60-Year Cycle
六十甲子
The Sexagenary Cycle
Stem & Branch Cycle
The Cycle of 60
10 Heavenly Stems + 12 Earthly Branches = 60 unique combinations
1924
Jia-Zi
wood rat
1925
Yi-Chou
wood ox
1926
Bing-Yin
fire tiger
1927
Ding-Mao
fire rabbit
1928
Wu-Chen
earth dragon
1929
Ji-Si
earth snake
1930
Geng-Wu
metal horse
1931
Xin-Wei
metal goat
1932
Ren-Shen
water monkey
1933
Gui-You
water rooster
1934
Jia-Xu
wood dog
1935
Yi-Hai
wood pig
1936
Bing-Zi
fire rat
1937
Ding-Chou
fire ox
1938
Wu-Yin
earth tiger
1939
Ji-Mao
earth rabbit
1940
Geng-Chen
metal dragon
1941
Xin-Si
metal snake
1942
Ren-Wu
water horse
1943
Gui-Wei
water goat
1944
Jia-Shen
wood monkey
1945
Yi-You
wood rooster
1946
Bing-Xu
fire dog
1947
Ding-Hai
fire pig
1948
Wu-Zi
earth rat
1949
Ji-Chou
earth ox
1950
Geng-Yin
metal tiger
1951
Xin-Mao
metal rabbit
1952
Ren-Chen
water dragon
1953
Gui-Si
water snake
1954
Jia-Wu
wood horse
1955
Yi-Wei
wood goat
1956
Bing-Shen
fire monkey
1957
Ding-You
fire rooster
1958
Wu-Xu
earth dog
1959
Ji-Hai
earth pig
1960
Geng-Zi
metal rat
1961
Xin-Chou
metal ox
1962
Ren-Yin
water tiger
1963
Gui-Mao
water rabbit
1964
Jia-Chen
wood dragon
1965
Yi-Si
wood snake
1966
Bing-Wu
fire horse
1967
Ding-Wei
fire goat
1968
Wu-Shen
earth monkey
1969
Ji-You
earth rooster
1970
Geng-Xu
metal dog
1971
Xin-Hai
metal pig
1972
Ren-Zi
water rat
1973
Gui-Chou
water ox
1974
Jia-Yin
wood tiger
1975
Yi-Mao
wood rabbit
1976
Bing-Chen
fire dragon
1977
Ding-Si
fire snake
1978
Wu-Wu
earth horse
1979
Ji-Wei
earth goat
1980
Geng-Shen
metal monkey
1981
Xin-You
metal rooster
1982
Ren-Xu
water dog
1983
Gui-Hai
water pig
1984
Jia-Zi
wood rat
1985
Yi-Chou
wood ox
1986
Bing-Yin
fire tiger
1987
Ding-Mao
fire rabbit
1988
Wu-Chen
earth dragon
1989
Ji-Si
earth snake
1990
Geng-Wu
metal horse
1991
Xin-Wei
metal goat
1992
Ren-Shen
water monkey
1993
Gui-You
water rooster
1994
Jia-Xu
wood dog
1995
Yi-Hai
wood pig
1996
Bing-Zi
fire rat
1997
Ding-Chou
fire ox
1998
Wu-Yin
earth tiger
1999
Ji-Mao
earth rabbit
2000
Geng-Chen
metal dragon
2001
Xin-Si
metal snake
2002
Ren-Wu
water horse
2003
Gui-Wei
water goat
2004
Jia-Shen
wood monkey
2005
Yi-You
wood rooster
2006
Bing-Xu
fire dog
2007
Ding-Hai
fire pig
2008
Wu-Zi
earth rat
2009
Ji-Chou
earth ox
2010
Geng-Yin
metal tiger
2011
Xin-Mao
metal rabbit
2012
Ren-Chen
water dragon
2013
Gui-Si
water snake
2014
Jia-Wu
wood horse
2015
Yi-Wei
wood goat
2016
Bing-Shen
fire monkey
2017
Ding-You
fire rooster
2018
Wu-Xu
earth dog
2019
Ji-Hai
earth pig
2020
Geng-Zi
metal rat
2021
Xin-Chou
metal ox
2022
Ren-Yin
water tiger
2023
Gui-Mao
water rabbit
2024
Jia-Chen
wood dragon
2025
Yi-Si
wood snake
2026
Bing-Wu
fire horse
2027
Ding-Wei
fire goat
2028
Wu-Shen
earth monkey
2029
Ji-You
earth rooster
2030
Geng-Xu
metal dog
2031
Xin-Hai
metal pig
2032
Ren-Zi
water rat
2033
Gui-Chou
water ox
2034
Jia-Yin
wood tiger
2035
Yi-Mao
wood rabbit
2036
Bing-Chen
fire dragon
2037
Ding-Si
fire snake
2038
Wu-Wu
earth horse
2039
Ji-Wei
earth goat
2040
Geng-Shen
metal monkey
2041
Xin-You
metal rooster
2042
Ren-Xu
water dog
2043
Gui-Hai
water pig