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Western Zodiac sign, Aries
Chinese Zodiac sign, the rat

Aries Rat - The Four Challenges
The Most Challenging Matches in the Western and Chinese Zodiacs

Of course, there is no certainty in human relationships. Just because an energy combination is frowned-upon by astrologers does not mean it cannot produce lasting contentment. So-called favorable energy can still result in discontent or frustration.

That said, for a soul born under the combined sign of Aries Rat, four matches from the combined Western and Chinese zodiacs are generally considered especially demanding. These Four Challenges draw together the most potentially fraught Western and Chinese zodiac connections.

Four Challenges Matches

The Four Challenges combined signs are most challenging when combined with the Aries Rat are set out below. Each combined sign includes links to the relevant combined sign profile, the relationship horoscope for that sign with Aries Rat, and a sample list of celebrities born under the relevant combined sign. The celebrity list is selected at random from our Horizon Astrology database. Click refresh to see another random selection.

Western zodiac sign, Cancer
Chinese zodiac sign, the Horse

Cancer Horse

Cancer Horse Profile Aries Rat and Cancer Horse - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Cancer Horse Individuals*

  • Ruairi O'Connor (07/09/1990)
  • Pamela Adlon (07/09/1966)
  • Dennis Rommedahl (07/22/1978)
  • Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (07/04/1918)
  • Enrique Peña Nieto (07/20/1966)
  • Wendy Schaal (07/02/1954)
  • Dany Boon (06/26/1966)
  • Mario Kempes (07/15/1954)
  • Caroline Wozniacki (07/11/1990)
  • Gilberto Gil (06/26/1942)
  • Maria Göppert-Mayer (06/28/1906)
  • Justine Triet (07/17/1978)
  • Angela Merkel (07/17/1954)
Nelson Mandela
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Nelson Mandela
Western zodiac sign, Cancer
Chinese zodiac sign, the Sheep

Cancer Sheep

Cancer Sheep Profile Aries Rat and Cancer Sheep - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Cancer Sheep Individuals*

  • Travis Fimmel (07/15/1979)
  • Hong Chau (06/25/1979)
  • Slim Pickens (06/29/1919)
  • Mitchel Musso (07/09/1991)
  • Frida Kahlo (07/06/1907)
  • Michel Platini (06/21/1955)
  • Rodney Eastman (07/20/1967)
  • Thomas J. Sargent (07/19/1943)
  • Edmund Hillary (07/20/1919)
  • J. Hans D. Jensen (06/25/1907)
  • Chris Pratt (06/21/1979)
  • Rick Gonzalez (06/30/1979)
  • Andriy Voronin (07/21/1979)
Storm Reid
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Storm Reid
Western zodiac sign, Capricorn
Chinese zodiac sign, the Horse

Capricorn Horse

Capricorn Horse Profile Aries Rat and Capricorn Horse - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Capricorn Horse Individuals*

  • Quentin Bryce (12/23/1942)
  • James Earl Jones (01/17/1931)
  • Denzel Washington (12/28/1954)
  • Annie Lennox (12/25/1954)
  • Eva LaRue (12/27/1966)
  • Kerri Green (01/14/1967)
  • Nick Clegg (01/07/1967)
  • Muntadhar al Zaidi (01/15/1979)
  • Gayle King (12/28/1954)
  • J. D. Salinger (01/01/1919)
  • Kang-ho Song (01/17/1967)
  • Bennett Miller (12/30/1966)
  • Tyrese (12/30/1978)
Kevin Costner
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Kevin Costner
Western zodiac sign, Capricorn
Chinese zodiac sign, the Sheep

Capricorn Sheep

Capricorn Sheep Profile Aries Rat and Capricorn Sheep - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Capricorn Sheep Individuals*

  • Ben Geurens (12/24/1979)
  • Suki Waterhouse (01/05/1992)
  • Joey Lauren Adams (01/09/1968)
  • Shawn Colvin (01/10/1956)
  • David Ayer (01/18/1968)
  • James McTeigue (12/29/1967)
  • Carla Bruni (12/23/1967)
  • Christine Lagarde (01/01/1956)
  • Davor Šuker (01/01/1968)
  • Nicole Mitchell Murphy (01/05/1968)
  • June Diane Raphael (01/04/1980)
  • Chloe Bridges (12/27/1991)
  • Logan Lerman (01/19/1992)
Simone de Beauvoir
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Simone de Beauvoir