The
Chinese Calendar
[Feng
shui | The
Lo Shu Square | Yin
& Yang Principle | The
5 Element |
| The
Chinese Calendar |The
8 Trigrams | Qi
(Dragon Breath]
The Chinese Calendar System
consists of the combination of:-
The Ten Heavenly Stems +
The Twelve Earthly Branches
The Ten Heavenly Stems
|
Heavenly Stem
|
Element
|
Planet
|
Direction
|
|
Jia (hard wood)
|
Wood
|
Jupiter
|
East
|
|
Yi (soft wood)
|
Wood
|
Jupiter
|
East
|
|
Bing (sun fire)
|
Fire
|
Mars
|
South
|
|
Ding (kitchen fire)
|
Fire
|
Mars
|
South
|
|
Wu (mountain earth)
|
Earth
|
Saturn
|
Centre
|
|
Ji (sand earth)
|
Earth
|
Saturn
|
Centre
|
|
Geng (rough metal)
|
Metal
|
Venus
|
West
|
|
Xin (refined metal)
|
Metal
|
Venus
|
West
|
|
Ren (sea water)
|
Water
|
Mercury
|
North
|
|
Gui (rain water)
|
Water
|
Mercury
|
North
|
+
The Twelve Earthly
Branches
|
Earthly Branch
|
Element
|
Hour of Birth
|
Direction
|
|
Rat
|
Water
|
11.00pm - 12.59am
|
North
|
|
Ox
|
Earth
|
1.00am - 2.59am
|
North-East
|
|
Tiger
|
Wood
|
3.00am - 4.59am
|
North-East
|
|
Rabbit
|
Wood
|
5.00am - 6.59am
|
East
|
|
Dragon
|
Earth
|
7.00am - 8.59am
|
South-East
|
|
Snake
|
Fire
|
9.00am - 10.59am
|
South-East
|
|
Horse
|
Fire
|
11.00am - 12.59pm
|
South
|
|
Ram
|
Earth
|
1.00pm - 2.59pm
|
South-West
|
|
Monkey
|
Metal
|
3.00pm - 4.59pm
|
South-West
|
|
Rooster
|
Metal
|
5.00pm - 6.59pm
|
West
|
|
Dog
|
Earth
|
7.00pm - 8.59pm
|
North-West
|
|
Pig
|
Water
|
9.00pm - 10.59pm
|
North-West
|
Combined together to form 1 Cycle in the
Chinese calendar:
Looking at the diagram on the right, 1 Cycle of the
lunar calendar consists of 180 years.
Each cycle is divided into 3 groups: Upper,
Middle and Lower. Each group comprise 3 periods. Each period is
20 years.
We are now in the Period 7
of the lower period. In eight years time in the year 2004,
we will be entering PERIOD 8.
For Example: 1924 to 1983
belongs to the Middle Period & 1924 consists of Jia + Rat: (Periods
4, 5 & 6 form the Middle Period)
|
Period
|
Year
|
Heavenly Stem
|
Earthly Branch
|
Period
|
Year
|
Heavenly Stem
|
Earthly Branch
|
|
4
|
1 (1924)
|
Jia
|
Rat
|
5
|
31 (1954)
|
Jia
|
Horse
|
|
4
|
2 (1925)
|
Yi
|
Ox
|
5
|
32 (1955)
|
Yi
|
Ram
|
|
4
|
3 (1926)
|
Bing
|
Tiger
|
5
|
33 (1956)
|
Bing
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
|
4
|
4 (1927)
|
Ding
|
Rabbit
|
5
|
34 (1957)
|
Ding
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
|
4
|
5 (1928)
|
Wu
|
Dragon
|
5
|
35 (1958)
|
Wu
|
Dog
|
|
4
|
6 (1929)
|
Ji
|
Snake
|
5
|
36 (1959)
|
Ji
|
Pig
|
|
4
|
7 (1930)
|
Geng
|
Horse
|
5
|
37 (1960)
|
Geng
|
Rat
|
|
4
|
8 (1931)
|
Xin
|
Ram
|
5
|
38 (1961)
|
Xin
|
Ox
|
|
4
|
9 (1932)
|
Ren
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
5
|
39 (1962)
|
Ren
|
Tiger
|
|
4
|
10 (1933)
|
Ren
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
5
|
40 (1963)
|
Ren
|
Rabbit
|
|
4
|
11 (1934)
|
Jia
|
Dog
|
6
|
41 (1964)
|
Jia
|
Dragon
|
|
4
|
12 (1935)
|
Yi
|
Pig
|
6
|
42 (1965)
|
Yi
|
Snake
|
|
4
|
13 (1936)
|
Bing
|
Rat
|
6
|
43 (1966)
|
Bing
|
Horse
|
|
4
|
14 (1937)
|
Ding
|
Ox
|
6
|
44 (1967)
|
Ding
|
Ram
|
|
4
|
15 (1938)
|
Wu
|
Tiger
|
6
|
45 (1968)
|
Wu
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
|
4
|
16 (1939)
|
Ji
|
Rabbit
|
6
|
46 (1969)
|
Ji
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
|
4
|
17 (1940)
|
Geng
|
Dragon
|
6
|
47 (1970)
|
Geng
|
Dog
|
|
4
|
18 (1941)
|
Xin
|
Snake
|
6
|
48 (1971)
|
Xin
|
Pig
|
|
4
|
19 (1942)
|
Ren
|
Horse
|
6
|
49 (1972)
|
Ren
|
Rat
|
|
4
|
20 (1943)
|
Ren
|
Ram
|
6
|
50 (1973)
|
Ren
|
Ox
|
|
5
|
21 (1944)
|
Jia
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
6
|
51 (1974)
|
Jia
|
Tiger
|
|
5
|
22 (1945)
|
Yi
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
6
|
52 (1975)
|
Yi
|
Rabbit
|
|
5
|
23 (1946)
|
Bing
|
Dog
|
6
|
53 (1976)
|
Bing
|
Dragon
|
|
5
|
24 (1947)
|
Ding
|
Pig
|
6
|
54 (1977)
|
Ding
|
Snake
|
|
5
|
25 (1948)
|
Wu
|
Rat
|
6
|
55 (1978)
|
Wu
|
Horse
|
|
5
|
26 (1949)
|
Ji
|
Ox
|
6
|
56 (1979)
|
Ji
|
Ram
|
|
5
|
27 (1950)
|
Geng
|
Tiger
|
6
|
57 (1980)
|
Geng
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
|
5
|
28 (1951)
|
Xin
|
Rabbit
|
6
|
58 (1981)
|
Xin
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
|
5
|
29 (1952)
|
Ren
|
Dragon
|
6
|
59 (1982)
|
Ren
|
Dog
|
|
5
|
30 (1953)
|
Ren
|
Snake
|
6
|
60 (1983)
|
Ren
|
Pig
|
For example: 1984 to 2043
belongs to the Lower Period:
(Periods 7, 8 & 9 form
the Lower Period)
|
Period
|
Year
|
Heavenly Stem
|
Earthly Branch
|
Period
|
Year
|
Heavenly Stem
|
Earthly Branch
|
|
7
|
1 (1984)
|
Jia
|
Rat
|
8
|
31 (2014)
|
Jia
|
Horse
|
|
7
|
2 (1985)
|
Yi
|
Ox
|
8
|
32 (2015)
|
Yi
|
Ram
|
|
7
|
3 (1986)
|
Bing
|
Tiger
|
8
|
33 (2016)
|
Bing
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
|
7
|
4 (1987)
|
Ding
|
Rabbit
|
8
|
34 (2017)
|
Ding
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
|
7
|
5 (1988)
|
Wu
|
Dragon
|
8
|
35 (2018)
|
Wu
|
Dog
|
|
7
|
6 (1989)
|
Ji
|
Snake
|
8
|
36 (2019)
|
Ji
|
Pig
|
|
7
|
7 (1990)
|
Geng
|
Horse
|
8
|
37 (2020)
|
Geng
|
Rat
|
|
7
|
8 (1991)
|
Xin
|
Ram
|
8
|
38 (2021)
|
Xin
|
Ox
|
|
7
|
9 (1992)
|
Ren
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
8
|
39 (2022)
|
Ren
|
Tiger
|
|
7
|
10 (1993)
|
Ren
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
8
|
40 (2023)
|
Ren
|
Rabbit
|
|
7
|
11 (1994)
|
Jia
|
Dog
|
9
|
41 (2024)
|
Jia
|
Dragon
|
|
7
|
12 (1995)
|
Yi
|
Pig
|
9
|
42 (2025)
|
Yi
|
Snake
|
|
7
|
13 (1996)
|
Bing
|
Rat
|
9
|
43 (2026)
|
Bing
|
Horse
|
|
7
|
14 (1997)
|
Ding
|
Ox
|
9
|
44 (2027)
|
Ding
|
Ram
|
|
7
|
15 (1998)
|
Wu
|
Tiger
|
9
|
45 (2028)
|
Wu
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
|
7
|
16 (1999)
|
Ji
|
Rabbit
|
9
|
46 (2029)
|
Ji
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
|
7
|
17 (2000)
|
Geng
|
Dragon
|
9
|
47 (2030)
|
Geng
|
Dog
|
|
7
|
18 (2001)
|
Xin
|
Snake
|
9
|
48 (2031)
|
Xin
|
Pig
|
|
7
|
19 (2002)
|
Ren
|
Horse
|
9
|
49 (2032)
|
Ren
|
Rat
|
|
7
|
20 (2003)
|
Ren
|
Ram
|
9
|
50 (2033)
|
Ren
|
Ox
|
|
8
|
21 (2004)
|
Jia
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
9
|
51 (2034)
|
Jia
|
Tiger
|
|
8
|
22 (2005)
|
Yi
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
9
|
52 (2035)
|
Yi
|
Rabbit
|
|
8
|
23 (2006)
|
Bing
|
Dog
|
9
|
53 (2036)
|
Bing
|
Dragon
|
|
8
|
24 (2007)
|
Ding
|
Pig
|
9
|
54 (2037)
|
Ding
|
Snake
|
|
8
|
25 (2008)
|
Wu
|
Rat
|
9
|
55 (2038)
|
Wu
|
Horse
|
|
8
|
26 (2009)
|
Ji
|
Ox
|
9
|
56 (2039)
|
Ji
|
Ram
|
|
8
|
27 (2010)
|
Geng
|
Tiger
|
9
|
57 (2040)
|
Geng
|
Monkey (Metal)
|
|
8
|
28 (2011)
|
Xin
|
Rabbit
|
9
|
58 (2041)
|
Xin
|
Rooster (Metal)
|
|
8
|
29 (2012)
|
Ren
|
Dragon
|
9
|
59 (2042)
|
Ren
|
Dog
|
|
8
|
30 (2013)
|
Ren
|
Snake
|
9
|
60 (2043)
|
Ren
|
Pig
|
After the year 2043, the
Chinese Calendar starts a fresh with another new Cycle for a further
180