your judgement isn’t likely to be the best because your normally astute read on people will be clouded. Yet it’s because you’re forced to tone things down, measure twice and cut once and not rush into situations or to accept people or situations at first glance, that you’re likely to fare better than had you not had these restrictions. It’s likely to end up being the case that the Snake ends up doing you a favour. If you work with the Snake, with your creativity and the Snake’s wisdom you could achieve some spectacular things.

While professionally you will need to have a Plan B up your sleeve and you will need to work smarter, it’s because of this that you’re likely to enjoy considerable professional success this year, but it won’t be handed to you, and you’ll have to work for it. Some of your best relationship opportunities are likely to come through your professional associations. With relationships in general a bit of a roller coaster ride this year, your professional life is likely to become a welcome escape, with a need to be careful that you don’t use it to the extent that your outside relationships suffer. Yet time invested in your relationships will make them stronger and more authentic.

About the Monkey
Fun, confident, energetic and a free-spirit, the Monkey is well-liked by friends and family. Being cunning and quick-witted, they are highly-capable of formulating original thoughts and ideas. They are fast learners and adapt well to various situations.

Monkeys are generally unconventional and often ignore rules. They can be devious and will sometimes bend the truth to get what they want or to help a friend, albeit within reasonable limits. Monkeys are clever and confident tricksters.

Monkeys are very intelligent and find it easy to influence others. Despite this, you will sometimes get confused and discouraged. But, conversely, you will always be enthusiastic and really go for whatever you want to achieve.

A Monkey often finds it difficult to commit to one person for they are popular with everyone. As vivacious as they are, they are challenged when it comes to displaying charm and affection towards their potential partner. However, once the relationship is established, Monkeys make wonderful partners.

Compatible: Rats & Monkeys
Incompatible: Tigers
Strained: Snakes