The Sixty-Year Sexagenary Cycle
Two centuries before the Common Era, Chinese astronomers paired ten Heavenly Stems with twelve Earthly Branches into a 60-year wheel that has structured the lunar calendar ever since. Each combination has its own personality. Read any of the sixty entries below for the full pillar profile, including example birth years and a deep love–career–health–wealth reading.
#1
甲子
Wood Rat
#2
乙丑
Wood Ox
#3
丙寅
Fire Tiger
#4
丁卯
Fire Rabbit
#5
戊辰
Earth Dragon
#6
己巳
Earth Snake
#7
庚午
Metal Horse
#8
辛未
Metal Goat
#9
壬申
Water Monkey
#10
癸酉
Water Rooster
#11
甲戌
Wood Dog
#12
乙亥
Wood Pig
#13
丙子
Fire Rat
#14
丁丑
Fire Ox
#15
戊寅
Earth Tiger
#16
己卯
Earth Rabbit
#17
庚辰
Metal Dragon
#18
辛巳
Metal Snake
#19
壬午
Water Horse
#20
癸未
Water Goat
#21
甲申
Wood Monkey
#22
乙酉
Wood Rooster
#23
丙戌
Fire Dog
#24
丁亥
Fire Pig
#25
戊子
Earth Rat
#26
己丑
Earth Ox
#27
庚寅
Metal Tiger
#28
辛卯
Metal Rabbit
#29
壬辰
Water Dragon
#30
癸巳
Water Snake
#31
甲午
Wood Horse
#32
乙未
Wood Goat
#33
丙申
Fire Monkey
#34
丁酉
Fire Rooster
#35
戊戌
Earth Dog
#36
己亥
Earth Pig
#37
庚子
Metal Rat
#38
辛丑
Metal Ox
#39
壬寅
Water Tiger
#40
癸卯
Water Rabbit
#41
甲辰
Wood Dragon
#42
乙巳
Wood Snake
#43
丙午
Fire Horse
#44
丁未
Fire Goat
#45
戊申
Earth Monkey
#46
己酉
Earth Rooster
#47
庚戌
Metal Dog
#48
辛亥
Metal Pig
#49
壬子
Water Rat
#50
癸丑
Water Ox
#51
甲寅
Wood Tiger
#52
乙卯
Wood Rabbit
#53
丙辰
Fire Dragon
#54
丁巳
Fire Snake
#55
戊午
Earth Horse
#56
己未
Earth Goat
#57
庚申
Metal Monkey
#58
辛酉
Metal Rooster
#59
壬戌
Water Dog
#60
癸亥
Water Pig