The ascendants below are related to the Chinese Lunar Sign of the Ox. Each period of time during the day corresponds to a different Chinese horoscope. So, although it is the Ox’s individual choice on which path he will take in life, there may perhaps be other “inner voices” which will influence him. These “inner voices”, “other self” or “inner struggle” comes from their conflicting ascendants.

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11PM – 1AM: The Rat Hours

The charming Rat makes you a softie! The stubborn Ox can become more relaxed and willing to express yourself. You can be eloquent and make people laugh. However, you can be inclined to hold a grudge and be less than generous. Let go, and you can find yourself happier. Also, if you can lower your expectations, become less judgmental and more accepting of people as they are, you will find yourself with more friends.

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1AM – 3AM: The Ox Hours

Lighten up a little, dear Ox. Your stern overreaction and strict adherence to regulations when you’re leading others may scare some people off. Should you choose to relax, lay back a little and perhaps brush up slightly on the wittiness that is rather dull in you at the moment, and you will gain much more regard and admiration from your associates. You possess undying fortitude and resilience, and you can exert commendable abstinence and composure over yourself at all times. In times of hardship especially, your stamina and strength is what will pull you through. With the perseverance that you possess, it will be hard for anyone to challenge you in that regard.

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3AM – 5AM: The Tiger Hours

With the ferocious tiger mixed with your native, you crave for tender loving care, affection and attention from others, especially from those close to you. Spontaneous, impulsive and reckless decision making skills coupled with a hot-temper can be detrimental to you, therefore hold your ground and think things through before a verdict is reached. Have control over your displeasures for it may lead you into hot waters. The beauty of having the Tiger as your ascendant is that you naturally charm people towards you because of your dynamic and powerful presence. You are fascinating to those around you. Put your sport shoes on for you are athletic, but if you choose to be in front of a camera, you will be good too as acting is innate within you.

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5AM – 7AM: The Rabbit Hours

The ascendant in the Rabbit sign gives the Ox skills of being tactful, benevolent, with an aura of being calm. You enjoy your work, yet you know how to not suffocate yourself with work – you are not a workaholic. Once a decision has been made, you stubbornly stand by it and tend to find displeasure in vicissitudes and uncertainties. You fixate yourself with regularity, control and stability in all aspects of your life therefore when things are thrown out of tangent, you react negatively to it. Your hobby includes the more sophisticated things including art, music and theatre where you are able to assert the diplomatic and subjective side within you.

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7AM – 9AM: The Dragon Hours

The Dragon alone is a strong character to have, and coupled with the Ox’s stamina, the ambition that you possess is unquestionable. You will fight to achieve all the things that you wish to with your steadfastness and determination. However, in order to make huge successes, you will have to abandon your stubbornness and narrow-minded thinking. In life, nothing is certain – changes, vicissitudes and uncertainties occur all the time, you just have to go along with it. Tone down your opinionated views and learn to accept other’s thinking and judgments, it doesn’t have to be your way all the time. If you continue relying on just yourself, you won’t get as far as you could if you had the support and assistance from other people.

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9AM-11AM: The Snake Hours

You are a mystery to others. People are naturally drawn to you – you just have something about you that people cannot figure out. It could possibly be your strong spiritual inclination that draws people towards you and the fact that you more often than not depend on yourself and your feelings to make decisions. You have utmost faith in your own intuitions, and stand strong in your convictions especially when it involves religion. Secrecy is your way of life. You remain silent about your thoughts, feelings and opinions and keep them all inside. As an Ox, you do not like to share, nor confide, and this is further amplified with the Snake as your ascendant. This means you would rather withdraw from others but this may result in a life of solitude. It wouldn’t harm you to expose yourself sometimes; open up to others, and maybe you wouldn’t feel as constrained within.

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11AM-1PM: The Horse Hours

Like a merry go round, you bring fun, joy and a sprightly energy to others. You rarely take things seriously nor would you dwell on things for too long. It is very nice to be around you with your light-heartedness and the exciting escapades you embark on but your indecisiveness may sometimes pose some problems to you. Travelling is your biggest form of entertainment, whilst you often seek variation in all that you do. Besides, parties are also one of the things you really enjoy especially if there’s music and a dance floor – you would boogie the night away in your trendy and ultra-chic outfits!

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1PM-3PM: The Sheep Hours

You are continuously torn between your decisions to spend lavishly or to lead a minimalistic lifestyle. It is your biggest inner battle; with the Sheep gnawing in you to squander for your desires whilst the native Ox prefers to be modest and simple. Choices are hard. As an Ox, you are commercially competent and you are always welcoming towards fresh proposals from others and yourself. This is reflective of the imagination you possess. Apart from spending on yourself, you are charitable and ever willing to help wherever you can as you are sentimental and soft-hearted.

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3PM-5PM: The Monkey Hours

Bursting with ideas, you will never run into a dead-ended situation. As a Monkey jumps from here to there, your wise and cunning mind reflects the same and it will be hard to keep up with you. Obedience in you will come from the Ox but once in a while, you will stray off track to get things done your way. Fun loving and light-hearted, you don’t take things too seriously to heart or hold grudges. Whatever that comes to you passes by quickly. It is fun to be around you although it may drain out the energy of those in your company.

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5PM-7PM: The Rooster Hours

Through your powerful speech or resilient vigour, you win and gain support either way. A fighter through and through, you would not give up no matter what. You gain confidence and backing from others easily especially in an electoral circumstance, as you hold your responsibilities well, and you remain motivated and devoted. Exactly like an Ox, you bulldoze your way through adversaries, even when the situation is already in your advantage.

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7PM-9PM: The Dog Hours

It is one’s advantage to have you on their team. You thrive in situations where there is little hope in succeeding and a great deal of challenges – you like challenges! No matter what results, you continue to force your way through and the ascendant of the Dog in you brings forth steadfastness. Not a big fan of the favourite team or choice in all cases, you always go for what is not the norm, which makes you stand out and admired by others. Before any decision is made, your judgments take in accounts from all angles, as you hold impartiality and integrity to heart.

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9PM-11PM: The Pig Hours

When the world needs someone for support and strength they seek it from you. You have an all-rounded personality, and you would kindly go out of your way to help others. Once committed, you will seriously go all the way whilst the Pig ascendant provides you your giving nature. As a result, you are prepared to take on for those who are struggling, bringing them assurance, comfort and alleviation, bearing the burdens onto yourself. You are dull, strict and traditional but you are in luck as the Pig gives you a hint of enthusiasm and a liking for fine indulgences in materials, wine and gastronomy. You are sociable and happy when in the company of others and will exert all your energy into work and fun equally.

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