I was born in the year of the monkey, the hour of the sheep...have a feeling based on my personal feelings of those, that they are almost polar opposites LOL

IN CHINESE ASTROLOGY, the 24 hours of the day is divided in 12 segments (shi chen) n each is governed by 1 of the 12 animals... Based of the time of birth, we have a second personality which will blend with our year of birth.
If a person has the same ascendant sign as the birth year, then he is considered a pure sign n has a very strong personality type that is consistent with the earth branch he represents.
Most of us, however will display uncharacteristic traits now n then or could be dominated by our ascendant sign if it is stronger than our birth sign.

For instance, a person who is born in the year of sheep may appear soft spoken n docile on the exterior, but since there is a dragon ascendant, he may have an indomitable spirit n can be formidable when challenged.

Our ascendant's characteristics play a large role in our total make up n may sometimes not immediately be recognised in our personality.

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I didn'tk know the nature of the ascendant in chinese astro... This will really help in differientiating from other goats.. thanks