Water sheep
The water sheep ( Guiwei , Chinese 癸未 , Pinyin guǐwèi ) is the 20th year of the Chinese calendar (see table 天 支 60-year cycle). It is a term from the field of Chinese astrology and describes those lunar years that are symbolized by a connection between the tenth heavenly stem ( 癸 , gu Wasser , element water and Yīn ) and the eighth earth branch ( 未 , wèi ), symbolized by the sheep ( 羊 , yáng ), are characterized.
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Animal 地支 |
子 |
丑 |
寅 |
卯 |
辰 |
巳 |
午 |
未 |
申 |
酉 |
戌 |
亥 |
Year 天干 地支 |
1 甲 子 |
2 乙 丑 |
3 丙 寅 |
4 丁 卯 |
5 戊 辰 |
6 己 巳 |
7 庚 午 |
8 辛 Unfilled |
9 壬 申 |
10 癸 酉 |
11 甲 戌 |
12 乙 亥 |
Year 天干 地支 |
13 丙 子 |
14 丁 丑 |
15 戊 寅 |
16 己 卯 |
17 庚 辰 |
18 辛 巳 |
19 壬 午 |
20 癸 Unfilled |
21 甲 申 |
22 乙 酉 |
23 丙 戌 |
24 丁 亥 |
Year 天干 地支 |
25 戊 子 |
26 己 丑 |
27 庚 寅 |
28 辛 卯 |
29 壬 辰 |
30 癸 巳 |
31 甲 午 |
32 乙 Unfilled |
33 丙 申 |
34 丁 酉 |
35 戊 戌 |
36 己 亥 |
Year 天干 地支 |
37 庚 子 |
38 辛 丑 |
39 壬 寅 |
40 癸 卯 |
41 甲 辰 |
42 乙 巳 |
43 丙 午 |
44 丁 Unfilled |
45 戊 申 |
46 己 酉 |
47 庚 戌 |
48 辛 亥 |
Year 天干 地支 |
49 壬 子 |
50 癸 丑 |
51 甲 寅 |
52 乙 卯 |
53 丙 辰 |
54 丁 巳 |
55 戊 午 |
56 己 Unfilled |
57 庚 申 |
58 辛 酉 |
59 壬 戌 |
60 癸 亥 |
According to the Chinese calendar , such a connection occurs every 60 years. The last Water Sheep year began in 2003 and lasted from February 1, 2003 to January 21, 2004 due to the difference between the Chinese and the Gregorian calendar year .
Water Sheep Year
In the Chinese calendar cycle, the year of the water sheep 癸未 guǐwèi is the 20th year (at the beginning of the year: water horse 壬午 rénwǔ 19).