60 year cycle

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The 60 year cycle

The 60-year cycle of the Chinese calendar is derived from the combination of the twelve Earthly Branches ( 地支 , dizhi ) and the ten heavenly stems ( 天干 , tiāngān ).

This article lists some years of the Chinese celestial stem - earth branch - chronology with a view to embedding them in their sixty-year cycles and positions them in the western chronology of the Gregorian calendar . In Japan, too, the years were and are designated after the same cycle.

This list contains the names of the years of the Chinese calendar from 1900 to 2043.

Structure of the 60 combinations

The combination of twelve branches of the earth ( 地支 , dìzhī ) and that of the ten heavenly stems ( 天干 , tiāngān ) results in a cycle of 60 years (12 animals × 5 elements = 60). This cycle is called 干支 , gānzhī  - "trunk branch" - each of the 2nd characters of Tiangan and Dizhi. Each cycle starts with the year 甲子 , jizǐ .

The ten heavenly tribes

The ten celestial stems are a combination of the five elements (phases of change) as well as yin and yang .

10 heavenly tribes ( 天干 Tiangan)
Chinese Japanese Yin / yang element
1 jiǎ kinoe ( 木 の 兄 ) or Yáng (  /  ) Wood (木, mù)
2 kinoto ( 木 の 弟 ) or otsu Yīn (  /  )
3 bǐng hinoe ( 火 の 兄 ) or hot Yáng (  /  ) Fire (火, huŏ)
4th dīng Hinoto ( 火の弟 ) or tei Yīn (  /  )
5 tsuchinoe ( 土 の 兄 ) or bo Yáng (  /  ) Earth (土, tŭ)
6th tsuchinoto ( 土 の 弟 ) or ki Yīn (  /  )
7th gēng kanoe ( 金 の 兄 ) or Yáng (  /  ) Metal (金, jīn)
8th xīn kanoto ( 金 の 弟 ) or shin Yīn (  /  )
9 rén mizunoe ( 水 の 兄 ) or jin Yáng (  /  ) Water (水, shuĭ)
10 guǐ mizunoto ( 水 の 弟 ) or ki Yīn (  /  )

With the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) in the years 2014, 2024, 2034… a jiǎ year began / begins ; with the spring festival 2015, 2025, 2035, ... a year etc. In general: Add 7 to the year, then the last digit corresponds to the heavenly stem in the above. List.

The twelve branches of the earth

The twelve earth branches are an old numbering system used not only for the calendar in the entire CJKV culture area. Since each branch of the earth is also assigned an animal in addition to the number, there is a 1: 1 relationship between branch of earth and animal sign. In the west these zodiac signs are often equated with the zodiac signs of western astrology ; in fact, however, the two terms have nothing to do with each other. The Chinese earth branches (zodiac) are also used to denote the years in a twelve-year cycle.

  1. , : rat ( , shǔ )
  2. , chǒu : buffalo ( , niú )
  3. , yín : tiger ( , )
  4. , mǎo : rabbit ( , )
  5. , chén : dragon (  /  , lóng )
  6. , : snake ( , shé )
  7. , : horse (  /  , )
  8. , wèi : sheep (also: goat) ( , yáng )
  9. , shēn : monkey ( , hóu )
  10. , yǒu : rooster (  /  , )
  11. , : dog ( , gǒu )
  12. , hài : pig ( , zhū )

With the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) in the years 2008, 2020, 2032, ... the year of the rat began; with the spring festival 2009, 2021, 2033, ... the year of the buffalo etc. In general: Add 9 to the year (alternatively for years in the 21st century: add 5 to the last two digits; 20th century: add 1 to the last two digits) and divide by 12. The remainder is the branch of the earth according to the above List ( hài in the case of remainder = 0).

Combinations

Color legend:

  • Wood , fire , earth , metal , water
  • Yáng (odd years) , Yin (even years)
60-year cycle ( 干支 gānzhī)

Zodiac:

Earth branch:
rat
buffalo
tiger
Hare
Dragon
Snake
horse
sheep
monkey
Rooster
dog
pig
Year:
Hi strain -Tier:
天干 地支 :
1
1 Rat
2
2 Buffalo
3
3 Tiger
4
4-rabbit
5
5 Dragon
6
6-snake
7
7-horse
8
8-sheep
Unfilled
9
9 Monkey
10
10-Hahn
11
1 Dog
12
2-pig
Year:
Hi strain -Tier:
天干 地支 :
13
3-rat
14
4-buffalo
15
5-Tiger
16
6-rabbit
17
7 Dragon
18
8-snake
19
9-horse
20
10 Sheep
Unfilled
21
1 Monkey
22
2-Hahn
23
3 Dog
24
4-pig
Year:
Hi strain -Tier:
天干 地支 :
25
5 rat
26
6 Buffalo
27
7-Tiger
28
8-rabbit
29
9 Dragon
30
10 Snake
31
1-horse
32
2-sheep
Unfilled
33
3 Monkey
34
4-Hahn
35
5 Dog
36
6-pig
Year:
Hi strain -Tier:
天干 地支 :
37
7-rat
38
8 Buffalo
39
9-Tiger
40
10-Hase
41
1 Dragon
42
2-snake
43
3-horse
44
4-sheep
Unfilled
45
5 Monkey
46
6-tap
47
7 Dog
48
8-pig
Year:
Hi strain -Tier:
天干 地支 :
49
9-rat
50
10 Buffalo
51
1-Tiger
52
2-rabbit
53
3 Dragon
54
4-snake
55
5 Horse
56
6-sheep
Unfilled
57
7 Monkey
58
8-tap
59
9 Dog
60
10 Pig

In addition, the 60-cycle system is also used to name months and days.

The 60 year cycles from 2637 BC. Chr. To 2344

List of 60-year cycles
(end of cycle - when counting from the 1st year of the Huángdì government)
(beginning of the cycle - when counting from the 61st year of Huángdì government)
0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9
0 2697 BC Chr. 2637 BC Chr. 2577 BC Chr. 2517 BC Chr. 2457 BC Chr. 2397 BC Chr. 2337 BC Chr. 2277 BC Chr. 2217 BC Chr. 2157 BC Chr.
10 2097 BC Chr. 2037 BC Chr. 1977 BC Chr. 1917 BC Chr. 1857 BC Chr. 1797 BC Chr. 1737 BC Chr. 1677 BC Chr. 1617 BC Chr. 1557 BC Chr.
20th 1497 BC Chr. 1437 BC Chr. 1377 BC Chr. 1317 BC Chr. 1257 BC Chr. 1197 BC Chr. 1137 BC Chr. 1077 BC Chr. 1017 BC Chr. 957 BC Chr.
30th 897 BC Chr. 837 BC Chr. 777 BC Chr. 717 BC Chr. 657 BC Chr. 597 BC Chr. 537 BC Chr. 477 BC Chr. 417 BC Chr. 357 BC Chr.
40 297 BC Chr. 237 BC Chr. 177 BC Chr. 117 BC Chr. 57 BC Chr. 4th 64 124 184 244
50 304 364 424 484 544 604 664 724 784 844
60 904 964 1024 1084 1144 1204 1264 1324 1384 1444
70 1504 1564 1624 1684 1744 1804 1864 1924 1984 2044
80 2104 2164 2224 2284 2344 2404 2464 2524 2584 2644
Note: The consecutive number of the cycle results from the line number. added to the column no. Example: row 30 + column 5 = 35th cycle corresponds to 597 v. Chr.

While there was no defined beginning year for the 60-year cycles for a long time, since the Hàn dynasty the beginning of the 60-year cycles has been set to the 61st year of the Yellow Ruler's reign ( 黄帝 , Huángdì ) 2637 BC. Chr. , In which this calendar is said to have introduced. The table shows the year in which the cycles begin according to the Western calendar. However, from the first year of the Yellow Ruler's reign, i.e. 2697 B.C. Counted, which shifts the count by one cycle.

The 60s cycle in Japan

Japan has adopted the 60s cycle with the following differences:

  • Japan, located further east, occasionally had a different lunar solar date due to a different new moon at the daily boundary.
  • In Japan the astrological signs are used in the zodiac , i.e. 午 instead of for the year of the horse, and so on.
  • Since the adoption of the western calendar in Japan in 1873, the astrological year also begins on January 1, rather than the later Chinese New Year.

76th cycle (1864–1923) of the Chinese calendar

4th partial cycle 1900 to 1911

  • 31. January 1900 to February 18, 1901 year of the metal rat 庚子 , gēngzǐ 37
  • 19. February 1901 to February 7, 1902 year of the metal ox 辛丑 , xīnchǒu 38
  • 8. February 1902 to January 28, 1903 year of the water tiger 壬寅 , rényín 39
  • 29. January 1903 to February 15, 1904 year of the water hare 癸卯 , guǐmǎo 40
  • 16. February 1904 to February 3, 1905 year of the wood dragon 甲辰 , jiǎchén 41
  • 4. February 1905 to January 24, 1906 year of the wood snake 乙巳 , yǐsì 42
  • 25. January 1906 to February 12, 1907 year of the fire horse 丙午 , bǐngwǔ 43
  • 13. February 1907 to February 1, 1908 Year of the Fire Sheep 丁未 , dīngwèi 44
  • 2. February 1908 to January 21, 1909 Year of the Earth Monkey 戊申 , wùshēn 45
  • 22. January 1909 to February 9, 1910 year of the Earth Rooster 己酉 , jǐyǒu 46
  • 10. February 1910 to January 29, 1911 year of the metal dog 庚戌 , gēngxū 47
  • 30. January 1911 to February 17, 1912 Year of the Metal Pig 辛亥 , xīnhài 48

5th partial cycle 1912 to 1923

  • 18. February 1912 to February 5, 1913 year of the water rat 壬子 , rénzǐ 49
  • 6. February 1913 to January 25, 1914 year of the water ox 癸丑 , guǐchǒu 50
  • 26. January 1914 to February 13, 1915 year of the wooden tiger 甲寅 , jiǎyín 51
  • 14. February 1915 to February 2, 1916 year of the wooden hare 乙卯 , yǐmǎo 52
  • 3. February 1916 to January 22, 1917 Year of the Fire Dragon 丙辰 , bǐngchén 53
  • 23. January 1917 to February 10, 1918 year of the fire serpent 丁巳 , dīngsì 54
  • 11. February 1918 to January 31, 1919 year of the earth horse 戊午 , wùwǔ 55
  • 1. February 1919 to February 19, 1920 Year of the Earth Sheep 己未 , jǐwèi 56
  • 20. February 1920 to February 7, 1921 year of the metal monkey 庚申 , gēngshēn 57
  • 8. February 1921 to January 27, 1922 year of the metal rooster 辛酉 , xīnyǒu 58
  • 28. January 1922 to February 15, 1923 year of the water dog 壬戌 , rénxū 59
  • 16. February 1923 to February 4, 1924 Year of the Water Pig 癸亥 , guǐhài 60

77th cycle (1924–1983) of the Chinese calendar

1st partial cycle 1924 to 1935

  • 5. February 1924 to January 24, 1925 year of the wood rat 甲子 , jiǎzǐ 1
  • 25. January 1925 to February 12, 1926 year of the wood ox 乙丑 , yǐchǒu 2
  • 13. February 1926 to February 1, 1927 Year of the Fire Tiger 丙寅 , bǐngyín 3
  • 2. February 1927 to January 22, 1928 year of the fire hare 丁卯 , dīngmǎo 4
  • 23. January 1928 to February 9, 1929 Year of the Earth Dragon 戊辰 , wùchén 5
  • 10. February 1929 to January 29, 1930 year of the earth-serpent 己巳 , jǐsì 6
  • 30. January 1930 to February 16, 1931 year of the metal horse 庚午 , gēngwǔ 7
  • 17. February 1931 to February 5, 1932 Year of the Metal Sheep 辛未 , xīnwèi 8
  • 6. February 1932 to January 25, 1933 Year of the Water Monkey 壬申 , rénshēn 9
  • 26. January 1933 to February 13, 1934 year of the water tap 癸酉 , guǐyǒu 10
  • 14. February 1934 to February 3, 1935 year of the wooden dog 甲戌 , jiǎxū 11
  • 4. February 1935 to January 23, 1936 year of the wooden pig 乙亥 , yǐhài 12

2nd partial cycle 1936 to 1947

  • 24. January 1936 to February 10, 1937 Year of the Fire Rat 丙子 , bǐngzǐ 13
  • 11. February 1937 to January 30, 1938 year of the fire ox 丁丑 , dīngchǒu 14
  • 31. January 1938 to February 18, 1939 Year of the Earth Tiger 戊寅 , wùyín 15
  • 19. February 1939 to February 7, 1940 year of the earth rabbit 己卯 , jǐmǎo 16
  • 8. February 1940 to January 26, 1941 year of the metal dragon 庚辰 , gēngchén 17
  • 27. January 1941 to February 14, 1942 year of the metal snake 辛巳 , xīnsì 18
  • 15. February 1942 to February 4, 1943 year of the water horse 壬午 , rénwǔ 19
  • 5. February 1943 to January 24, 1944 Year of the Water Sheep 癸未 , guǐwèi 20
  • 25. January 1944 to February 12, 1945 year of the wood monkey 甲申 , jiǎshēn 21
  • 13. February 1945 to February 1, 1946 year of the wooden rooster 乙酉 , yǐyǒu 22
  • 2. February 1946 to January 21, 1947 year of the fire dog 丙戌 , bǐngxū 23
  • 22. January 1947 to February 9, 1948 Year of the Fire Pig 丁亥 , dīnghài 24

3rd partial cycle 1948 to 1959

  • 10. February 1948 to January 28, 1949 Year of the Earth Rat 戊子 , wùzǐ 25
  • 29. January 1949 to February 16, 1950 year of the earth ox 己丑 , jǐchǒu 26
  • 17. February 1950 to February 5, 1951 year of the metal tiger 庚寅 , gēngyín 27
  • 6. February 1951 to January 26, 1952 year of the metal rabbit 辛卯 , xīnmǎo 28
  • 27. January 1952 to February 13, 1953 Year of the Water Dragon 壬辰 , rénchén 29
  • 14. February 1953 to February 2, 1954 year of the water snake 癸巳 , guǐsì 30
  • 3. February 1954 to January 23, 1955 year of the wood horse 甲午 , jiǎwǔ 31
  • 24. January 1955 to February 11, 1956 Year of the Wood Sheep 乙未 , yǐwèi 32
  • 12. February 1956 to January 30, 1957 year of the fire monkey 丙申 , bǐngshēn 33
  • 31. January 1957 to February 17, 1958 Year of the Fire Rooster 丁酉 , dīngyǒu 34
  • 18. February 1958 to February 7, 1959 Year of the Earth Dog 戊戌 , wùxū 35
  • 8. February 1959 to January 27, 1960 year of the Earth Pig 己亥 , jǐhài 36

4th partial cycle 1960 to 1971

  • 28. January 1960 to February 14, 1961 year of the metal rat 庚子 , gēngzǐ 37
  • 15. February 1961 to February 4, 1962 year of the metal ox 辛丑 , xīnchǒu 38
  • 5. February 1962 to January 24, 1963 year of the water tiger 壬寅 , rényín 39
  • 25. January 1963 to February 12, 1964 Year of the Water Hare 癸卯 , guǐmǎo 40
  • 13. February 1964 to February 1, 1965 year of the wood dragon 甲辰 , jiǎchén 41
  • 2. February 1965 to January 20, 1966 year of the wood snake 乙巳 , yǐsì 42
  • 21. January 1966 to February 8, 1967 year of the fire horse 丙午 , bǐngwǔ 43
  • 9. February 1967 to January 29, 1968 year of the fire sheep 丁未 , dīngwèi 44
  • 30. January 1968 to February 16, 1969 year of the earth monkey 戊申 , wùshēn 45
  • 17. February 1969 to February 5, 1970 year of the Earth Rooster 己酉 , jǐyǒu 46
  • 6. February 1970 to January 26, 1971 year of the metal dog 庚戌 , gēngxū 47
  • 27. January 1971 to February 14, 1972 year of the metal pig 辛亥 , xīnhài 48

5th partial cycle 1972 to 1983

  • 15. February 1972 to February 2, 1973 year of the water rat 壬子 , rénzǐ 49
  • 3. February 1973 to January 22, 1974 year of the water ox 癸丑 , guǐchǒu 50
  • 23. January 1974 to February 10, 1975 year of the wooden tiger 甲寅 , jiǎyín 51
  • 11. February 1975 to January 30, 1976 year of the wooden hare 乙卯 , yǐmǎo 52
  • 31. January 1976 to February 17, 1977 year of the fire dragon 丙辰 , bǐngchén 53
  • 18. February 1977 to February 6, 1978 year of the fire serpent 丁巳 , dīngsì 54
  • 7. February 1978 to January 27, 1979 year of the earth horse 戊午 , wùwǔ 55
  • 28. January 1979 to February 15, 1980 Year of the Earth Sheep 己未 , jǐwèi 56
  • 16. February 1980 to February 4, 1981 year of the metal monkey 庚申 , gēngshēn 57
  • 5. February 1981 to January 24, 1982 year of the metal rooster 辛酉 , xīnyǒu 58
  • 25. January 1982 to February 12, 1983 year of the water dog 壬戌 , rénxū 59
  • 13. February 1983 to February 1, 1984 year of the water pig 癸亥 , guǐhài 60

78th cycle (1984–2043) of the Chinese calendar

1st partial cycle 1984 to 1995

  • 2. February 1984 to February 19, 1985 year of the wood rat 甲子 , jiǎzǐ 1
  • 20. February 1985 to February 8, 1986 year of the wood ox 乙丑 , yǐchǒu 2
  • 9. February 1986 to January 28, 1987 year of the fire tiger 丙寅 , bǐngyín 3
  • 29. January 1987 to February 16, 1988 year of the fire hare 丁卯 , dīngmǎo 4
  • 17. February 1988 to February 5, 1989 year of the earth-dragon 戊辰 , wùchén 5
  • 6. February 1989 to January 26, 1990 year of the earth-serpent 己巳 , jǐsì 6
  • 27. January 1990 to February 14, 1991 year of the metal horse 庚午 , gēngwǔ 7
  • 15. February 1991 to February 3, 1992 year of the metal sheep 辛未 , xīnwèi 8
  • 4. February 1992 to January 22, 1993 year of the water monkey 壬申 , rénshēn 9
  • 23. January 1993 to February 9, 1994 year of the water tap 癸酉 , guǐyǒu 10
  • 10. February 1994 to January 30, 1995 year of the wooden dog 甲戌 , jiǎxū 11
  • 31. January 1995 to February 18, 1996 year of the wooden pig 乙亥 , yǐhài 12

2nd sub-cycle 1996 to 2007

  • 19. February 1996 to February 6, 1997 year of the fire rat 丙子 , bǐngzǐ 13
  • 7. February 1997 to January 27, 1998 year of the fire ox 丁丑 , dīngchǒu 14
  • 28. January 1998 to February 15, 1999 Year of the Earth Tiger 戊寅 , wùyín 15
  • 16. February 1999 to February 4, 2000 year of the earth rabbit 己卯 , jǐmǎo 16
  • 5. February 2000 to January 23, 2001 Year of the Metal Dragon 庚辰 , gēngchén 17
  • 24. January 2001 to February 11, 2002 year of the metal snake 辛巳 , xīnsì 18
  • 12. February 2002 to January 31, 2003 year of the water horse 壬午 , rénwǔ 19
  • 1. February 2003 to January 21, 2004 year of the water sheep 癸未 , guǐwèi 20
  • 22. January 2004 to February 8, 2005 year of the wood monkey 甲申 , jiǎshēn 21
  • 9. February 2005 to January 28, 2006 year of the wooden rooster 乙酉 , yǐyǒu 22
  • 29. January 2006 to February 17, 2007 year of the fire dog 丙戌 , bǐngxū 23
  • 18. February 2007 to February 6, 2008 Year of the Fire Pig 丁亥 , dīnghài 24

3rd sub-cycle 2008 to 2019

  • 7. February 2008 to January 25, 2009 Year of the Earth Rat 戊子 , wùzǐ 25
  • 26. January 2009 to February 13, 2010 year of the earth ox 己丑 , jǐchǒu 26
  • 14. February 2010 to February 2, 2011 Year of the Metal Tiger 庚寅 , gēngyín 27
  • 3. February 2011 to January 22, 2012 year of the metal rabbit 辛卯 , xīnmǎo 28
  • 23. January 2012 to February 9, 2013 Year of the Water Dragon 壬辰 , rénchén 29
  • 10. February 2013 to January 30, 2014 year of the water snake 癸巳 , guǐsì 30
  • 31. January 2014 to February 18, 2015 year of the wooden horse 甲午 , jiǎwǔ 31
  • 19. February 2015 to February 7, 2016 Year of the Wood Sheep 乙未 , yǐwèi 32
  • 8. February 2016 to January 27, 2017 Year of the Fire Monkey 丙申 , bǐngshēn 33
  • 28. January 2017 to February 15, 2018 Year of the Fire Rooster 丁酉 , dīngyǒu 34
  • 16. February 2018 to February 4, 2019 Year of the Earth Dog 戊戌 , wùxū 35
  • 5. February 2019 to January 24, 2020 Year of the Earth Pig 己亥 , jǐhài 36

4th sub-cycle 2020 to 2031

  • 25. January 2020 to February 11, 2021 Year of the Metal Rat 庚子 , gēngzǐ 37
  • 12. February 2021 to January 31, 2022 year of the metal ox 辛丑 , xīnchǒu 38
  • 1. February 2022 to January 21, 2023 year of the water tiger 壬寅 , rényín 39
  • 22. January 2023 to February 9, 2024 year of the water hare 癸卯 , guǐmǎo 40
  • 10. February 2024 to January 28, 2025 Year of the Wood Dragon 甲辰 , jiǎchén 41
  • 29. January 2025 to February 16, 2026 year of the wood snake 乙巳 , yǐsì 42
  • 17. February 2026 to February 5, 2027 Year of the Fire Horse 丙午 , bǐngwǔ 43
  • 6. February 2027 to January 25, 2028 Year of the Fire Sheep 丁未 , dīngwèi 44
  • 26. January 2028 to February 12, 2029 Year of the Earth Monkey 戊申 , wùshēn 45
  • 13. February 2029 to February 2, 2030 year of the Rooster 己酉 , jǐyǒu 46
  • 3. February 2030 to January 22, 2031 year of the metal dog 庚戌 , gēngxū 47
  • 23. January 2031 to February 10, 2032 Year of the Metal Pig 辛亥 , xīnhài 48

5th sub-cycle 2032 to 2043

  • 11. February 2032 to January 30, 2033 year of the Water Rat 壬子 , rénzǐ 49
  • 31. January 2033 to February 18, 2034 year of the water ox 癸丑 , guǐchǒu 50
  • 19. February 2034 to February 7, 2035 year of the wooden tiger 甲寅 , jiǎyín 51
  • 8. February 2035 to January 27, 2036 year of the wooden hare 乙卯 , yǐmǎo 52
  • 28. January 2036 to February 14, 2037 Year of the Fire Dragon 丙辰 , bǐngchén 53
  • 15. February 2037 to February 3, 2038 year of the fire serpent 丁巳 , dīngsì 54
  • 4. February 2038 to January 23, 2039 Year of the Earth Horse 戊午 , wùwǔ 55
  • 24. January 2039 to February 11, 2040 Year of the Earth Sheep 己未 , jǐwèi 56
  • 12. February 2040 to January 31, 2041 year of the metal monkey 庚申 , gēngshēn 57
  • 1. February 2041 to January 21, 2042 year of the metal rooster 辛酉 , xīnyǒu 58
  • 22. January 2042 to February 9, 2043 year of the water dog 壬戌 , rénxū 59
  • 10. February 2043 to January 29, 2044 Year of the Water Pig 癸亥 , guǐhài 60