Your Gregorian calendar: 1996 April 15 (Monday) 12: 25.
Lunar calendar: February 28th at noon, the third year.
Eight characters: soldiers are hairy and armed.
Five elements: fire, water, Jin Mu, fire, water, fire and fire.
Orientation: north, south, west, east, north, south, south, south.
Zodiac killer: rats
Five elements, slightly short of Jin Mu.