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Sexagenary cycle[edit]

The Chinese sexagenary cycle (Chinese: 六十花甲; pinyin: liùshí huājiǎ), also known as the Stems-and-Branches (Chinese: 干支; pinyin: gānzhī), is a cycle of sixty terms used for recording days or years in China and in neighboring East Asian cultures (notably Japan, Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam).

The sexagenary cycle was used in China from the second millennium BC. It has been found on Shang dynasty oracle bones as a means of recording days. Its use to record years began around the middle of the 3rd century B.C.[1]

This traditional method of numbering days and years no longer has any significant role in modern Chinese time keeping or the official calendar. However, the sexagenary cycle continues to have a role in contemporary Chinese astrology and fortune telling.[citation needed]

Overview[edit]

Statues of Tai Sui deities responsible for individual years of the sexagenary cycle

Each term in the sexagenary cycle consists of two Chinese characters, the first representing a term from a cycle of ten known as the Heavenly Stems (天干; tiāngān) and the second from a cycle of twelve known as the Earthly Branches (地支; dìzhī). The first term (jia-zi 甲子) combines the first heavenly stem (jia 甲) with the first earthly branch (zi 子). The second (yi-chou 乙丑) combines the second stem with the second branch. This continues, generating a total of 60 different terms (the least common multiple of ten and twelve), after which the cycle repeats itself. This combination of two sub-cycles to generate a larger cycle and its use to record time have parallels in other calendrical systems, notably the Akan calendar.[2]

The sexagenary cycle is attested as a method of recording days from the earliest written records in China, records of divination on oracle bones, beginning ca. 1250 BC. Almost every oracle bone inscription includes a date in this format. This use of the cycle for days is attested throughout the Zhou dynasty and remained common into the Han period for all documentary purposes that required dates specified to the day.

Almost all the dates in the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronological list of events from 722 to 481 BC, use this system in combination with reign years and months (lunations) to record dates. Eclipses recorded in the Annals demonstrate that continuity in the sexagenary day-count was unbroken from that period onwards. It is likely that this unbroken continuity went back still further to the first appearance of the sexagenary cycle during the Shang period.[3]

The use of the sexagenary cycle for recording years is more recent. The earliest document showing this usage is a diagram among the silk manuscripts from Mawangdui tomb 3, sealed in 168 BC. An annotation marking the first year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇 (246 BC) is applied to the diagram next to the position of the 60-cycle term (day 52 of 60, yi-mao 乙卯) corresponding that year.[4] Use of the cycle to record years became widespread for administrative time-keeping during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC- 8 AD). The count of years has continued in demonstrable continuity ever since: the year 1984 began the present cycle (a jia-zi 甲子 year), and 2044 will begin another.[citation needed] Note that the new year, when the sexagenary count increments, is not January 1st, but rather the lunar new year of the traditional Chinese calendar. For example, the yi-chou 己丑 year (coinciding roughly with 2009) began on February 4th.[citation needed]

In Japan, according to Nihon shoki, the calendar was transmitted to Japan in year 553. But it was not until the Suiko era that the calendar was used for politics. The year 604, when the Japanese officially adopted the Chinese calendar, was the first year of the cycle.[citation needed]

The Japanese tradition of celebrating the 60th birthday (還暦, kanreki) reflects the influence of the sexagenary cycle as a count of years.[citation needed]

The Tibetan calendar also counts years using a 60-year cycle based on 12 animals and 5 elements, but while the first year of the Chinese cycle is always the year of the Wood Rat, the first year of the Tibetan cycle is the year of the Fire Rabbit (year #4 on the Chinese cycle).[citation needed]

Sexagenary cycle[edit]

No. Stem-Branch Chinese
name		 Korean
name		 Japanese
name		 Vietnamese
name		 Associations
1 甲子 jiǎ-zǐ gapja 갑자 kōshi(kasshi)/kinoe-ne Giáp Tý Yang Wood Rat
2 乙丑 yǐ-chǒu eulchuk 을축 itchū/kinoto-ushi Ất Sửu Yin Wood Ox
3 丙寅 bǐng-yín byeongin 병인 heiin/hinoe-tora Bính Dần Yang Fire Tiger
4 丁卯 dīng-mǎo jeongmyo 정묘 teibō/hinoto-u Đinh Mão Yin Fire Rabbit
5 戊辰 wù-chén mujin 무진 boshin/tsuchinoe-tatsu Mậu Thìn Yang Earth Dragon
6 己巳 jǐ-sì gisa 기사 kishi/tsuchinoto-mi Kỷ Tỵ Yin Earth Snake
7 庚午 gēng-wǔ gyeongo 경오 kōgo/kanoe-uma Canh Ngọ Yang Metal Horse
8 辛未 xīn-wèi shinmi 신미 shinbi/kanoto-hitsuji Tân Mùi Yin Metal Goat
9 壬申 rén-shēn imshin 임신 jinshin/mizunoe-saru Nhâm Thân Yang Water Monkey
10 癸酉 guǐ-yǒu gyeyu 계유 kiyū/mizunoto-tori Quý Dậu Yin Water Rooster
11 甲戌 jiǎ-xū gapsul 갑술 kōjutsu/kinoe-inu Giáp Tuất Yang Wood Dog
12 乙亥 yǐ-hài eulhae 을해 itsugai/kinoto-i Ât Hợi Yin Wood Pig
13 丙子 bǐng-zǐ byeongja 병자 heishi/hinoe-ne Bính Tý Yang Fire Rat
14 丁丑 dīng-chǒu jeongchuk 정축 teichū/hinoto-ushi Đinh Sửu Yin Fire Ox
15 戊寅 wù-yín muin 무인 boin/tsuchinoe-tora Mậu Dần Yang Earth Tiger
16 己卯 jǐ-mǎo gimyo 기묘 kibō/tsuchinoto-u Kỷ Mão Yin Earth Rabbit
17 庚辰 gēng-chén gyeongjin 경진 kōshin/kanoe-tatsu Canh Thìn Yang Metal Dragon
18 辛巳 xīn-sì shinsa 신사 shinshi/kanoto-mi Tân Tỵ Yin Metal Snake
19 壬午 rén-wǔ imo 임오 jingo/mizunoe-uma Nhâm Ngọ Yang Water Horse
20 癸未 guǐ-wèi gyemi 계미 kibi/mizunoto-hitsuji Quý Mùi Yin Water Goat
21 甲申 jiǎ-shēn gapshin 갑신 kōshin/kinoe-saru Giáp Thân Yang Wood Monkey
22 乙酉 yǐ-yǒu eulyu 을유 itsuyū/kinoto-tori Ất Dậu Yin Wood Rooster
23 丙戌 bǐng-xū byeongsul 병술 heijutsu/hinoe-inu Bính Tuất Yang Fire Dog
24 丁亥 dīng-hài jeonghae 정해 teigai/hinoto-i Đinh Hợi Yin Fire Pig
25 戊子 wù-zǐ muja 무자 boshi/tsuchinoe-ne Mậu Tý Yang Earth Rat
26 己丑 jǐ-chǒu gichuk 기축 kichū/tsuchinoto-ushi Kỷ Sửu Yin Earth Ox
27 庚寅 gēng-yín gyeongin 경인 kōin/kanoe-tora Canh Dần Yang Metal Tiger
28 辛卯 xīn-mǎo shinmyo 신묘 shinbō/kanoto-u Tân Mão Yin Metal Rabbit
29 壬辰 rén-chén imjin 임진 jinshin/mizunoe-tatsu Nhâm Thìn Yang Water Dragon
30 癸巳 guǐ-sì gyesa 계사 kishi/mizunoto-mi Quý Tỵ Yin Water Snake
31 甲午 jiǎ-wǔ gapo 갑오 kōgo/kinoe-uma Giáo Ngọ Yang Wood Horse
32 乙未 yǐ-wèi eulmi 을미 itsubi/kinoto-hitsuji Ất Mùi Yin Wood Goat
33 丙申 bǐng-shēn byeongshin 병신 heishin/hinoe-saru Bính Thân Yang Fire Monkey
34 丁酉 dīng-yǒu jeongyu 정유 teiyū/hinoto-tori Đinh Dậu Yin Fire Rooster
35 戊戌 wù-xū musul 무술 bojutsu/tsuchinoe-inu Mậu Tuất Yang Earth Dog
36 己亥 jǐ-hài gihae 기해 kigai/tsuchinoto-i Kỷ Hợi Yin Earth Pig
37 庚子 gēng-zǐ gyeongja 경자 kōshi/kanoe-ne Canh Tý Yang Metal Rat
38 辛丑 xīn-chǒu shinchuk 신축 shinchū/kanoto-ushi Tân Sửu Yin Metal Ox
39 壬寅 rén-yín imin 임인 jin'in/mizunoe-tora Nhâm Dần Yang Water Tiger
40 癸卯 guǐ-mǎo gyemyo 계묘 kibō/mizunoto-u Quý Mão Yin Water Rabbit
41 甲辰 jiǎ-chén gapjin 갑진 kōshin/kinoe-tatsu Giáp Thìn Yang Wood Dragon
42 乙巳 yǐ-sì eulsa 을사 itsushi/kinoto-mi Ất Tỵ Yin Wood Snake
43 丙午 bǐng-wǔ byeongo 병오 heigo/hinoe-uma Bính Ngọ Yang Fire Horse
44 丁未 dīng-wèi jeongmi 정미 teibi/hinoto-hitsuji Đinh Mùi Yin Fire Goat
45 戊申 wù-shēn mushin 무신 boshin/tsuchinoe-saru Mậu Thân Yang Earth Monkey
46 己酉 jǐ-yǒu giyu 기유 kiyū/tsuchinoto-tori Kỷ Dậu Yin Earth Rooster
47 庚戌 gēng-xū gyeongsul 경술 kōjutsu/kanoe-inu Canh Tuất Yang Metal Dog
48 辛亥 xīn-hài shinhae 신해 shingai/kanoto-i Tân Hợi Yin Metal Pig
49 壬子 rén-zǐ imja 임자 jinshi/mizunoe-ne Nhâm Tý Yang Water Rat
50 癸丑 guǐ-chǒu gyechuk 계축 kichū/mizunoto-ushi Quý Sửu Yin Water Ox
51 甲寅 jiǎ-yín gapin 갑인 kōin/kinoe-tora Giáp Dần Yang Wood Tiger
52 乙卯 yǐ-mǎo eulmyo 을묘 itsubō/kinoto-u Ất Mão Yin Wood Rabbit
53 丙辰 bǐng-chén byeongjin 병진 heishin/hinoe-tatsu Bính Thìn Yang Fire Dragon
54 丁巳 dīng-sì jeongsa 정사 teishi/hinoto-mi Đinh Tỵ Yin Fire Snake
55 戊午 wù-wǔ muo 무오 bogo/tsuchinoe-uma Mậu Ngọ Yang Earth Horse
56 己未 jǐ-wèi gimi 기미 kibi/tsuchinoto-hitsuji Kỷ Mùi Yin Earth Goat
57 庚申 gēng-shēn gyeongshin 경신 kōshin/kanoe-saru Canh Thân Yang Metal Monkey
58 辛酉 xīn-yǒu shinyu 신유 shin'yū/kanoto-tori Tân Dậu Yin Metal Rooster
59 壬戌 rén-xū imsul 임술 jinjutsu/mizunoe-inu Nhâm Tuất Yang Water Dog
60 癸亥 guǐ-hài gyehae 계해 kigai/mizunoto-i Quý Hợi Yin Water Pig
24 cardinal directions

Relation to the western calendar[edit]

Below is the sexagenary cycle matched up to the Western calendar for the years 1804–2043, or four full 60 year cycles. The sexagenary cycle begins at lichun 'about February 4' according to some astrological sources.[5]

1804–1923[edit]

No. 1804–1863 Heavenly stem Earthly branch 1864–1923
Year (Elements) (Animals) Year
1 ~~ 1804 – ~~ 1805 甲 Yang Wood 子 Rat ~~ 1864 – ~~ 1865
2 ~~ 1805 – ~~ 1806 乙 Yin Wood 丑 Ox ~~ 1865 – ~~ 1866
3 ~~ 1806 – ~~ 1807 丙 Yang Fire 寅 Tiger ~~ 1866 – ~~ 1867
4 ~~ 1807 – ~~ 1808 丁 Yin Fire 卯 Rabbit ~~ 1867 – ~~ 1868
5 ~~ 1808 – ~~ 1809 戊 Yang Earth 辰 Dragon ~~ 1868 – ~~ 1869
6 ~~ 1809 – ~~ 1810 己 Yin Earth 巳 Snake ~~ 1869 – Jan 30 1870
7 ~~ 1810 – ~~ 1811 庚 Yang Metal 午 Horse Jan 31 1870 – Feb 18 1871
8 ~~ 1811 – ~~ 1812 辛 Yin Metal 未 Goat Feb 19 1871 – ~~ 1872
9 ~~ 1812 – ~~ 1813 壬 Yang Water 申 Monkey ~~ 1872 – ~~ 1873
10 ~~ 1813 – ~~ 1814 癸 Yin Water 酉 Rooster ~~ 1873 – ~~ 1874
11 ~~ 1814 – ~~ 1815 甲 Yang Wood 戌 Dog ~~ 1874 – ~~ 1875
12 ~~ 1815 – ~~ 1816 乙 Yin Wood 亥 Pig ~~ 1875 – ~~ 1876
13 ~~ 1816 – ~~ 1817 丙 Yang Fire 子 Rat ~~ 1876 – ~~ 1877
14 ~~ 1817 – ~~ 1818 丁 Yin Fire 丑 Ox ~~ 1877 – ~~ 1878
15 ~~ 1818 – ~~ 1819 戊 Yang Earth 寅 Tiger ~~ 1878 – ~~ 1879
16 ~~ 1819 – ~~ 1820 己 Yin Earth 卯 Rabbit ~~ 1879 – ~~ 1880
17 ~~ 1820 – ~~ 1821 庚 Yang Metal 辰 Dragon ~~ 1880 – ~~ 1881
18 ~~ 1821 – ~~ 1822 辛 Yin Metal 巳 Snake ~~ 1881 – ~~ 1882
19 ~~ 1822 – ~~ 1823 壬 Yang Water 午 Horse ~~ 1882 – ~~ 1883
20 ~~ 1823 – ~~ 1824 癸 Yin Water 未 Goat ~~ 1883 – ~~ 1884
21 ~~ 1824 – ~~ 1825 甲 Yang Wood 申 Monkey ~~ 1884 – ~~ 1885
22 ~~ 1825 – ~~ 1826 乙 Yin Wood 酉 Rooster ~~ 1885 – ~~ 1886
23 ~~ 1826 – ~~ 1827 丙 Yang Fire 戌 Dog ~~ 1886 – ~~ 1887
24 ~~ 1827 – ~~ 1828 丁 Yin Fire 亥 Pig ~~ 1887 – ~~ 1888
25 ~~ 1828 – ~~ 1829 戊 Yang Earth 子 Rat ~~ 1888 – Jan 30 1889
26 ~~ 1829 – ~~ 1830 己 Yin Earth 丑 Ox Jan 31 1889 – Jan 20 1890
27 ~~ 1830 – ~~ 1831 庚 Yang Metal 寅 Tiger Jan 21 1890 – Feb 08 1891
28 ~~ 1831 – ~~ 1832 辛 Yin Metal 卯 Rabbit Feb 09 1891 – ~~ 1892
29 ~~ 1832 – ~~ 1833 壬 Yang Water 辰 Dragon ~~ 1892 – ~~ 1893
30 ~~ 1833 – ~~ 1834 癸 Yin Water 巳 Snake ~~ 1893 – ~~ 1894
31 ~~ 1834 – ~~ 1835 甲 Yang Wood 午 Horse ~~ 1894 – ~~ 1895
32 ~~ 1835 – ~~ 1836 乙 Yin Wood 未 Goat ~~ 1895 – Feb 12 1896
33 ~~ 1836 – ~~ 1837 丙 Yang Fire 申 Monkey Feb 13 1896 – Feb 01 1897
34 ~~ 1837 – ~~ 1838 丁 Yin Fire 酉 Rooster Feb 02 1897 – Jan 21 1898
35 ~~ 1838 – ~~ 1839 戊 Yang Earth 戌 Dog Jan 22 1898 – Feb 09 1899
36 ~~ 1839 – ~~ 1840 己 Yin Earth 亥 Pig Feb 10 1899 – Jan 30 1900
37 ~~ 1840 – ~~ 1841 庚 Yang Metal 子 Rat Jan 31 1900 – Feb 18 1901
38 ~~ 1841 – ~~ 1842 辛 Yin Metal 丑 Ox Feb 19 1901 – Feb 07 1902
39 ~~ 1842 – ~~ 1843 壬 Yang Water 寅 Tiger Feb 08 1902 – Jan 28 1903
40 ~~ 1843 – ~~ 1844 癸 Yin Water 卯 Rabbit Jan 29 1903 – Feb 15 1904
41 ~~ 1844 – ~~ 1845 甲 Yang Wood 辰 Dragon Feb 16 1904 – Feb 03 1905
42 ~~ 1845 – ~~ 1846 乙 Yin Wood 巳 Snake Feb 04 1905 – Jan 24 1906
43 ~~ 1846 – ~~ 1847 丙 Yang Fire 午 Horse Jan 25 1906 – Feb 12 1907
44 ~~ 1847 – ~~ 1848 丁 Yin Fire 未 Goat Feb 13 1907 – Feb 01 1908
45 ~~ 1848 – ~~ 1849 戊 Yang Earth 申 Monkey Feb 02 1908 – Jan 21 1909
46 ~~ 1849 – ~~ 1850 己 Yin Earth 酉 Rooster Jan 22 1909 – Feb 09 1910
47 ~~ 1850 – ~~ 1851 庚 Yang Metal 戌 Dog Feb 10 1910 – Jan 29 1911
48 ~~ 1851 – ~~ 1852 辛 Yin Metal 亥 Pig Jan 30 1911 – Feb 17 1912
49 ~~ 1852 – ~~ 1853 壬 Yang Water 子 Rat Feb 18 1912 – Feb 05 1913
50 ~~ 1853 – ~~ 1854 癸 Yin Water 丑 Ox Feb 06 1913 – Jan 25 1914
51 ~~ 1854 – ~~ 1855 甲 Yang Wood 寅 Tiger Jan 26 1914 – Feb 13 1915
52 ~~ 1855 – ~~ 1856 乙 Yin Wood 卯 Rabbit Feb 14 1915 – Feb 02 1916
53 ~~ 1856 – ~~ 1857 丙 Yang Fire 辰 Dragon Feb 03 1916 – Jan 22 1917
54 ~~ 1857 – ~~ 1858 丁 Yin Fire 巳 Snake Jan 23 1917 – Feb 10 1918
55 ~~ 1858 – ~~ 1859 戊 Yang Earth 午 Horse Feb 11 1918 – Jan 31 1919
56 ~~ 1859 – ~~ 1860 己 Yin Earth 未 Goat Feb 01 1919 – Feb 19 1920
57 ~~ 1860 – ~~ 1861 庚 Yang Metal 申 Monkey Feb 20 1920 – Feb 07 1921
58 ~~ 1861 – ~~ 1862 辛 Yin Metal 酉 Rooster Feb 08 1921 – Jan 27 1922
59 ~~ 1862 – ~~ 1863 壬 Yang Water 戌 Dog Jan 28 1922 – Feb 15 1923
60 ~~ 1863 – ~~ 1864 癸 Yin Water 亥 Pig Feb 16 1923 – Feb 04 1924

1924–2043[edit]

No. 1924–1983 Heavenly stem Earthly branch 1984–2043
Year (Elements) (Animals) Year
1 Feb 05 1924 – Jan 23 1925 甲 Yang Wood 子 Rat Feb 02 1984 – Feb 19 1985
2 Jan 24 1925 – Feb 12 1926 乙 Yin Wood 丑 Ox Feb 20 1985 – Feb 08 1986
3 Feb 13 1926 – Feb 01 1927 丙 Yang Fire 寅 Tiger Feb 09 1986 – Jan 28 1987
4 Feb 02 1927 – Jan 21 1928 丁 Yin Fire 卯 Rabbit Jan 29 1987 – Feb 16 1988
5 Jan 22 1928 – Feb 08 1929 戊 Yang Earth 辰 Dragon Feb 17 1988 – Feb 05 1989
6 Feb 09 1929 – Jan 28 1930 己 Yin Earth 巳 Snake Feb 06 1989 – Jan 26 1990
7 Jan 29 1930 – Feb 16 1931 庚 Yang Metal 午 Horse Jan 27 1990 – Feb 14 1991
8 Feb 17 1931 – Feb 05 1932 辛 Yin Metal 未 Goat Feb 14 1991 – Feb 03 1992
9 Feb 06 1932 – Jan 24 1933 壬 Yang Water 申 Monkey Feb 04 1992 – Jan 22 1993
10 Jan 25 1933 – Feb 13 1934 癸 Yin Water 酉 Rooster Jan 23 1993 – Feb 09 1994
11 Feb 14 1934 – Feb 02 1935 甲 Yang Wood 戌 Dog Feb 10 1994 – Jan 30 1995
12 Feb 03 1935 – Jan 23 1936 乙 Yin Wood 亥 Pig Jan 31 1995 – Feb 18 1996
13 Jan 24 1936 – Feb 10 1937 丙 Yang Fire 子 Rat Feb 19 1996 – Feb 06 1997
14 Feb 11 1937 – Jan 30 1938 丁 Yin Fire 丑 Ox Feb 07 1997 – Jan 27 1998
15 Jan 31 1938 – Feb 18 1939 戊 Yang Earth 寅 Tiger Jan 28 1998 – Feb 15 1999
16 Feb 19 1939 – Feb 07 1940 己 Yin Earth 卯 Rabbit Feb 16 1999 – Feb 04 2000
17 Feb 08 1940 – Jan 26 1941 庚 Yang Metal 辰 Dragon Feb 05 2000 – Jan 23 2001
18 Jan 27 1941 – Feb 14 1942 辛 Yin Metal 巳 Snake Jan 24 2001 – Feb 11 2002
19 Feb 15 1942 – Feb 04 1943 壬 Yang Water 午 Horse Feb 12 2002 – Jan 31 2003
20 Feb 05 1943 – Jan 24 1944 癸 Yin Water 未 Goat Feb 01 2003 – Jan 21 2004
21 Jan 25 1944 – Feb 12 1945 甲 Yang Wood 申 Monkey Jan 22 2004 – Feb 08 2005
22 Feb 13 1945 – Feb 01 1946 乙 Yin Wood 酉 Rooster Feb 09 2005 – Jan 28 2006
23 Feb 02 1946 – Jan 21 1947 丙 Yang Fire 戌 Dog Jan 29 2006 – Feb 17 2007
24 Jan 22 1947 – Feb 09 1948 丁 Yin Fire 亥 Pig Feb 18 2007 – Feb 03 2008
25 Feb 10 1948 – Jan 28 1949 戊 Yang Earth 子 Rat Feb 07 2008 – Jan 25 2009
26 Jan 29 1949 – Feb 16 1950 己 Yin Earth 丑 Ox Jan 26 2009 – Feb 13 2010
27 Feb 17 1950 – Feb 05 1951 庚 Yang Metal 寅 Tiger Feb 14 2010 – Feb 02 2011
28 Feb 06 1951 – Jan 26 1952 辛 Yin Metal 卯 Rabbit Feb 03 2011 – Jan 22 2012
29 Jan 27 1952 – Feb 13 1953 壬 Yang Water 辰 Dragon Jan 23 2012 – Feb 09 2013
30 Feb 14 1953 – Feb 02 1954 癸 Yin Water 巳 Snake Feb 10 2013 – Jan 30 2014
31 Feb 03 1954 – Jan 23 1955 甲 Yang Wood 午 Horse Jan 31 2014 – Feb 18 2015
32 Jan 24 1955 – Feb 11 1956 乙 Yin Wood 未 Goat Feb 19 2015 – Feb 07 2016
33 Feb 12 1956 – Jan 30 1957 丙 Yang Fire 申 Monkey Feb 08 2016 – Jan 27 2017
34 Jan 30 1957 – Feb 17 1958 丁 Yin Fire 酉 Rooster Jan 28 2017 – Feb 15 2018
35 Feb 18 1958 – Feb 07 1959 戊 Yang Earth 戌 Dog Feb 16 2018 – Feb 04 2019
36 Feb 08 1959 – Jan 27 1960 己 Yin Earth 亥 Pig Feb 05 2019 – Jan 24 2020
37 Jan 28 1960 – Feb 14 1961 庚 Yang Metal 子 Rat Jan 25 2020 – Feb 11 2021
38 Feb 15 1961 – Feb 04 1962 辛 Yin Metal 丑 Ox Feb 12 2021 – Jan 31 2022
39 Feb 05 1962 – Jan 24 1963 壬 Yang Water 寅 Tiger Feb 01 2022 – Jan 21 2023
40 Jan 25 1963 – Feb 12 1964 癸 Yin Water 卯 Rabbit Jan 22 2023 – Feb 09 2024
41 Feb 13 1964 – Feb 01 1965 甲 Yang Wood 辰 Dragon Feb 10 2024 – Jan 28 2025
42 Feb 02 1965 – Jan 20 1966 乙 Yin Wood 巳 Snake Jan 29 2025 – Feb 16 2026
43 Jan 21 1966 – Feb 08 1967 丙 Yang Fire 午 Horse Feb 17 2026 – Feb 05 2027
44 Feb 09 1967 – Jan 29 1968 丁 Yin Fire 未 Goat Feb 06 2027 – Jan 25 2028
45 Jan 30 1968 – Feb 16 1969 戊 Yang Earth 申 Monkey Jan 26 2028 – Feb 12 2029
46 Feb 17 1969 – Feb 05 1970 己 Yin Earth 酉 Rooster Feb 13 2029 – Feb 02 2030
47 Feb 06 1970 – Jan 26 1971 庚 Yang Metal 戌 Dog Feb 03 2030 – Jan 22 2031
48 Jan 27 1971 – Feb 14 1972 辛 Yin Metal 亥 Pig Jan 23 2031 – Feb 10 2032
49 Feb 15 1972 – Feb 02 1973 壬 Yang Water 子 Rat Feb 11 2032 – Jan 30 2033
50 Feb 03 1973 – Jan 24 1974 癸 Yin Water 丑 Ox Jan 31 2033 – Feb 18 2034
51 Jan 23 1974 – Feb 10 1975 甲 Yang Wood 寅 Tiger Feb 19 2034 – Feb 07 2035
52 Feb 11 1975 – Jan 30 1976 乙 Yin Wood 卯 Rabbit Feb 08 2035 – Jan 27 2036
53 Jan 31 1976 – Feb 17 1977 丙 Yang Fire 辰 Dragon Jan 28 2036 – Feb 14 2037
54 Feb 18 1977 – Feb 06 1978 丁 Yin Fire 巳 Snake Feb 15 2037 – Feb 03 2038
55 Feb 07 1978 – Jan 27 1979 戊 Yang Earth 午 Horse Feb 04 2038 – Jan 23 2039
56 Jan 28 1979 – Feb 15 1980 己 Yin Earth 未 Goat Jan 24 2039 – Feb 11 2040
57 Feb 16 1980 – Feb 04 1981 庚 Yang Metal 申 Monkey Feb 12 2040 – Jan 31 2041
58 Feb 05 1981 – Jan 24 1982 辛 Yin Metal 酉 Rooster Feb 01 2041 – Jan 21 2042
59 Jan 25 1982 – Feb 12 1983 壬 Yang Water 戌 Dog Jan 22 2042 – Feb 09 2043
60 Feb 13 1983 – Feb 01 1984 癸 Yin Water 亥 Pig Feb 10 2043 – Jan 29 2044

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Smith (2011), pp. 1, 28.
  2. ^ For the Akan calendar, see Bartle (1978).
  3. ^ Smith (2011), p. 27.
  4. ^ Kalinowski (1998), pp. 135–148, and fig. 3.
  5. ^ ""Almanac" "lunar" zodiac beginning of spring as the boundary dislocation? — China Network". 16 February 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

Bibliography[edit]

Bartle, P. F. W. (1978). "Forty days: the Akan calendar". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 48 (1): 80–84.

Kalinowski, Marc (2007). "Time, space and orientation: figurative representations of the sexagenary cycle in ancient and medieval China". Graphics and text in the production of technical knowledge in China : the warp and the weft. Leiden: Brill. pp. 137–168. ISBN 9789004160637. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)

Smith, Adam (2011). "The Chinese sexagenary cycle and the ritual origins of the calendar". Calendars and years II : astronomy and time in the ancient and medieval world (PDF). Oxford: Oxbow. pp. 1–37. ISBN 9781842179871. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)


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