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id="toc-1804–1923" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1804–1923"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.3 1804–1923 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1804–1923-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1924–2043" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1924–2043"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.4 1924–2043 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1924–2043-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sexagenary_months" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sexagenary_months"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Sexagenary months </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sexagenary_months-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sexagenary_days" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sexagenary_days"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 Sexagenary 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also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 References </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle References subsection </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.1 Citations </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.2 Sources </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button 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data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%86%E0%A7%B1%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8" title="ষাঠি বছৰীয়া আৱৰ্তন – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ষাঠি বছৰীয়া আৱৰ্তন" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target">অসমীয়া</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciclu_sexaxenariu" title="Ciclu sexaxenariu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Ciclu sexaxenariu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0" title="ষাটবার্ষিক চক্র – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ষাটবার্ষিক চক্র" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kan-chi" title="Kan-chi – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kan-chi" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicle_sexagesimal" title="Cicle sexagesimal – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cicle sexagesimal" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kan-%C4%8D%27" title="Kan-č' – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kan-č'" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/60-Jahre-Zyklus" title="60-Jahre-Zyklus – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="60-Jahre-Zyklus" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciclo_sexagesimal_chino" title="Ciclo sexagesimal chino – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ciclo sexagesimal chino" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%88ina_sesdekjara_ciklo" title="Ĉina sesdekjara ciklo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ĉina sesdekjara ciklo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirurogeitaka_urteko_ziklo" title="Hirurogeitaka urteko ziklo – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Hirurogeitaka urteko ziklo" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_sexag%C3%A9simal_chinois" title="Cycle sexagésimal chinois – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cycle sexagésimal chinois" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B4n-ch%E1%B9%B3%CC%82" title="Kôn-chṳ̂ – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Kôn-chṳ̂" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%84%EC%A7%80" title="간지 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="간지" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%A9%D5%BD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%B5%D5%A1_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Վաթսունամյա շրջան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վաթսունամյա շրջան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzhi" title="Ganzhi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Ganzhi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzhi" title="Ganzhi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ganzhi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C-%E1%83%A9%E1%83%9F%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90" title="გან-ჩჟიშ სისტემა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="გან-ჩჟიშ სისტემა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">მარგალური</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87" title="دوره ستينيه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="دوره ستينيه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzhi" title="Ganzhi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Ganzhi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%83ng-ci%C4%95" title="Găng-ciĕ – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Găng-ciĕ" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="सेक्साजेनरी चक्र – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="सेक्साजेनरी चक्र" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाल भाषा</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%B2%E6%94%AF" title="干支 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="干支" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksti%C3%A5rig_syklus" title="Sekstiårig syklus – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sekstiårig syklus" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksti%C3%A5rig_syklus" title="Sekstiårig syklus – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Sekstiårig syklus" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C-%D1%87%D0%B6%D0%B8" title="Система гань-чжи – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Система гань-чжи" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle" title="Sexagenary cycle – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Sexagenary cycle" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksagenarni_ciklus" title="Seksagenarni ciklus – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Seksagenarni ciklus" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daur_s%C3%A9ksagenari" title="Daur séksagenari – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Daur séksagenari" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sunda</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himmelska_stammar_och_jordiska_grenar" title="Himmelska stammar och jordiska grenar – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Himmelska stammar och jordiska grenar" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%8C" title="แผนภูมิสวรรค์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="แผนภูมิสวรรค์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altm%C4%B1%C5%9Fl%C4%B1k_d%C3%B6ng%C3%BC" title="Altmışlık döngü – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Altmışlık döngü" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BB" title="Шістдесятирічний цикл – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Шістдесятирічний цикл" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gancei" title="Gancei – Zhuang" lang="za" 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text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Standard Mandarin</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanyu Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a></th><td class="infobox-data">gānzhī</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">[kán.ʈʂí]</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> The sexagenary cycle, also known as the ganzhi or stems-and-branches is a cycle of sixty terms, each corresponding to one year, thus a total of sixty years for one cycle, historically used for recording time in China and the rest of the <a href="/wiki/East_Asian_cultural_sphere" class="mw-redirect" title="East Asian cultural sphere">East Asian cultural sphere</a> and Southeast Asia.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> It appears as a means of recording days in the first Chinese written texts, the <a href="/wiki/Oracle_bone" title="Oracle bone">oracle bones</a> of the late second millennium BC <a href="/wiki/Shang_dynasty" title="Shang dynasty">Shang dynasty</a>. Its use to record years began around the middle of the 3rd century BC.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith20111,_28-2">[2]</a> The cycle and its variations have been an important part of the traditional calendrical systems in Chinese-influenced Asian states and territories, particularly those of <a href="/wiki/Japanese_calendar" title="Japanese calendar">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korean_calendar" title="Korean calendar">Korea</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_calendar" title="Vietnamese calendar">Vietnam</a>, with the old Chinese system still in use in <a href="/wiki/Taiwanese_calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiwanese calendar">Taiwan</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">Mainland China</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> In India, the <a href="/wiki/Ahom_people" title="Ahom people">Ahom people</a> (descendants of the <a href="/wiki/Dai_people" title="Dai people">Dai people</a> of <a href="/wiki/Yunnan" title="Yunnan">Yunnan</a> who migrated to <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> in the 13th century) also used the sexagenary cycle known as Lak-Ni.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> 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 is used in the names of many historical events, such as the Chinese <a href="/wiki/Xinhai_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Xinhai Revolution">Xinhai Revolution</a>, the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Boshin_War" title="Boshin War">Boshin War</a>, the Korean <a href="/wiki/Imjin_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Imjin War">Imjin War</a> and the Vietnamese <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_famine_of_1945" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnamese famine of 1945">Famine of Ất Dậu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tet_Offensive" title="Tet Offensive">Tết Mậu Thân</a>. It also continues to have a role in contemporary <a href="/wiki/Chinese_astrology" title="Chinese astrology">Chinese astrology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_fortune_telling" title="Chinese fortune telling">fortune telling</a>. There are some parallels in this with <a href="/wiki/Tamil_calendar" title="Tamil calendar">Tamil calendar</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview">edit</a>]</div> <table style="float: right; border: gray solid 1px; width: 15em; background-color: #fff"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color: #fff1cf;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sexagenary cycle</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">1 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Rat" title="Wood Rat">Wood Rat</a> </td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Ox" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Ox">Wood Ox</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E4%B8%91" class="extiw" title="ja:乙丑">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">3 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Tiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Tiger">Fire Tiger</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%99%E5%AF%85" class="extiw" title="ja:丙寅">ja</a>] </td> <td>4 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Rabbit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Rabbit">Fire Rabbit</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%81%E5%8D%AF" class="extiw" title="ja:丁卯">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">5 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Dragon_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Dragon (Chinese Zodiac)">Earth Dragon</a> </td> <td>6 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Snake" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Snake">Earth Snake</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B1%E5%B7%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:己巳">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">7 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Horse">Metal Horse</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%9A%E5%8D%88" class="extiw" title="ja:庚午">ja</a>] </td> <td>8 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Goat" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Goat">Metal Goat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%9B%E6%9C%AA" class="extiw" title="ja:辛未">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">9 <a href="/wiki/Water_Monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Monkey">Water Monkey</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A3%AC%E7%94%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:壬申">ja</a>] </td> <td>10 <a href="/wiki/Water_Rooster" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Rooster">Water Rooster</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%B8%E9%85%89" class="extiw" title="ja:癸酉">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">11 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Dog">Wood Dog</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E6%88%8C" class="extiw" title="ja:甲戌">ja</a>] </td> <td>12 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Pig" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Pig">Wood Pig</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E4%BA%A5" class="extiw" title="ja:乙亥">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">13 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Rat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Rat">Fire Rat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%99%E5%AD%90" class="extiw" title="ja:丙子">ja</a>] </td> <td>14 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Ox" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Ox">Fire Ox</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%81%E4%B8%91" class="extiw" title="ja:丁丑">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">15 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Tiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Tiger">Earth Tiger</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%8A%E5%AF%85" class="extiw" title="ja:戊寅">ja</a>] </td> <td>16 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Rabbit" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Rabbit">Earth Rabbit</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B1%E5%8D%AF" class="extiw" title="ja:己卯">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">17 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Dragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Dragon">Metal Dragon</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%9A%E8%BE%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:庚辰">ja</a>] </td> <td>18 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Snake" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Snake">Metal Snake</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%9B%E5%B7%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:辛巳">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">19 <a href="/wiki/Water_Horse_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Horse (Chinese Zodiac)">Water Horse</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A3%AC%E5%8D%88" class="extiw" title="ja:壬午">ja</a>] </td> <td>20 <a href="/wiki/Water_Goat" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Goat">Water Goat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%B8%E6%9C%AA" class="extiw" title="ja:癸未">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">21 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Monkey">Wood Monkey</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E7%94%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:甲申">ja</a>] </td> <td>22 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Rooster" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Rooster">Wood Rooster</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E9%85%89" class="extiw" title="ja:乙酉">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">23 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Dog">Fire Dog</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%99%E6%88%8C" class="extiw" title="ja:丙戌">ja</a>] </td> <td>24 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Pig" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Pig">Fire Pig</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%81%E4%BA%A5" class="extiw" title="ja:丁亥">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">25 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Rat" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Rat">Earth Rat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%8A%E5%AD%90" class="extiw" title="ja:戊子">ja</a>] </td> <td>26 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Ox" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Ox">Earth Ox</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B1%E4%B8%91" class="extiw" title="ja:己丑">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">27 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Tiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Tiger">Metal Tiger</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%9A%E5%AF%85" class="extiw" title="ja:庚寅">ja</a>] </td> <td>28 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Rabbit" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Rabbit">Metal Rabbit</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%9B%E5%8D%AF" class="extiw" title="ja:辛卯">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">29 <a href="/wiki/Water_Dragon_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Dragon (Chinese Zodiac)">Water Dragon</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A3%AC%E8%BE%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:壬辰">ja</a>] </td> <td>30 <a href="/wiki/Water_Snake_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Snake (Chinese Zodiac)">Water Snake</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%B8%E5%B7%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:癸巳">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">31 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Horse">Wood Horse</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E5%8D%88" class="extiw" title="ja:甲午">ja</a>] </td> <td>32 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Goat" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Goat">Wood Goat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E6%9C%AA" class="extiw" title="ja:乙未">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">33 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Monkey">Fire Monkey</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%99%E7%94%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:丙申">ja</a>] </td> <td>34 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Rooster" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Rooster">Fire Rooster</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%81%E9%85%89" class="extiw" title="ja:丁酉">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">35 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Dog">Earth Dog</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%8A%E6%88%8C" class="extiw" title="ja:戊戌">ja</a>] </td> <td>36 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Pig" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Pig">Earth Pig</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B1%E4%BA%A5" class="extiw" title="ja:己亥">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">37 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Rat" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Rat">Metal Rat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%9A%E5%AD%90" class="extiw" title="ja:庚子">ja</a>] </td> <td>38 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Ox" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Ox">Metal Ox</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%9B%E4%B8%91" class="extiw" title="ja:辛丑">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">39 <a href="/wiki/Water_Tiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Tiger">Water Tiger</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A3%AC%E5%AF%85" class="extiw" title="ja:壬寅">ja</a>] </td> <td>40 <a href="/wiki/Water_Rabbit" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Rabbit">Water Rabbit</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%B8%E5%8D%AF" class="extiw" title="ja:癸卯">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">41 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Dragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Dragon">Wood Dragon</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E8%BE%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:甲辰">ja</a>] </td> <td>42 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Snake" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Snake">Wood Snake</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E5%B7%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:乙巳">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">43 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Horse" title="Fire Horse">Fire Horse</a> </td> <td>44 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Goat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Goat">Fire Goat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%81%E6%9C%AA" class="extiw" title="ja:丁未">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">45 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Monkey">Earth Monkey</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%8A%E7%94%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:戊申">ja</a>] </td> <td>46 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Rooster" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Rooster">Earth Rooster</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B1%E9%85%89" class="extiw" title="ja:己酉">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">47 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Dog">Metal Dog</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%9A%E6%88%8C" class="extiw" title="ja:庚戌">ja</a>] </td> <td>48 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Pig" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Pig">Metal Pig</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%9B%E4%BA%A5" class="extiw" title="ja:辛亥">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">49 <a href="/wiki/Water_Rat_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Rat (Chinese Zodiac)">Water Rat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A3%AC%E5%AD%90" class="extiw" title="ja:壬子">ja</a>] </td> <td>50 <a href="/wiki/Water_Ox" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Ox">Water Ox</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%B8%E4%B8%91" class="extiw" title="ja:癸丑">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">51 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Tiger_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Tiger (Chinese Zodiac)">Wood Tiger</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E5%AF%85" class="extiw" title="ja:甲寅">ja</a>] </td> <td>52 <a href="/wiki/Wood_Rabbit" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Rabbit">Wood Rabbit</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E5%8D%AF" class="extiw" title="ja:乙卯">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">53 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Dragon_(zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Dragon (zodiac)">Fire Dragon</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%99%E8%BE%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:丙辰">ja</a>] </td> <td>54 <a href="/wiki/Fire_Snake_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Snake (Chinese Zodiac)">Fire Snake</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%81%E5%B7%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:丁巳">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;"> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">55 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Horse">Earth Horse</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%8A%E5%8D%88" class="extiw" title="ja:戊午">ja</a>] </td> <td>56 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Goat" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth Goat">Earth Goat</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B1%E6%9C%AA" class="extiw" title="ja:己未">ja</a>] </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">57 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Monkey">Metal Monkey</a> </td> <td>58 <a href="/wiki/Metal_Rooster" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Rooster">Metal Rooster</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #ffffcf;">59 <a href="/wiki/Water_Dog_(Chinese_Zodiac)" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Dog (Chinese Zodiac)">Water Dog</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A3%AC%E6%88%8C" class="extiw" title="ja:壬戌">ja</a>] </td> <td>60 <a href="/wiki/Water_Pig" class="mw-redirect" title="Water Pig">Water Pig</a> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%B8%E4%BA%A5" class="extiw" title="ja:癸亥">ja</a>] </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#fff1cf;"><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Stems" title="Heavenly Stems">Heavenly Stems</a> ・ <a href="/wiki/Earthly_Branches" title="Earthly Branches">Earthly Branches</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Changchun-Temple-Jiazi-Dian-a-row-of-Tai-Sui-0340.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Changchun-Temple-Jiazi-Dian-a-row-of-Tai-Sui-0340.jpg/220px-Changchun-Temple-Jiazi-Dian-a-row-of-Tai-Sui-0340.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Changchun-Temple-Jiazi-Dian-a-row-of-Tai-Sui-0340.jpg/330px-Changchun-Temple-Jiazi-Dian-a-row-of-Tai-Sui-0340.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Changchun-Temple-Jiazi-Dian-a-row-of-Tai-Sui-0340.jpg/440px-Changchun-Temple-Jiazi-Dian-a-row-of-Tai-Sui-0340.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Statues of <a href="/wiki/Tai_Sui" title="Tai Sui">Tai Sui</a> deities responsible for individual years of the sexagenary cycle</figcaption></figure> Each term in the sexagenary cycle consists of two Chinese characters, the first being one of the ten <a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Stems" title="Heavenly Stems">Heavenly Stems</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_ten-day_week" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese ten-day week">Shang-era week</a> and the second being one of the twelve <a href="/wiki/Earthly_Branches" title="Earthly Branches">Earthly Branches</a> representing the years of <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>'s <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/duodecennial" class="extiw" title="wikt:duodecennial">duodecennial</a> orbital cycle. The first term jiǎzǐ (<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E5%AD%90" class="extiw" title="wikt:甲子">甲子</a>) combines the first heavenly stem with the first earthly branch. The second term yǐchǒu (<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E4%B8%91" class="extiw" title="wikt:乙丑">乙丑</a>) combines the second stem with the second branch. This pattern continues until both cycles conclude simultaneously with guǐhài (<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%99%B8%E4%BA%A5" class="extiw" title="wikt:癸亥">癸亥</a>), after which it begins again at jiǎzǐ. This termination at ten and twelve's <a href="/wiki/Least_common_multiple" title="Least common multiple">least common multiple</a> leaves half of the combinations—such as jiǎchǒu (甲丑)—unused; this is traditionally explained by reference to pairing the stems and branches according to their <a href="/wiki/Yin_and_yang" title="Yin and yang">yin and yang</a> properties. 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 <a href="/wiki/Akan_calendar" title="Akan calendar">Akan calendar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Heji_37986_Ganzhi_table.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Heji_37986_Ganzhi_table.jpg/170px-Heji_37986_Ganzhi_table.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Heji_37986_Ganzhi_table.jpg/255px-Heji_37986_Ganzhi_table.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Heji_37986_Ganzhi_table.jpg/340px-Heji_37986_Ganzhi_table.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1410" data-file-height="2113" /></a><figcaption>Bone inscribed with a table of the sexagenary cycle, dated to the early 11th century BC</figcaption></figure> The sexagenary cycle is attested as a method of recording days from the earliest written records in China, <a href="/wiki/Oracle_bone_inscriptions" class="mw-redirect" title="Oracle bone inscriptions">records of divination</a> on <a href="/wiki/Oracle_bones" class="mw-redirect" title="Oracle bones">oracle bones</a>, beginning <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1100 BC.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> Almost every oracle bone inscription includes a date in this format. This use of the cycle for days is attested throughout the <a href="/wiki/Zhou_dynasty" title="Zhou dynasty">Zhou dynasty</a> and remained common into the <a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han period</a> for all documentary purposes that required dates specified to the day. Almost all the dates in the <a href="/wiki/Spring_and_Autumn_Annals" title="Spring and Autumn Annals">Spring and Autumn Annals</a>, a chronological list of events from 722 to 481 BC, use this system in combination with regnal years and months (<a href="/wiki/Lunation" class="mw-redirect" title="Lunation">lunations</a>) 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.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith201124,_26–27-8">[8]</a> The use of the sexagenary cycle for recording years is much more recent. The earliest discovered documents showing this usage are among the silk manuscripts recovered from <a href="/wiki/Mawangdui" title="Mawangdui">Mawangdui tomb 3</a>, sealed in 168 BC. In one of these documents, a sexagenary grid diagram is annotated in three places to mark notable events. For example, the first year of the reign of <a href="/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang" title="Qin Shi Huang">Qin Shi Huang</a> (秦始皇), 246 BC, is noted on the diagram next to the position of the 60-cycle term yǐmǎo (乙卯, 52 of 60), corresponding to that year.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKalinowski2007145,_fig._3-9">[9]</a> <a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith201129-10">[10]</a> Use of the cycle to record years became widespread for administrative time-keeping during the <a href="/wiki/Western_Han_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Han dynasty">Western Han dynasty</a> (202 BC – 8 AD). The count of years has continued uninterrupted ever since:<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith201128-11">[11]</a> the year 1984 began the present cycle (a 甲子—jiǎzǐ year), and 2044 will begin another. Note that in China the <a href="/wiki/New_year" class="mw-redirect" title="New year">new year</a>, when the sexagenary count increments, is not January 1, but rather the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_new_year" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese new year">lunar new year</a> of the traditional <a href="/wiki/Chinese_calendar" title="Chinese calendar">Chinese calendar</a>. For example, the jichou 己丑 year (coinciding roughly with 2009) began on January 26, 2009. (However, for astrology, the year begins with the first solar term "Lìchūn" (立春), which occurs near February 4.) In Japan, according to <a href="/wiki/Nihon_shoki" class="mw-redirect" title="Nihon shoki">Nihon shoki</a>, the calendar was transmitted to Japan in 553. But it was not until the <a href="/wiki/Empress_Suiko" title="Empress Suiko">Suiko</a> era that the calendar was used for politics. The year 604, when the Japanese officially adopted the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_calendar" title="Chinese calendar">Chinese calendar</a>, was the first year of the cycle.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> The Korean (환갑; 還甲 <a href="/wiki/Hwangap" class="mw-redirect" title="Hwangap">hwangap</a>) and Japanese tradition (還暦 kanreki) of celebrating the 60th birthday (literally 'return of calendar') reflects the influence of the sexagenary cycle as a count of years.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Tibetan_calendar" title="Tibetan calendar">Tibetan calendar</a> 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 jiǎzǐ (the year of the Wood <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a>), the first year of the Tibetan cycle is dīngmǎo (丁卯; year 4 on the Chinese cycle, year of the Fire <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a>).<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heavenly_Stems">Heavenly Stems</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Heavenly Stems">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Stems" title="Heavenly Stems">Heavenly Stems</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">No. </th> <th rowspan="2">Heavenly Stem </th> <th rowspan="2">Ahom Name </th> <th colspan="4">Chinese name </th> <th colspan="2">Japanese name </th> <th colspan="2">Korean name </th> <th rowspan="2">Vietnamese name </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Yin_and_yang" title="Yin and yang">Yin Yang</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wuxing_(Chinese_philosophy)" title="Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)">Wu Xing</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Standard_Mandarin" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard Mandarin">Mandarin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinyin">Pinyin</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Cantonese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Middle_Chinese" title="Middle Chinese">Middle Chinese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baxter%27s_transcription_for_Middle_Chinese" title="Baxter's transcription for Middle Chinese">Baxter</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Old_Chinese" title="Old Chinese">Old Chinese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter–Sagart_(2014)" title="Reconstructions of Old Chinese">Baxter–Sagart</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Onyomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Onyomi">Onyomi</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Kunyomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunyomi">Kunyomi</a> with corresponding <a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">kanji</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Romanized</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1</td> <td>甲 </td> <td>kap</td> <td>jiǎ</td> <td>gaap3</td> <td>kæp</td> <td>*[k]ˤr[a]p</td> <td>kō (こう)</td> <td>kinoe (木の兄)</td> <td>gap</td> <td>갑</td> <td>giáp</td> <td>yang </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wood_(classical_element)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood (classical element)">wood</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2</td> <td>乙 </td> <td>dap</td> <td>yǐ</td> <td>jyut3</td> <td>ʔit</td> <td>*qrət</td> <td>otsu (おつ)</td> <td>kinoto (木の弟)</td> <td>eul</td> <td>을</td> <td>ất</td> <td>yin </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3</td> <td>丙 </td> <td>rai</td> <td>bǐng</td> <td>bing2</td> <td>pjængX</td> <td>*praŋʔ</td> <td>hei (へい)</td> <td>hinoe (火の兄)</td> <td>byeong</td> <td>병</td> <td>bính</td> <td>yang </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Fire_(classical_element)" title="Fire (classical element)">fire</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>4</td> <td>丁 </td> <td>Mueang</td> <td>dīng</td> <td>ding1</td> <td>teng</td> <td>*tˤeŋ</td> <td>tei (てい)</td> <td>hinoto (火の弟)</td> <td>jeong</td> <td>정</td> <td>đinh</td> <td>yin </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>5</td> <td>戊 </td> <td>plaek</td> <td>wù</td> <td>mou6</td> <td>muwH</td> <td>*m(r)uʔ-s (~ *m(r)uʔ)</td> <td>bo (ぼ)</td> <td>tsuchinoe (土の兄)</td> <td>mu</td> <td>무</td> <td>mậu</td> <td>yang </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Earth_(classical_element)" title="Earth (classical element)">earth</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>6</td> <td>己 </td> <td>kat</td> <td>jǐ</td> <td>gei2</td> <td>kiX</td> <td>*k(r)əʔ</td> <td>ki (き)</td> <td>tsuchinoto (土の弟)</td> <td>gi</td> <td>기</td> <td>kỷ</td> <td>yin </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>7</td> <td>庚 </td> <td>khut</td> <td>gēng</td> <td>gang1</td> <td>kæng</td> <td>*kˤraŋ</td> <td>kō (こう)</td> <td>kanoe (金の兄)</td> <td>gyeong</td> <td>경</td> <td>canh</td> <td>yang </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Metal_(classical_element)" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal (classical element)">metal</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>8</td> <td>辛 </td> <td>rung</td> <td>xīn</td> <td>san1</td> <td>sin</td> <td>*si[n]</td> <td>shin (しん)</td> <td>kanoto (金の弟)</td> <td>sin</td> <td>신</td> <td>tân</td> <td>yin </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>9</td> <td>壬 </td> <td>tao</td> <td>rén</td> <td>jam4</td> <td>nyim</td> <td>*n[ə]m</td> <td>jin (じん)</td> <td>mizunoe (水の兄)</td> <td>im</td> <td>임</td> <td>nhâm</td> <td>yang </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Water_(classical_element)" title="Water (classical element)">water</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>10</td> <td>癸 </td> <td>ka</td> <td>guǐ</td> <td>gwai3</td> <td>kjwijX</td> <td>*kʷijʔ</td> <td>ki (き)</td> <td>mizunoto (水の弟)</td> <td>gye</td> <td>계</td> <td>quý</td> <td>yin </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earthly_Branches">Earthly Branches</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Earthly Branches">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Earthly_Branches" title="Earthly Branches">Earthly Branches</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">No. </th> <th rowspan="2">Earthly Branch </th> <th colspan="4">Chinese name </th> <th colspan="2">Japanese name </th> <th colspan="2">Korean name </th> <th rowspan="2">Vietnamese name </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_zodiac" title="Vietnamese zodiac">Vietnamese zodiac</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_zodiac" title="Chinese zodiac">Chinese zodiac</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Corresponding hours </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Standard_Mandarin" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard Mandarin">Mandarin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinyin">Pinyin</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Cantonese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Middle_Chinese" title="Middle Chinese">Middle Chinese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baxter%27s_transcription_for_Middle_Chinese" title="Baxter's transcription for Middle Chinese">Baxter</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Old_Chinese" title="Old Chinese">Old Chinese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter–Sagart_(2014)" title="Reconstructions of Old Chinese">Baxter–Sagart</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Onyomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Onyomi">Onyomi</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Kunyomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunyomi">Kunyomi</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Romanized</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1</td> <td>子</td> <td>zǐ</td> <td>zi2</td> <td>tsiX</td> <td>*[ts]əʔ</td> <td>shi (し)</td> <td>ne (ね)</td> <td>ja</td> <td>자</td> <td>tý</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a> (chuột 𤝞) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a> (鼠)</td> <td>11 p.m. to 1 a.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2</td> <td>丑</td> <td>chǒu</td> <td>cau2</td> <td>trhjuwX</td> <td>*[n̥]ruʔ</td> <td>chū (ちゅう)</td> <td>ushi (うし)</td> <td>chuk</td> <td>축</td> <td>sửu</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Water_buffalo_(zodiac)" title="Water buffalo (zodiac)">Water buffalo</a> (trâu 𤛠) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a> (牛)</td> <td>1 to 3 a.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3</td> <td>寅</td> <td>yín</td> <td>jan4</td> <td>yij</td> <td>*[ɢ](r)ər</td> <td>in (いん)</td> <td>tora (とら)</td> <td>in</td> <td>인</td> <td>dần</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a> (hổ <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1051880798">.mw-parser-output .vi-nom{font-family:"Han-Nom Gothic","Nom Na Tong","Han-Nom Ming","Han-Nom Minh","HAN NOM A","HAN NOM B","Han-Nom 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href="/wiki/Cat_(zodiac)" title="Cat (zodiac)">Cat</a> (mèo 猫) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a> (兔)</td> <td>5 to 7 a.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>5</td> <td>辰</td> <td>chén</td> <td>san4</td> <td>dzyin</td> <td>*[d]ər</td> <td>shin (しん)</td> <td>tatsu (たつ)</td> <td>jin</td> <td>진</td> <td>thìn</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a> (rồng 龍) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a> (龍)</td> <td>7 to 9 a.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>6</td> <td>巳</td> <td>sì</td> <td>zi6</td> <td>ziX</td> <td>*s-[ɢ]əʔ</td> <td>shi (し)</td> <td>mi (み)</td> <td>sa</td> <td>사</td> <td>tỵ</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a> (rắn 𧋻) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a> (蛇)</td> <td>9 to 11 a.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>7</td> <td>午</td> <td>wǔ</td> <td>ng5</td> <td>nguX</td> <td>*[m].qʰˤaʔ</td> <td>go (ご)</td> <td>uma (うま)</td> <td>o</td> <td>오</td> <td>ngọ</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a> (ngựa 馭) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a> (馬)</td> <td>11 a.m. to 1 p.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>8</td> <td>未</td> <td>wèi</td> <td>mei6</td> <td>mjɨjH</td> <td>*m[ə]t-s</td> <td>mi (み) or bi (び)</td> <td>hitsuji (ひつじ)</td> <td>mi</td> <td>미</td> <td>mùi</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a> (dê 羝) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a> (羊)</td> <td>1 to 3 p.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>9</td> <td>申</td> <td>shēn</td> <td>san1</td> <td>syin</td> <td>*l̥i[n]</td> <td>shin (しん)</td> <td>saru (さる)</td> <td>sin</td> <td>신</td> <td>thân</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a> (khỉ 𤠳) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a> (猴)</td> <td>3 to 5 p.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>10</td> <td>酉</td> <td>yǒu</td> <td>jau5</td> <td>yuwX</td> <td>*N-ruʔ</td> <td>yū (ゆう)</td> <td>tori (とり)</td> <td>yu</td> <td>유</td> <td>dậu</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a> (gà 𪂮) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a> (雞)</td> <td>5 to 7 p.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>11</td> <td>戌</td> <td>xū</td> <td>seot1</td> <td>swit</td> <td>*s.mi[t]</td> <td>jutsu (じゅつ)</td> <td>inu (いぬ)</td> <td>sul</td> <td>술</td> <td>tuất</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a> (chó 㹥) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a> (狗)</td> <td>7 to 9 p.m. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>12</td> <td>亥</td> <td>hài</td> <td>hoi6</td> <td>hojX</td> <td>*[g]ˤəʔ</td> <td>gai (がい)</td> <td>i (い)</td> <td>hae</td> <td>해</td> <td>hợi</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a> (lợn 𤞼/heo 㺧) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a> (豬)</td> <td>9 to 11 p.m. </td></tr></tbody></table> *The names of several animals can be translated into English in several different ways. The Vietnamese <a href="/wiki/Earthly_Branches" title="Earthly Branches">Earthly Branches</a> use cat instead of <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sexagenary_years">Sexagenary years</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sexagenary years">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Stem-Branch</th> <th>Mandarin Chinese <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinyin">Pinyin</a></th> <th>Korean</th> <th>Japanese</th> <th>Vietnamese</th> <th>Associations</th> <th>AD</th> <th>BC</th> <th>Current Cycle </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1</td> <td>甲子</td> <td>jiǎzǐ</td> <td>gapja 갑자</td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōshi</li><li>kasshi</li><li>kinoe-ne</li></ul></div></td> <td>Giáp Tý</td> <td>Yang Wood <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>57</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2</td> <td>乙丑</td> <td>yǐchǒu</td> <td>eulchuk 을축</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>itchū</li><li>kinoto-ushi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Ất Sửu</td> <td>Yin Wood <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>56</td> <td>1985 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3</td> <td>丙寅</td> <td>bǐngyín</td> <td>byeongin 병인</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>heiin</li><li>hinoe-tora</li></ul></div></td> <td>Bính Dần</td> <td>Yang Fire <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>55</td> <td>1986 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>4</td> <td>丁卯</td> <td>dīngmǎo</td> <td>jeongmyo 정묘</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>teibō</li><li>hinoto-u</li></ul></div></td> <td>Đinh Mão</td> <td>Yin Fire <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>54</td> <td>1987 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>5</td> <td>戊辰</td> <td>wùchén</td> <td>mujin 무진</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>boshin</li><li>tsuchinoe-tatsu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Mậu Thìn</td> <td>Yang Earth <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>53</td> <td>1988 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>6</td> <td>己巳</td> <td>jǐsì</td> <td>gisa 기사</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kishi</li><li>tsuchinoto-mi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Kỷ Tỵ</td> <td>Yin Earth <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>52</td> <td>1989 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>7</td> <td>庚午</td> <td>gēngwǔ</td> <td>gyeongo 경오</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōgo</li><li>kanoe-uma</li></ul></div></td> <td>Canh Ngọ</td> <td>Yang Metal <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>51</td> <td>1990 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>8</td> <td>辛未</td> <td>xīnwèi</td> <td>sinmi 신미</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>shinbi</li><li>kanoto-hitsuji</li></ul></div></td> <td>Tân Mùi</td> <td>Yin Metal <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>50</td> <td>1991 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>9</td> <td>壬申</td> <td>rénshēn</td> <td>imsin 임신</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>jinshin</li><li>mizunoe-saru</li></ul></div></td> <td>Nhâm Thân</td> <td>Yang Water <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>49</td> <td>1992 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>10</td> <td>癸酉</td> <td>guǐyǒu</td> <td>gyeyu 계유</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kiyū</li><li>mizunoto-tori</li></ul></div></td> <td>Quý Dậu</td> <td>Yin Water <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>48</td> <td>1993 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>11</td> <td>甲戌</td> <td>jiǎxū</td> <td>gapsul 갑술</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōjutsu</li><li>kinoe-inu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Giáp Tuất</td> <td>Yang Wood <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>47</td> <td>1994 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>12</td> <td>乙亥</td> <td>yǐhài</td> <td>eulhae 을해</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>itsugai</li><li>kinoto-i</li></ul></div></td> <td>Ât Hợi</td> <td>Yin Wood <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>46</td> <td>1995 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>13</td> <td>丙子</td> <td>bǐngzǐ</td> <td>byeongja 병자</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>heishi</li><li>hinoe-ne</li></ul></div></td> <td>Bính Tý</td> <td>Yang Fire <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>45</td> <td>1996 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>14</td> <td>丁丑</td> <td>dīngchǒu</td> <td>jeongchuk 정축</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>teichū</li><li>hinoto-ushi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Đinh Sửu</td> <td>Yin Fire <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>44</td> <td>1997 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>15</td> <td>戊寅</td> <td>wùyín</td> <td>muin 무인</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>boin</li><li>tsuchinoe-tora</li></ul></div></td> <td>Mậu Dần</td> <td>Yang Earth <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>43</td> <td>1998 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>16</td> <td>己卯</td> <td>jǐmǎo</td> <td>gimyo 기묘</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kibō</li><li>tsuchinoto-u</li></ul></div></td> <td>Kỷ Mão</td> <td>Yin Earth <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>42</td> <td>1999 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>17</td> <td>庚辰</td> <td>gēngchén</td> <td>gyeongjin 경진</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōshin</li><li>kanoe-tatsu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Canh Thìn</td> <td>Yang Metal <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>41</td> <td>2000 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>18</td> <td>辛巳</td> <td>xīnsì</td> <td>sinsa 신사</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>shinshi</li><li>kanoto-mi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Tân Tỵ</td> <td>Yin Metal <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>40</td> <td>2001 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>19</td> <td>壬午</td> <td>rénwǔ</td> <td>imo 임오</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>jingo</li><li>mizunoe-uma</li></ul></div></td> <td>Nhâm Ngọ</td> <td>Yang Water <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>39</td> <td>2002 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>20</td> <td>癸未</td> <td>guǐwèi</td> <td>gyemi 계미</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kibi</li><li>mizunoto-hitsuji</li></ul></div></td> <td>Quý Mùi</td> <td>Yin Water <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>38</td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>21</td> <td>甲申</td> <td>jiǎshēn</td> <td>gapsin 갑신</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōshin</li><li>kinoe-saru</li></ul></div></td> <td>Giáp Thân</td> <td>Yang Wood <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>37</td> <td>2004 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>22</td> <td>乙酉</td> <td>yǐyǒu</td> <td>euryu 을유</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>itsuyū</li><li>kinoto-tori</li></ul></div></td> <td>Ất Dậu</td> <td>Yin Wood <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>25</td> <td>36</td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>23</td> <td>丙戌</td> <td>bǐngxū</td> <td>byeongsul 병술</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>heijutsu</li><li>hinoe-inu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Bính Tuất</td> <td>Yang Fire <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>35</td> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>24</td> <td>丁亥</td> <td>dīnghài</td> <td>jeonghae 정해</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>teigai</li><li>hinoto-i</li></ul></div></td> <td>Đinh Hợi</td> <td>Yin Fire <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>34</td> <td>2007 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>25</td> <td>戊子</td> <td>wùzǐ</td> <td>muja 무자</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>boshi</li><li>tsuchinoe-ne</li></ul></div></td> <td>Mậu Tý</td> <td>Yang Earth <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>33</td> <td>2008 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>26</td> <td>己丑</td> <td>jǐchǒu</td> <td>gichuk 기축</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kichū</li><li>tsuchinoto-ushi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Kỷ Sửu</td> <td>Yin Earth <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>32</td> <td>2009 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>27</td> <td>庚寅</td> <td>gēngyín</td> <td>gyeongin 경인</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōin</li><li>kanoe-tora</li></ul></div></td> <td>Canh Dần</td> <td>Yang Metal <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>31</td> <td>2010 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>28</td> <td>辛卯</td> <td>xīnmǎo</td> <td>sinmyo 신묘</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>shinbō</li><li>kanoto-u</li></ul></div></td> <td>Tân Mão</td> <td>Yin Metal <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>30</td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>29</td> <td>壬辰</td> <td>rénchén</td> <td>imjin 임진</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>jinshin</li><li>mizunoe-tatsu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Nhâm Thìn</td> <td>Yang Water <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>29</td> <td>2012 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>30</td> <td>癸巳</td> <td>guǐsì</td> <td>gyesa 계사</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kishi</li><li>mizunoto-mi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Quý Tỵ</td> <td>Yin Water <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>28</td> <td>2013 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>31</td> <td>甲午</td> <td>jiǎwǔ</td> <td>gabo 갑오</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōgo</li><li>kinoe-uma</li></ul></div></td> <td>Giáp Ngọ</td> <td>Yang Wood <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>27</td> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>32</td> <td>乙未</td> <td>yǐwèi</td> <td>eulmi 을미</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>itsubi</li><li>kinoto-hitsuji</li></ul></div></td> <td>Ất Mùi</td> <td>Yin Wood <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>26</td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>33</td> <td>丙申</td> <td>bǐngshēn</td> <td>byeongsin 병신</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>heishin</li><li>hinoe-saru</li></ul></div></td> <td>Bính Thân</td> <td>Yang Fire <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>25</td> <td>2016 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>34</td> <td>丁酉</td> <td>dīngyǒu</td> <td>jeongyu 정유</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>teiyū</li><li>hinoto-tori</li></ul></div></td> <td>Đinh Dậu</td> <td>Yin Fire <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>24</td> <td>2017 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>35</td> <td>戊戌</td> <td>wùxū</td> <td>musul 무술</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>bojutsu</li><li>tsuchinoe-inu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Mậu Tuất</td> <td>Yang Earth <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>23</td> <td>2018 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>36</td> <td>己亥</td> <td>jǐhài</td> <td>gihae 기해</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kigai</li><li>tsuchinoto-i</li></ul></div></td> <td>Kỷ Hợi</td> <td>Yin Earth <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>22</td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>37</td> <td>庚子</td> <td>gēngzǐ</td> <td>gyeongja 경자</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōshi</li><li>kanoe-ne</li></ul></div></td> <td>Canh Tý</td> <td>Yang Metal <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>21</td> <td>2020 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>38</td> <td>辛丑</td> <td>xīnchǒu</td> <td>sinchuk 신축</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>shinchū</li><li>kanoto-ushi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Tân Sửu</td> <td>Yin Metal <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>20</td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>39</td> <td>壬寅</td> <td>rényín</td> <td>imin 임인</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>jin'in</li><li>mizunoe-tora</li></ul></div></td> <td>Nhâm Dần</td> <td>Yang Water <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>19</td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>40</td> <td>癸卯</td> <td>guǐmǎo</td> <td>gyemyo 계묘</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kibō</li><li>mizunoto-u</li></ul></div></td> <td>Quý Mão</td> <td>Yin Water <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>18</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr align="center" style="background: cadetblue; color: white"> <td>41</td> <td>甲辰</td> <td>jiǎchén</td> <td>gapjin 갑진</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōshin</li><li>kinoe-tatsu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Giáp Thìn</td> <td>Yang Wood <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>17</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>42</td> <td>乙巳</td> <td>yǐsì</td> <td>eulsa 을사</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>itsushi</li><li>kinoto-mi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Ất Tỵ</td> <td>Yin Wood <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>16</td> <td>2025 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>43</td> <td>丙午</td> <td>bǐngwǔ</td> <td>byeongo 병오</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>heigo</li><li><a href="/wiki/Hinoe_uma" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinoe uma">hinoe-uma</a></li></ul></div></td> <td>Bính Ngọ</td> <td>Yang Fire <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>15</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>44</td> <td>丁未</td> <td>dīngwèi</td> <td>jeongmi 정미</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>teibi</li><li>hinoto-hitsuji</li></ul></div></td> <td>Đinh Mùi</td> <td>Yin Fire <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>14</td> <td>2027 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>45</td> <td>戊申</td> <td>wùshēn</td> <td>musin 무신</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>boshin</li><li>tsuchinoe-saru</li></ul></div></td> <td>Mậu Thân</td> <td>Yang Earth <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>13</td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>46</td> <td>己酉</td> <td>jǐyǒu</td> <td>giyu 기유</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kiyū</li><li>tsuchinoto-tori</li></ul></div></td> <td>Kỷ Dậu</td> <td>Yin Earth <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>12</td> <td>2029 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>47</td> <td>庚戌</td> <td>gēngxū</td> <td>gyeongsul 경술</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōjutsu</li><li>kanoe-inu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Canh Tuất</td> <td>Yang Metal <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>11</td> <td>2030 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>48</td> <td>辛亥</td> <td>xīnhài</td> <td>sinhae 신해</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>shingai</li><li>kanoto-i</li></ul></div></td> <td>Tân Hợi</td> <td>Yin Metal <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>51</td> <td>10</td> <td>2031 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>49</td> <td>壬子</td> <td>rénzǐ</td> <td>imja 임자</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>jinshi</li><li>mizunoe-ne</li></ul></div></td> <td>Nhâm Tý</td> <td>Yang Water <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>9</td> <td>2032 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>50</td> <td>癸丑</td> <td>guǐchǒu</td> <td>gyechuk 계축</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kichū</li><li>mizunoto-ushi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Quý Sửu</td> <td>Yin Water <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>53</td> <td>8</td> <td>2033 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>51</td> <td>甲寅</td> <td>jiǎyín</td> <td>gabin 갑인</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōin</li><li>kinoe-tora</li></ul></div></td> <td>Giáp Dần</td> <td>Yang Wood <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>7</td> <td>2034 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>52</td> <td>乙卯</td> <td>yǐmǎo</td> <td>eulmyo 을묘</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>itsubō</li><li>kinoto-u</li></ul></div></td> <td>Ất Mão</td> <td>Yin Wood <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>55</td> <td>6</td> <td>2035 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>53</td> <td>丙辰</td> <td>bǐngchén</td> <td>byeongjin 병진</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>heishin</li><li>hinoe-tatsu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Bính Thìn</td> <td>Yang Fire <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>5</td> <td>2036 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>54</td> <td>丁巳</td> <td>dīngsì</td> <td>jeongsa 정사</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>teishi</li><li>hinoto-mi</li></ul></div></td> <td>Đinh Tỵ</td> <td>Yin Fire <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>4</td> <td>2037 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>55</td> <td>戊午</td> <td>wùwǔ</td> <td>muo 무오</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>bogo</li><li>tsuchinoe-uma</li></ul></div></td> <td>Mậu Ngọ</td> <td>Yang Earth <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>58</td> <td>3</td> <td>2038 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>56</td> <td>己未</td> <td>jǐwèi</td> <td>gimi 기미</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kibi</li><li>tsuchinoto-hitsuji</li></ul></div></td> <td>Kỷ Mùi</td> <td>Yin Earth <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>59</td> <td>2</td> <td>2039 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>57</td> <td>庚申</td> <td>gēngshēn</td> <td>gyeongsin 경신</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kōshin</li><li>kanoe-saru</li></ul></div></td> <td>Canh Thân</td> <td>Yang Metal <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>60</td> <td>1</td> <td>2040 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>58</td> <td>辛酉</td> <td>xīnyǒu</td> <td>sinyu 신유</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>shin'yū</li><li>kanoto-tori</li></ul></div></td> <td>Tân Dậu</td> <td>Yin Metal <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>60</td> <td>2041 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>59</td> <td>壬戌</td> <td>rénxū</td> <td>imsul 임술</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>jinjutsu</li><li>mizunoe-inu</li></ul></div></td> <td>Nhâm Tuất</td> <td>Yang Water <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>59</td> <td>2042 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>60</td> <td>癸亥</td> <td>guǐhài</td> <td>gyehae 계해</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>kigai</li><li>mizunoto-i</li></ul></div></td> <td>Quý Hợi</td> <td>Yin Water <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>58</td> <td>2043 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:China_24_cardinal_directions.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/China_24_cardinal_directions.svg/100px-China_24_cardinal_directions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/China_24_cardinal_directions.svg/150px-China_24_cardinal_directions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/China_24_cardinal_directions.svg/200px-China_24_cardinal_directions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>24 <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_directions" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal directions">cardinal directions</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conversion_between_cyclic_years_and_Western_years">Conversion between cyclic years and Western years</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Conversion between cyclic years and Western years">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sexagenary_cycle_years_spirals.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sexagenary_cycle_years_spirals.svg/250px-Sexagenary_cycle_years_spirals.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sexagenary_cycle_years_spirals.svg/375px-Sexagenary_cycle_years_spirals.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sexagenary_cycle_years_spirals.svg/500px-Sexagenary_cycle_years_spirals.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a><figcaption>Relationship between sexagenary cycle and recent Common Era years</figcaption></figure> As mentioned above, the cycle first started to be used for indicating years during the Han dynasty, but it also can be used to indicate earlier years retroactively. Since it repeats, by itself it cannot specify a year without some other information, but it is frequently used with the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_era_name" title="Chinese era name">Chinese era name</a> (年号, 年號; niánhào) to specify a year.<a href="#cite_note-aslaksen-15">[15]</a> The year starts with the new year of whoever is using the calendar. In China, the cyclic year normally changes on the Chinese <a href="/wiki/Lunar_New_Year" title="Lunar New Year">Lunar New Year</a>. In Japan until recently it was the Japanese lunar new year, which was sometimes different from the Chinese; now it is January 1. So when calculating the cyclic year of a date in the Gregorian year, one has to consider what their "new year" is. Hence, the following calculation deals with the Chinese dates after the Lunar New Year in that Gregorian year; to find the corresponding sexagenary year in the dates before the Lunar New Year would require the Gregorian year to be decreased by 1. As for example, the year 2697 BC (or −2696, using the astronomical year count), traditionally the first year of the reign of the legendary <a href="/wiki/Yellow_Emperor" title="Yellow Emperor">Yellow Emperor</a>, was the first year (甲子; jiǎzǐ) of a cycle. 2700 years later in 4 AD, the duration equivalent to 45 60-year cycles, was also the starting year of a 60-year cycle. Similarly 1980 years later, 1984 was the start of a new cycle. Thus, to find out the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian</a> year's equivalent in the sexagenary cycle use the appropriate method below. <ol><li>For any year number greater than 4 AD, the equivalent sexagenary year can be found by subtracting 3 from the Gregorian year, dividing by 60 and taking the <a href="/wiki/Remainder" title="Remainder">remainder</a>. See example below.</li> <li>For any year before 1 AD, the equivalent sexagenary year can be found by adding 2 to the Gregorian year number (in BC), dividing it by 60, and subtracting the remainder from 60.</li> <li>1 AD, 2 AD and 3 AD correspond respectively to the 58th, 59th and 60th years of the sexagenary cycle.</li> <li>The formula for years AD is (year – 3) mod 60 and for years BC is (year + 2) mod 60.</li></ol> The result will produce a number between 0 and 59, corresponding to the year order in the cycle; if the remainder is 0, it corresponds to the 60th year of a cycle. Thus, using the first method, the equivalent sexagenary year for 2012 AD is the 29th year (壬辰; rénchén), as (2012–3) <a href="/wiki/Modulo_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Modulo operation">mod</a> 60 = 29 (i.e., the remainder of (2012–3) divided by 60 is 29). Using the second, the equivalent sexagenary year for 221 BC is the 17th year (庚辰; gēngchén), as 60- [(221+2) mod 60] = 17 (i.e., 60 minus the remainder of (221+2) divided by 60 is 17). <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Examples">Examples</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Examples">edit</a>]</div> Step-by-step example to determine the sign for 1967: <ol><li>1967 – 3 = 1964 ("subtracting 3 from the Gregorian year")</li> <li>1964 ÷ 60 = 32 ("divide by 60 and discard any fraction")</li> <li>1964 – (60 × 32) = 44 ("taking the <a href="/wiki/Remainder" title="Remainder">remainder</a>")</li> <li>Show one of the Sexagenary Cycle tables (the following section), look for 44 in the first column (No) and obtain Fire <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a> (丁未; dīngwèi).</li></ol> Step-by-step example to determine the cyclic year of first year of the reign of <a href="/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang" title="Qin Shi Huang">Qin Shi Huang</a> (246 BC): <ol><li>246 + 2 = 248 ("adding 2 to the Gregorian year number (in BC)")</li> <li>248 ÷ 60 = 4 ("divide by 60 and discard any fraction")</li> <li>248 – (60 × 4) = 8 ("taking the <a href="/wiki/Remainder" title="Remainder">remainder</a>")</li> <li>60 – 8 = 52 ("subtract the remainder from 60")</li> <li>Show one of the Sexagenary Cycle table (the following section), look for 52 in the first column (No) and obtain Wood <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a> (乙卯; yǐmǎo).</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_shorter_equivalent_method">A shorter equivalent method</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: A shorter equivalent method">edit</a>]</div> Start from the AD year (1967), take directly the remainder mod 60, and look into column AD of the table "Sexagenary years" (just above). <ul><li>1967 = 60 × 32 + 47.</li></ul> Remainder is therefore 47 and the AD column says 'Fire <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a>' as it should be. For a BC year: discard the minus sign, take the remainder of the year mod 60 and look into column BC. Applied to year -246, this gives: <ul><li>246 = 60 × 4 + 6. Remainder is therefore 6 and the BC column of table "Sexagenary years" (just above) gives 'Wood <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a>'.</li></ul> When doing these conversions, year 246 BC cannot be treated as −246 AD due to the lack of a year 0 in the Gregorian AD/BC system. <hr /> The following tables show recent years (in the Gregorian calendar) and their corresponding years in the cycles: <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1804–1923">1804–1923</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1804–1923">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>1804–1863</th> <th>Heavenly stem</th> <th>Earthly branch</th> <th>1864–1923 </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td></td> <td>Year</td> <td>(Elements)</td> <td>(Animals)</td> <td>Year </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>1</td> <td>Feb 11 1804 – Jan 30 1805</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Feb 8 1864 – Jan 26 1865 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>2</td> <td>Jan 31 1805 – Feb 17 1806</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Jan 27 1865 – Feb 14 1866 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>3</td> <td>Feb 18 1806 – Feb 6 1807</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Feb 15 1866 – Feb 4 1867 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>4</td> <td>Feb 7 1807 – Jan 27 1808</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Feb 5 1867 – Jan 24 1868 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>5</td> <td>Jan 28 1808 – Feb 14 1809</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Jan 25 1868 – Feb 10 1869 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>6</td> <td>Feb 15 1809 – Feb 3 1810</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Feb 11 1869 – Jan 31 1870 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>7</td> <td>Feb 4 1810 – Jan 24 1811</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Feb 01 1870 – Feb 19 1871 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>8</td> <td>Jan 25 1811 – Feb 12 1812</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 20 1871 – Feb 8 1872 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>9</td> <td>Feb 13 1812 – Jan 31 1813</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Feb 9 1872 – Jan 28 1873 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>10</td> <td>Feb 1 1813 – Jan 20 1814</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Jan 29 1873 – Feb 16 1874 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>11</td> <td>Jan 21 1814 – Feb 8 1815</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Feb 17 1874 – Feb 5 1875 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>12</td> <td>Feb 9 1815 – Jan 28 1816</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Feb 6 1875 – Jan 25 1876 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>13</td> <td>Jan 29 1816 – Feb 15 1817</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Jan 26 1876 – Feb 12 1877 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>14</td> <td>Feb 16 1817 – Feb 5 1818</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Feb 13 1877 – Feb 1 1878 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>15</td> <td>Feb 6 1818 – Jan 25 1819</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Feb 2 1878 – Jan 22 1879 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>16</td> <td>Jan 26 1819 – Feb 13 1820</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Jan 23 1879 – Feb 9 1880 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>17</td> <td>Feb 14 1820 – Feb 2 1821</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Feb 10 1880 – Jan 29 1881 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>18</td> <td>Feb 3 1821 – Jan 22 1822</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Jan 30 1881 – Feb 17 1882 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>19</td> <td>Jan 23 1822 – Feb 10 1823</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Feb 18 1882 – Feb 7 1883 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>20</td> <td>Feb 11 1823 – Jan 30 1824</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 8 1883 – Jan 27 1884 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>21</td> <td>Jan 31 1824 – Feb 17 1825</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Jan 28 1884 – Feb 14 1885 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>22</td> <td>Feb 18 1825 – Feb 6 1826</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Feb 15 1885 – Feb 3 1886 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>23</td> <td>Feb 7 1826 – Jan 26 1827</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Feb 4 1886 – Jan 23 1887 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>24</td> <td>Jan 27 1827 – Feb 15 1828</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Jan 24 1887 – Feb 11 1888 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>25</td> <td>Feb 16 1828 – Feb 3 1829</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Feb 12 1888 – Jan 30 1889 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>26</td> <td>Feb 4 1829 – Jan 24 1830</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Jan 31 1889 – Jan 20 1890 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>27</td> <td>Jan 25 1830 – Feb 12 1831</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Jan 21 1890 – Feb 08 1891 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>28</td> <td>Feb 13 1831 – Feb 1 1832</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Feb 09 1891 – Jan 29 1892 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>29</td> <td>Feb 2 1832 – Feb 19 1833</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Jan 30 1892 – Feb 16 1893 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>30</td> <td>Feb 20 1833 – Feb 8 1834</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Feb 17 1893 – Feb 5 1894 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>31</td> <td>Feb 9 1834 – Jan 28 1835</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Feb 6 1894 – Jan 25 1895 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>32</td> <td>Jan 29 1835 – Feb 16 1836</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Jan 26 1895 – Feb 12 1896 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>33</td> <td>Feb 17 1836 – Feb 5 1837</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Feb 13 1896 – Feb 01 1897 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>34</td> <td>Feb 6 1837 – Jan 25 1838</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Feb 02 1897 – Jan 21 1898 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>35</td> <td>Jan 26 1838 – Feb 13 1839</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Jan 22 1898 – Feb 09 1899 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>36</td> <td>Feb 14 1839 – Feb 2 1840</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Feb 10 1899 – Jan 30 1900 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>37</td> <td>Feb 3 1840 – Jan 22 1841</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Jan 31 1900 – Feb 18 1901 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>38</td> <td>Jan 23 1841 – Feb 9 1842</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Feb 19 1901 – Feb 07 1902 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>39</td> <td>Feb 10 1842 – Jan 29 1843</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Feb 08 1902 – Jan 28 1903 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>40</td> <td>Jan 30 1843 – Feb 17 1844</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Jan 29 1903 – Feb 15 1904 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>41</td> <td>Feb 18 1844 – Feb 6 1845</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Feb 16 1904 – Feb 03 1905 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>42</td> <td>Feb 7 1845 – Jan 26 1846</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Feb 04 1905 – Jan 24 1906 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>43</td> <td>Jan 27 1846 – Feb 15 1847</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Jan 25 1906 – Feb 12 1907 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>44</td> <td>Feb 16 1847 – Feb 4 1848</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 13 1907 – Feb 01 1908 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>45</td> <td>Feb 5 1848 – Jan 23 1849</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Feb 02 1908 – Jan 21 1909 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>46</td> <td>Jan 24 1849 – Feb 11 1850</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Jan 22 1909 – Feb 09 1910 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>47</td> <td>Feb 12 1850 – Jan 31 1851</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Feb 10 1910 – Jan 29 1911 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>48</td> <td>Feb 1 1851 – Feb 19 1852</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Jan 30 1911 – Feb 17 1912 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>49</td> <td>Feb 20 1852 – Feb 7 1853</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Feb 18 1912 – Feb 05 1913 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>50</td> <td>Feb 8 1853 – Jan 28 1854</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Feb 06 1913 – Jan 25 1914 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>51</td> <td>Jan 29 1854 – Feb 16 1855</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Jan 26 1914 – Feb 13 1915 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>52</td> <td>Feb 17 1855 – Feb 6 1856</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Feb 14 1915 – Feb 02 1916 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>53</td> <td>Feb 7 1856 – Jan 25 1857</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Feb 03 1916 – Jan 22 1917 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>54</td> <td>Jan 26 1857 – Feb 13 1858</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Jan 23 1917 – Feb 10 1918 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>55</td> <td>Feb 14 1858 – Feb 2 1859</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Feb 11 1918 – Jan 31 1919 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>56</td> <td>Feb 3 1859 – Jan 22 1860</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 01 1919 – Feb 19 1920 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>57</td> <td>Jan 23 1860 – Feb 9 1861</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Feb 20 1920 – Feb 07 1921 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>58</td> <td>Feb 10 1861 – Jan 29 1862</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Feb 08 1921 – Jan 27 1922 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>59</td> <td>Jan 30 1862 – Feb 17 1863</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Jan 28 1922 – Feb 15 1923 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>60</td> <td>Feb 18 1863 – Feb 7 1864</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Feb 16 1923 – Feb 04 1924 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1924–2043">1924–2043</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1924–2043">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>1924–1983</th> <th>Heavenly stem</th> <th>Earthly branch</th> <th>1984–2043 </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td></td> <td>Year</td> <td>(Elements)</td> <td>(Animals)</td> <td>Year </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>1</td> <td>Feb 05 1924 – Jan 23 1925</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Feb 02 1984 – Jan 20 1985 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>2</td> <td>Jan 24 1925 – Feb 12 1926</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Jan 21 1985 – Feb 08 1986 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>3</td> <td>Feb 13 1926 – Feb 01 1927</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Feb 09 1986 – Jan 29 1987 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>4</td> <td>Feb 02 1927 – Jan 22 1928</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Jan 30 1987 – Feb 17 1988 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>5</td> <td>Jan 23 1928 – Feb 09 1929</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Feb 18 1988 – Feb 05 1989 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>6</td> <td>Feb 10 1929 – Jan 29 1930</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Feb 06 1989 – Jan 26 1990 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>7</td> <td>Jan 30 1930 – Feb 16 1931</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Jan 27 1990 – Feb 14 1991 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>8</td> <td>Feb 17 1931 – Feb 06 1932</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 15 1991 – Feb 03 1992 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>9</td> <td>Feb 07 1932 – Jan 25 1933</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Feb 04 1992 – Jan 22 1993 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>10</td> <td>Jan 26 1933 – Feb 13 1934</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Jan 23 1993 – Feb 10 1994 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>11</td> <td>Feb 14 1934 – Feb 03 1935</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Feb 11 1994 – Jan 30 1995 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>12</td> <td>Feb 04 1935 – Jan 23 1936</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Jan 31 1995 – Feb 18 1996 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>13</td> <td>Jan 24 1936 – Feb 10 1937</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Feb 19 1996 – Feb 06 1997 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>14</td> <td>Feb 11 1937 – Jan 30 1938</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Feb 07 1997 – Jan 27 1998 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>15</td> <td>Jan 31 1938 – Feb 18 1939</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Jan 28 1998 – Feb 15 1999 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>16</td> <td>Feb 19 1939 – Feb 07 1940</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Feb 16 1999 – Feb 04 2000 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>17</td> <td>Feb 08 1940 – Jan 26 1941</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Feb 05 2000 – Jan 23 2001 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>18</td> <td>Jan 27 1941 – Feb 14 1942</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Jan 24 2001 – Feb 11 2002 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>19</td> <td>Feb 15 1942 – Feb 04 1943</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Feb 12 2002 – Jan 31 2003 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>20</td> <td>Feb 05 1943 – Jan 24 1944</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 01 2003 – Jan 21 2004 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>21</td> <td>Jan 25 1944 – Feb 12 1945</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Jan 22 2004 – Feb 08 2005 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>22</td> <td>Feb 13 1945 – Feb 01 1946</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Feb 09 2005 – Jan 29 2006 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>23</td> <td>Feb 02 1946 – Jan 21 1947</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Jan 30 2006 – Feb 17 2007 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>24</td> <td>Jan 22 1947 – Feb 09 1948</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Feb 18 2007 – Feb 06 2008 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>25</td> <td>Feb 10 1948 – Jan 28 1949</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Feb 07 2008 – Jan 25 2009 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>26</td> <td>Jan 29 1949 – Feb 16 1950</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Jan 26 2009 – Feb 13 2010 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>27</td> <td>Feb 17 1950 – Feb 05 1951</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Feb 14 2010 – Feb 02 2011 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>28</td> <td>Feb 06 1951 – Jan 26 1952</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Feb 03 2011 – Jan 22 2012 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>29</td> <td>Jan 27 1952 – Feb 13 1953</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Jan 23 2012 – Feb 09 2013 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>30</td> <td>Feb 14 1953 – Feb 03 1954</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Feb 10 2013 – Jan 30 2014 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>31</td> <td>Feb 04 1954 – Jan 23 1955</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Jan 31 2014 – Feb 18 2015 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>32</td> <td>Jan 24 1955 – Feb 11 1956</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 19 2015 – Feb 07 2016 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>33</td> <td>Feb 12 1956 – Jan 30 1957</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Feb 08 2016 – Jan 27 2017 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>34</td> <td>Jan 31 1957 – Feb 18 1958</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Jan 28 2017 – Feb 15 2018 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>35</td> <td>Feb 19 1958 – Feb 07 1959</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Feb 16 2018 – Feb 04 2019 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>36</td> <td>Feb 08 1959 – Jan 27 1960</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Feb 05 2019 – Jan 24 2020 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>37</td> <td>Jan 28 1960 – Feb 14 1961</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Jan 25 2020 – Feb 11 2021 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>38</td> <td>Feb 15 1961 – Feb 04 1962</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Feb 12 2021 – Jan 31 2022 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>39</td> <td>Feb 05 1962 – Jan 25 1963</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Feb 01 2022 – Jan 21 2023 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>40</td> <td>Jan 26 1963 – Feb 12 1964</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Jan 22 2023 – Feb 09 2024 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>41</td> <td>Feb 13 1964 – Feb 01 1965</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Feb 10 2024 – Jan 28 2025 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>42</td> <td>Feb 02 1965 – Jan 21 1966</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Jan 29 2025 – Feb 16 2026 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>43</td> <td>Jan 22 1966 – Feb 08 1967</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Feb 17 2026 – Feb 05 2027 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>44</td> <td>Feb 09 1967 – Jan 29 1968</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Feb 06 2027 – Jan 25 2028 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>45</td> <td>Jan 30 1968 – Feb 16 1969</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Jan 26 2028 – Feb 12 2029 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>46</td> <td>Feb 17 1969 – Feb 05 1970</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Feb 13 2029 – Feb 02 2030 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>47</td> <td>Feb 06 1970 – Jan 26 1971</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Feb 03 2030 – Jan 22 2031 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>48</td> <td>Jan 27 1971 – Feb 14 1972</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Jan 23 2031 – Feb 10 2032 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>49</td> <td>Feb 15 1972 – Feb 02 1973</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>子 <a href="/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)" title="Rat (zodiac)">Rat</a></td> <td>Feb 11 2032 – Jan 30 2033 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>50</td> <td>Feb 03 1973 – Jan 22 1974</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>丑 <a href="/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)" title="Ox (zodiac)">Ox</a></td> <td>Jan 31 2033 – Feb 18 2034 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>51</td> <td>Jan 23 1974 – Feb 10 1975</td> <td>甲 Yang Wood</td> <td>寅 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)" title="Tiger (zodiac)">Tiger</a></td> <td>Feb 19 2034 – Feb 07 2035 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>52</td> <td>Feb 11 1975 – Jan 30 1976</td> <td>乙 Yin Wood</td> <td>卯 <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)" title="Rabbit (zodiac)">Rabbit</a></td> <td>Feb 08 2035 – Jan 27 2036 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>53</td> <td>Jan 31 1976 – Feb 17 1977</td> <td>丙 Yang Fire</td> <td>辰 <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a></td> <td>Jan 28 2036 – Feb 14 2037 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>54</td> <td>Feb 18 1977 – Feb 06 1978</td> <td>丁 Yin Fire</td> <td>巳 <a href="/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)" title="Snake (zodiac)">Snake</a></td> <td>Feb 15 2037 – Feb 03 2038 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>55</td> <td>Feb 07 1978 – Jan 27 1979</td> <td>戊 Yang Earth</td> <td>午 <a href="/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)" title="Horse (zodiac)">Horse</a></td> <td>Feb 04 2038 – Jan 23 2039 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>56</td> <td>Jan 28 1979 – Feb 15 1980</td> <td>己 Yin Earth</td> <td>未 <a href="/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)" title="Goat (zodiac)">Goat</a></td> <td>Jan 24 2039 – Feb 11 2040 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>57</td> <td>Feb 16 1980 – Feb 04 1981</td> <td>庚 Yang Metal</td> <td>申 <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a></td> <td>Feb 12 2040 – Jan 31 2041 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>58</td> <td>Feb 05 1981 – Jan 24 1982</td> <td>辛 Yin Metal</td> <td>酉 <a href="/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)" title="Rooster (zodiac)">Rooster</a></td> <td>Feb 01 2041 – Jan 21 2042 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>59</td> <td>Jan 25 1982 – Feb 12 1983</td> <td>壬 Yang Water</td> <td>戌 <a href="/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)" title="Dog (zodiac)">Dog</a></td> <td>Jan 22 2042 – Feb 09 2043 </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>60</td> <td>Feb 13 1983 – Feb 01 1984</td> <td>癸 Yin Water</td> <td>亥 <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a></td> <td>Feb 10 2043 – Jan 29 2044 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sexagenary_months">Sexagenary months</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sexagenary months">edit</a>]</div> The branches are used marginally to indicate months. Despite there being twelve branches and twelve months in a year, the earliest use of branches to indicate a twelve-fold division of a year was in the 2nd century BC. They were coordinated with the orientations of the <a href="/wiki/Big_Dipper" title="Big Dipper">Big Dipper</a>, (建子月: jiànzǐyuè, 建丑月: jiànchǒuyuè, etc.).<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith201128,_29_fn2-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> There are two systems of placing these months, the lunar one and the solar one. One system follows the ordinary <a href="/wiki/Chinese_calendar" title="Chinese calendar">Chinese lunar calendar</a> and connects the names of the months directly to the central <a href="/wiki/Solar_term" title="Solar term">solar term</a> (中氣; zhōngqì). The jiànzǐyuè ((建)子月) is the month containing the winter solstice (i.e. the 冬至 <a href="/wiki/Dongzhi_(solar_term)" title="Dongzhi (solar term)">Dōngzhì</a>) zhōngqì. The jiànchǒuyuè ((建)丑月) is the month of the following zhōngqì, which is <a href="/wiki/Dahan_(solar_term)" title="Dahan (solar term)">Dàhán</a> (大寒), while the jiànyínyuè ((建)寅月) is that of the <a href="/wiki/Yushui_(solar_term)" title="Yushui (solar term)">Yǔshuǐ</a> (雨水) zhōngqì, etc. Intercalary months have the same branch as the preceding month.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> In the other system (節月; jiéyuè) the "month" lasts for the period of two solar terms (two 氣策 qìcì). The zǐyuè (子月) is the period starting with <a href="/wiki/Daxue_(solar_term)" title="Daxue (solar term)">Dàxuě</a> (大雪), i.e. the solar term before the winter solstice. The chǒuyuè (丑月) starts with <a href="/wiki/Xiaohan" title="Xiaohan">Xiǎohán</a> (小寒), the term before Dàhán (大寒), while the yínyuè (寅月) starts with <a href="/wiki/Lichun" title="Lichun">Lìchūn</a> (立春), the term before Yǔshuǐ (雨水), etc. Thus in the solar system a month starts anywhere from about 15 days before to 15 days after its lunar counterpart. The branch names are not usual month names; the main use of the branches for months is astrological. However, the names are sometimes used to indicate historically which (lunar) month was the first month of the year in ancient times. For example, since the <a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han dynasty</a>, the first month has been jiànyínyuè, but earlier the first month was jiànzǐyuè (during the <a href="/wiki/Zhou_dynasty" title="Zhou dynasty">Zhou dynasty</a>) or jiànchǒuyuè (traditionally during the <a href="/wiki/Shang_dynasty" title="Shang dynasty">Shang dynasty</a>) as well.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> For astrological purposes stems are also necessary, and the months are named using the sexagenary cycle following a five-year cycle starting in a jiǎ (甲; 1st) or jǐ (己; 6th) year. The first month of the jiǎ or jǐ year is a bǐngyín (丙寅; 3rd) month, the next one is a dīngmǎo (丁卯; 4th) month, etc., and the last month of the year is a dīngchǒu (丁丑, 14th) month. The next year will start with a wùyín (戊寅; 15th) month, etc. following the cycle. The 5th year will end with a yǐchǒu (乙丑; 2nd) month. The following month, the start of a jǐ or jiǎ year, will hence again be a bǐngyín (3rd) month again. The beginning and end of the (solar) months in the table below are the approximate dates of current solar terms; they vary slightly from year to year depending on the leap days of the Gregorian calendar. <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="120">Earthly Branches of the certain months</th> <th>Solar term</th> <th width="90">Zhongqi (the Middle solar term)</th> <th>Starts at</th> <th>Ends at</th> <th>Names in year of Jia or Ji(甲/己年)</th> <th>Names in year of Yi or Geng (乙/庚年)</th> <th>Names in year of Bing or Xin (丙/辛年)</th> <th>Names in year of Ding or Ren (丁/壬年)</th> <th>Names in year of Wu or Gui (戊/癸年) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Yin (寅月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichun" title="Lichun">Lichun</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jingzhe" title="Jingzhe">Jingzhe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yushui_(solar_term)" title="Yushui (solar term)">Yushui</a> / 雨水</td> <td>February 4</td> <td>March 6</td> <td>Bingyin / 丙寅月</td> <td>Wuyin / 戊寅月</td> <td>Gengyin / 庚寅月</td> <td>Renyin / 壬寅月</td> <td>Jiayin / 甲寅月 </td></tr> <tr> <td> Month of Mao (卯月) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jingzhe" title="Jingzhe">Jingzhe</a> – <a href="/wiki/Qingming_(solar_term)" title="Qingming (solar term)">Qingming</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunfen" title="Chunfen">Chunfen</a> / 春分</td> <td>March 6</td> <td>April 5</td> <td>Dingmao / 丁卯月</td> <td>Jimao / 己卯月</td> <td>Xinmao / 辛卯月</td> <td>Guimao / 癸卯月</td> <td>Yimao / 乙卯月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Chen (辰月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qingming_(solar_term)" title="Qingming (solar term)">Qingming</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lixia" title="Lixia">Lixia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guyu" title="Guyu">Guyu</a> / 谷雨</td> <td>April 5</td> <td>May 6</td> <td>Wuchen / 戊辰月</td> <td>Gengchen / 庚辰月</td> <td>Renchen / 壬辰月</td> <td>Jiachen / 甲辰月</td> <td>Bingchen / 丙辰月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Si (巳月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lixia" title="Lixia">Lixia</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mangzhong" title="Mangzhong">Mangzhong</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xiaoman" title="Xiaoman">Xiaoman</a> / 小满</td> <td>May 6</td> <td>June 6</td> <td>Jisi / 己巳月</td> <td>Xinsi / 辛巳月</td> <td>Guisi / 癸巳月</td> <td>Yisi / 乙巳月</td> <td>Dingsi / 丁巳月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Wu (午月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangzhong" title="Mangzhong">Mangzhong</a> – <a href="/wiki/Xiaoshu" title="Xiaoshu">Xiaoshu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xiazhi" title="Xiazhi">Xiazhi</a> / 夏至</td> <td>June 6</td> <td>July 7</td> <td>Gengwu / 庚午月</td> <td>Renwu / 壬午月</td> <td>Jiawu / 甲午月</td> <td>Bingwu / 丙午月</td> <td>Wuwu / 戊午月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Wei (未月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xiaoshu" title="Xiaoshu">Xiaoshu</a> – <a href="/wiki/Liqiu" title="Liqiu">Liqiu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dashu_(solar_term)" title="Dashu (solar term)">Dashu</a> / 大暑</td> <td>July 7</td> <td>August 8</td> <td>Xinwei / 辛未月</td> <td>Guiwei / 癸未月</td> <td>Yiwei / 乙未月</td> <td>Dingwei / 丁未月</td> <td>Jiwei / 己未月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Shen (申月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liqiu" title="Liqiu">Liqiu</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bailu_(solar_term)" title="Bailu (solar term)">Bailu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chushu" title="Chushu">Chushu</a> / 处暑</td> <td>August 8</td> <td>September 8</td> <td>Renshen / 壬申月</td> <td>Jiashen / 甲申月</td> <td>Bingshen / 丙申月</td> <td>Wushen / 戊申月</td> <td>Gengshen / 庚申月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of You (酉月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bailu_(solar_term)" title="Bailu (solar term)">Bailu</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hanlu" title="Hanlu">Hanlu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qiufen" title="Qiufen">Qiufen</a> / 秋分</td> <td>September 8</td> <td>October 8</td> <td>Guiyou / 癸酉月</td> <td>Yiyou / 乙酉月</td> <td>Dingyou / 丁酉月</td> <td>Jiyou / 己酉月</td> <td>Xinyou / 辛酉月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Xu (戌月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanlu" title="Hanlu">Hanlu</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lidong" title="Lidong">Lidong</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shuangjiang_(solar_term)" title="Shuangjiang (solar term)">Shuangjiang</a> / 霜降</td> <td>October 8</td> <td>November 7</td> <td>Jiaxu / 甲戌月</td> <td>Bingxu / 丙戌月</td> <td>Wuxu / 戊戌月</td> <td>Gengxu / 庚戌月</td> <td>Renxu / 壬戌月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Hai (亥月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lidong" title="Lidong">Lidong</a> – <a href="/wiki/Daxue_(solar_term)" title="Daxue (solar term)">Daxue</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xiaoxue" title="Xiaoxue">Xiaoxue</a> / 小雪</td> <td>November 7</td> <td>December 7</td> <td>Yihai / 乙亥月</td> <td>Dinghai / 丁亥月</td> <td>Jihai / 己亥月</td> <td>Xinhai / 辛亥月</td> <td>Guihai / 癸亥月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Zi (子月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daxue_(solar_term)" title="Daxue (solar term)">Daxue</a> – <a href="/wiki/Xiaohan" title="Xiaohan">Xiaohan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dongzhi_(solar_term)" title="Dongzhi (solar term)">Dongzhi</a> / 冬至</td> <td>December 7</td> <td>January 6</td> <td>Bingzi / 丙子月</td> <td>Wuzi / 戊子月</td> <td>Gengzi / 庚子月</td> <td>Renzi / 壬子月</td> <td>Jiazi / 甲子月 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Month of Chou (丑月)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xiaohan" title="Xiaohan">Xiaohan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lichun" title="Lichun">Lichun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dahan_(solar_term)" title="Dahan (solar term)">Dahan</a> / 大寒</td> <td>January 6</td> <td>February 4</td> <td>Dingchou / 丁丑月</td> <td>Jichou / 己丑月</td> <td>Xinchou / 辛丑月</td> <td>Guichou / 癸丑月</td> <td>Yichou / 乙丑月 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sexagenary_days">Sexagenary days</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sexagenary days">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable collapsible"> <caption>Table for sexagenary days </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" rowspan="2">Day (stem)</th> <th colspan="4" rowspan="2">Month (stem)</th> <th colspan="4" rowspan="2">2-digit year <a href="/wiki/Modulo_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Modulo operation">mod</a> 40 (stem)</th> <th colspan="5">Century (stem)</th> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">N</th> <th colspan="5">Century (branch)</th> <th colspan="7" rowspan="2">2-digit year <a href="/wiki/Modulo_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Modulo operation">mod</a> 16 (branch)</th> <th colspan="4" rowspan="2">Month (branch)</th> <th colspan="3" rowspan="2">Day (branch) </th></tr> <tr> <th>Julian <a href="/wiki/Modulo_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Modulo operation">mod</a> 2 </th> <th colspan="4">Gregorian</th> <th>Julian <a href="/wiki/Modulo_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Modulo operation">mod</a> 4</th> <th colspan="4">Gregorian </th></tr> <tr> <td>00</td> <td>10</td> <td>20</td> <td>30</td> <td>Aug</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style>00</td> <td>02</td> <td style="background: #FF8; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-maybe">21</td> <td>23</td> <td style="text-align:center">00</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">16</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">00</td> <td>00</td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">00</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>07</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td>Nov</td> <td>00</td> <td>12</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>01</td> <td>11</td> <td>21</td> <td>31</td> <td>Sep</td> <td>Oct</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">04</td> <td>06</td> <td>25</td> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">01</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td colspan="6"></td> <td>14</td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td>01</td> <td>13</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>02</td> <td>12</td> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Nov</td> <td>Dec</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">08</td> <td>10</td> <td>29</td> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">02</td> <td></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">16</td> <td>19</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td style="background: #FF8; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-maybe">05</td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Feb</td> <td>Apr</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>02</td> <td>14</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>03</td> <td>13</td> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">12</td> <td>14</td> <td>33</td> <td>35</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">03</td> <td>03</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>03</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">12</td> <td></td> <td>Feb</td> <td>Jun</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>03</td> <td>15</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>04</td> <td>14</td> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">16</td> <td>18</td> <td>37</td> <td>39</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">24</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">04</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td>10</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>Aug</td> <td></td> <td>04</td> <td>16</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>05</td> <td>15</td> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td>01</td> <td>03</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">20</td> <td>22</td> <td style="text-align:center">01</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>22</td> <td>15</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">05</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td>01</td> <td colspan="6"></td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td>Oct</td> <td>05</td> <td>17</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>06</td> <td>16</td> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td>05</td> <td>07</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">24</td> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">06</td> <td>02</td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">08</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>15</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td>Dec</td> <td>06</td> <td>18</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>07</td> <td>17</td> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mar</td> <td></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Jan</td> <td>09</td> <td>11</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">28</td> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #FF8; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-maybe"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">20</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">07</td> <td></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>06</td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Jan</td> <td>Mar</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>07</td> <td>19</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>08</td> <td>18</td> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Jan</td> <td>Apr</td> <td>May</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">Feb</td> <td>13</td> <td>15</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">32</td> <td>34</td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">08</td> <td></td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">24</td> <td colspan="5"></td> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Jan</td> <td>May</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>08</td> <td>20 </td> <td rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>09</td> <td>19</td> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Feb</td> <td>Jun</td> <td>Jul</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>19</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">36</td> <td>38</td> <td></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">09</td> <td>01</td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">04</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>11</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>Jul</td> <td></td> <td>09</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" colspan="17">Dates with yellow background indicate they are for this year. </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">10</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td>02</td> <td colspan="6"></td> <td colspan="4"></td> <td>10</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">11</td> <td></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td style="background: #FF8; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-maybe"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">20</td> <td>23</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td>09</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>Sep</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>23 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>N for the year: (5y + [y/4]) mod 10, y = 0–39 (stem); (5y + [y/4]) mod 12, y = 0–15 (branch)</li> <li>N for the Gregorian century: (4c + [c/4] + 2) mod 10 (stem); (8c + [c/4] + 2) mod 12 (branch), c ≥ 15</li> <li>N for the Julian century: 5c mod 10, c = 0–1 (stem); 9c mod 12, c = 0–3 (branch)</li></ul> The table above allows one to find the stem & branch for any given date. For both the stem and the branch, find the N for the row for the century, year, month, and day, then add them together. If the sum for the stems' N is above 10, subtract 10 until the result is between 1 and 10. If the sum for the branches' N is above 12, subtract 12 until the result is between 1 and 12. For any date before October 15, 1582, use the <a href="/wiki/Julian_calendar" title="Julian calendar">Julian century</a> column to find the row for that century's N. For dates after October 15, 1582, use the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian century</a> column to find the century's N. When looking at dates in January and February of leap years, use the bold & italic Feb and Jan. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Examples_2">Examples</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Examples">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Step-by-step example to determine the stem-branch for October 1, 1949. <ul><li>Stem <ul><li>(day stem N + month stem N + year stem N + century stem N) = number of stem. If over 10, subtract 10 until within 1 – 10. <ul><li>Day 1: N = 1,</li> <li>Month of October: N = 1,</li> <li>Year 49: N = 7, <ul><li>49 isn't on the table, so we'll have to <a href="/wiki/Modulo_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Modulo operation">mod</a> 49 by 40. This gives us year 9, which we can follow to find the N for that row.</li></ul></li> <li>Century 19: N = 2.</li></ul></li> <li>(1 + 1 + 7 + 2) = 11. This is more than 10, so we'll subtract 10 to bring it between 1 and 10. <ul><li>11 – 10 = 1,</li> <li>Stem = 1, 甲.</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Branch <ul><li>(day branch N + month branch N + year branch N + century branch N)= number of branch. If over 12, subtract 12 until within 1 – 12. <ul><li>Day 1: N = 1,</li> <li>Month of October: N = 5,</li> <li>Year 49: N = 5, <ul><li>Again, 49 is not in the table for year. Modding 49 by 16 gives us 1, which we can look up to find the N of that row.</li></ul></li> <li>Century 19: N = 2.</li></ul></li> <li>(1 + 5 + 5 + 2) = 13. Since 13 is more than 12, we'll subtract 12 to bring it between 1 and 12. <ul><li>13 – 12 = 1,</li> <li>Branch = 1, 子.</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Stem-branch = 1, 1 (甲子, 1 in sexagenary cycle = 32 – 5 + 33 + 1 – 60).</li></ul></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1256386598">.mw-parser-output .cot-header-mainspace{background:#F0F2F5;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cot-header-other{background:#CCFFCC;color:inherit}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cot-header-mainspace{background:#14181F;color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cot-header-other{background:#003500;color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cot-header-mainspace{background:#14181F;color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cot-header-other{background:#003500;color:inherit}}</style> <div style="margin-left:0"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-archivedtalk mw-collapsed" style="color:inherit; background: transparent; text-align: left; border: 1px solid Silver; margin: 0.2em auto auto; width:100%; clear: both; padding: 1px;"> <tbody><tr> <th class="cot-header-mainspace" style="; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align:center;"><div style="font-size:115%;margin:0 4em">More detailed examples</div> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; border: solid 1px Silver; padding: 0.6em; background: var(--background-color-base, #fff);"> <ul><li>Stem-branch for December 31, 1592 <ul><li>Stem = (day stem N + month stem N + year stem N + century stem N) <ul><li>Day 31: N = 1; month of December: N = 2; year 92 (92 mod 40 = 12): N = 3; century 15: N = 5.</li> <li>(1 + 2 + 3 + 5) = 11; 11 – 10 = 1.</li> <li>Stem = 1, 甲.</li></ul></li> <li>Branch = (day branch N + month branch N + year branch N + century branch N) <ul><li>Day 31: N = 7; month of December: N = 6; year 92 (92 mod 16 = 12): N = 3; century 15: N = 5.</li> <li>(7 + 6 + 3 + 5) = 21; 21 – 12 = 9.</li> <li>Branch = 9, 申</li></ul></li> <li>Stem-branch = 1, 9 (甲申, 21 in cycle = – 42 – 2 + 34 + 31 = 21)</li></ul></li> <li>Stem-branch for August 4, 1338 <ul><li>Stem = 8, 辛 <ul><li>Day 4: N = 4; month of August: N = 0; year 38: N = 9; century 13 (13 mod 2 = 1): N = 5.</li> <li>(4 + 0 + 9 + 5) = 18; 18 – 10 = 8.</li></ul></li> <li>Branch = 12, 亥 <ul><li>Day 4: N = 4; month of August: N = 4; year 38 (38 mod 16 = 6): N = 7; century 13 (13 mod 4 = 1): N = 9.</li> <li>(4 + 4 + 7 + 9) = 24; 24 – 12 = 12</li></ul></li> <li>Stem-branch = 8, 12 (辛亥, 48 in cycle = 4 + 8 + 32 + 4)</li></ul></li> <li>Stem-branch for May 25, 105 BC (−104). <ul><li>Stem = 7, 庚 <ul><li>Day 25: N = 5; month of May: N = 8; year −4 (−4 mod 40 = 36): N = 9; century −1 (−1 mod 2 = 1): N = 5.</li> <li>(5 + 8 + 9 + 5) = 27; 27 – 10 = 17; 17 – 10 = 7.</li></ul></li> <li>Branch = 3, 寅 <ul><li>Day 25: N = 1; month of May: N = 8; year −4 (−4 mod 16 = 12): N = 3; century −1 (−1 mod 4 = 3): N = 3.</li> <li>(1 + 8 + 3 + 3) = 15; 15 – 12 = 3.</li></ul></li> <li>Stem-branch = 7, 3 (庚寅, 27 in cycle = – 6 + 8 + 0 + 25)</li> <li>Alternately, instead of doing both century and year, one can exclude the century and simply use −104 as the year for both the stem and the branch to get the same result.</li></ul></li></ul> Algorithm for mental calculation <dl><dd><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle SB=(y+c+m+day){\bmod {6}}0}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>S</mi> <mi>B</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <mi>y</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mi>c</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mi>m</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mi>d</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>y</mi> <mo stretchy="false">)</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo lspace="thickmathspace" rspace="thickmathspace">mod</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>6</mn> </mrow> </mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle SB=(y+c+m+day){\bmod {6}}0}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/aab664a5b913f074979f120334c8cc443c15a347" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.838ex; width:32.502ex; height:2.843ex;" alt="{\displaystyle SB=(y+c+m+day){\bmod {6}}0}"></dd> <dd><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle S=SB{\bmod {1}}0,B=SB{\bmod {1}}2}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>S</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mi>S</mi> <mi>B</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo lspace="thickmathspace" rspace="thickmathspace">mod</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>1</mn> </mrow> </mrow> <mn>0</mn> <mo>,</mo> <mi>B</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mi>S</mi> <mi>B</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo lspace="thickmathspace" rspace="thickmathspace">mod</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>1</mn> </mrow> </mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle S=SB{\bmod {1}}0,B=SB{\bmod {1}}2}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/fb17c1d65199ab07c3e00bdba45b4a867273f74a" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.671ex; width:33.033ex; height:2.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle S=SB{\bmod {1}}0,B=SB{\bmod {1}}2}"></dd> <dd><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle y=(year({\bmod {4}}00){\bmod {8}}0({\bmod {1}}2)\times 5+\left\lfloor {\frac {year({\bmod {4}}00){\bmod {8}}0}{4}}\right\rfloor ){\bmod {6}}0}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>y</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <mi>y</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo lspace="thickmathspace" rspace="thickmathspace">mod</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>4</mn> 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-\left\lfloor {\frac {year}{100}}\right\rfloor +10}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>c</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mrow> <mo>⌊</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi>y</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>r</mi> </mrow> <mn>400</mn> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo>⌋</mo> </mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mrow> <mo>⌊</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi>y</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>r</mi> </mrow> <mn>100</mn> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo>⌋</mo> </mrow> <mo>+</mo> <mn>10</mn> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle c=\left\lfloor {\frac {year}{400}}\right\rfloor -\left\lfloor {\frac {year}{100}}\right\rfloor +10}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/01bb64f9dac38d634aace105f5719a38ed87687a" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -2.005ex; width:27.728ex; height:5.009ex;" alt="{\displaystyle c=\left\lfloor {\frac {year}{400}}\right\rfloor -\left\lfloor {\frac {year}{100}}\right\rfloor +10}"> for Gregorian calendar and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle c=8}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>c</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>8</mn> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle c=8}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/fb0977619356f0caa405a5f40070bed06c655db0" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:5.268ex; height:2.176ex;" alt="{\displaystyle c=8}"> for Julian calendar.</dd> <dd><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle m=(month+1){\bmod {2}}\times 30+\left\lfloor {0.6\times (month+1)-3}\right\rfloor -i}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>m</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <mi>m</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mn>1</mn> <mo stretchy="false">)</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo lspace="thickmathspace" rspace="thickmathspace">mod</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </mrow> <mo>×</mo> <mn>30</mn> <mo>+</mo> <mrow> <mo>⌊</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>0.6</mn> <mo>×</mo> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <mi>m</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mn>1</mn> <mo stretchy="false">)</mo> <mo>−</mo> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> <mo>⌋</mo> </mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mi>i</mi> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle m=(month+1){\bmod {2}}\times 30+\left\lfloor {0.6\times (month+1)-3}\right\rfloor -i}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/66c60b9b249487bb0ed68cd38c811f32d15b49b1" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.838ex; width:60.618ex; height:2.843ex;" alt="{\displaystyle m=(month+1){\bmod {2}}\times 30+\left\lfloor {0.6\times (month+1)-3}\right\rfloor -i}"> <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle i=5}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>i</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>5</mn> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle i=5}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/664f6c3aa4db88a70fe690ab5eb0fcb6460f21dd" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:5.063ex; height:2.176ex;" alt="{\displaystyle i=5}"> for Jan or Feb in a common year and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle i=6}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>i</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>6</mn> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle i=6}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/1070a769ec460aca233cc9e030fc812f9643a7ce" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:5.063ex; height:2.176ex;" alt="{\displaystyle i=6}"> in a leap year.</dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <td>Jan 13</td> <td>Feb 14</td> <td>Mar 03</td> <td>Apr 04</td> <td>May 05</td> <td>Jun 06</td> <td>Jul 07</td> <td>Aug 08</td> <td>Sep 09</td> <td>Oct 10</td> <td>Nov 11</td> <td>Dec 12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>m </th> <td>00</td> <td>31</td> <td>−1</td> <td>30</td> <td>00</td> <td>31</td> <td>01</td> <td>32</td> <td>03</td> <td>33</td> <td>04</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Leap year </th> <td>−1</td> <td>30</td> <td colspan="10"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle m=\left\lfloor {30.6\times (month+1)}-3\right\rfloor {\bmod {6}}0-i}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>m</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mrow> <mo>⌊</mo> <mrow> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>30.6</mn> <mo>×</mo> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <mi>m</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mn>1</mn> <mo stretchy="false">)</mo> </mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> <mo>⌋</mo> </mrow> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo lspace="thickmathspace" rspace="thickmathspace">mod</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>6</mn> </mrow> </mrow> <mn>0</mn> <mo>−</mo> <mi>i</mi> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle m=\left\lfloor {30.6\times (month+1)}-3\right\rfloor {\bmod {6}}0-i}</annotation> </semantics> </math><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/769f4f2a39c1e20600721c0ff47e8e26fb3abecc" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.838ex; width:42.771ex; height:2.843ex;" alt="{\displaystyle m=\left\lfloor {30.6\times (month+1)}-3\right\rfloor {\bmod {6}}0-i}"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Stem-branch for February 22, 720 BC (−719).</li></ul> <dl><dd>y = 5 x (720–719) + [1/4] = 5</dd> <dd>c = 8</dd> <dd>m = 30 + [0.6 x 15 – 3] – 5 = 31</dd> <dd>d = 22</dd> <dd>SB = 5 + 8 + 31 + 22 – 60 = 6</dd> <dd>S = B = 6, 己巳</dd></dl> <ul><li>Stem-branch for November 1, 211 BC (−210).</li></ul> <dl><dd>y = 5 x (240–210) + [30/4] = 5 x 6 + 7 = 37</dd> <dd>c = 8</dd> <dd>m = 0 + [0.6 x 12 – 3] = 4</dd> <dd>d = 1</dd> <dd>SB = 37 + 8 + 4 + 1 = 50</dd> <dd>S = 0, B = 2, 癸丑</dd></dl> <ul><li>Stem-branch for February 18, 1912.</li></ul> <dl><dd>y = 5 x (1912–1920) + [-8/4] + 60 = 18</dd> <dd>c = 4 – 19 + 10 = -5</dd> <dd>m = 30 + [0.6 x 15 – 3] – 6 = 30</dd> <dd>d = 18</dd> <dd>SB = 18 – 5 + 30 + 18 – 60 = 1</dd> <dd>S = B = 1, 甲子</dd></dl> <ul><li>Stem-branch for October 1, 1949.</li></ul> <dl><dd>y = 5 x (1949–1920) + [29/4] = 5 x 5 + 7 = 32</dd> <dd>c = -5</dd> <dd>m = 30 + [0.6 x 11 -3] = 33</dd> <dd>d = 1</dd> <dd>SB = 32 – 5 + 33 + 1 – 60 = 1</dd> <dd>S = B = 1, 甲子</dd></dl> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Look up table for sexagenary days </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Gregorian</td> <td></td> <td>17 24</td> <td>15 22</td> <td></td> <td> 20</td> <td>18 </td> <td> 23 </td> <td>16 </td> <td> 21 </td> <td>19 </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="10">Centuries </td></tr> <tr> <td>Julian</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>01</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Dates</td> <td>Mar Jan </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Nov Dec </td> <td>Sep Oct </td> <td>Aug </td> <td>Feb Jun Jul </td> <td>Jan Apr May Feb</td> <td rowspan="3" colspan="10">Years of the century </td></tr> <tr> <td>01 11 21 31</td> <td>02 12 22 </td> <td>03 13 23 </td> <td>04 14 24 </td> <td>05 15 25 </td> <td>06 16 26 </td> <td>07 17 27 </td> <td>08 18 28 </td> <td>09 19 29 </td> <td>10 20 30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>天干</td> <td>甲</td> <td>乙</td> <td>丙</td> <td>丁</td> <td>戊</td> <td>己</td> <td>庚</td> <td>辛</td> <td>壬</td> <td>癸 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10">Heavenly stems</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>00</td> <td>02</td> <td>21</td> <td>23</td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>61</td> <td>63</td> <td>80</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>04</td> <td>06</td> <td>25</td> <td>27</td> <td>44</td> <td>46</td> <td>65</td> <td>67</td> <td>84</td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>08</td> <td>10</td> <td>29</td> <td>31</td> <td>48</td> <td>50</td> <td>69</td> <td>71</td> <td>88</td> <td>90 </td></tr> <tr> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>12</td> <td>14</td> <td>33</td> <td>35</td> <td>52</td> <td>54</td> <td>73</td> <td>75</td> <td>92</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>16</td> <td>18</td> <td>37</td> <td>39</td> <td>56</td> <td>58</td> <td>77</td> <td>79</td> <td>96</td> <td>98 </td></tr> <tr> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>01</td> <td>03</td> <td>20</td> <td>22</td> <td>41</td> <td>43</td> <td>60</td> <td>62</td> <td>81</td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>05</td> <td>07</td> <td>24</td> <td>26</td> <td>45</td> <td>47</td> <td>64</td> <td>66</td> <td>85</td> <td>87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>09</td> <td>11</td> <td>28</td> <td>30</td> <td>49</td> <td>51</td> <td>68</td> <td>70</td> <td>89</td> <td>91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>13</td> <td>15</td> <td>32</td> <td>34</td> <td>53</td> <td>55</td> <td>72</td> <td>74</td> <td>93</td> <td>95 </td></tr> <tr> <td>J</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>17</td> <td>19</td> <td>36</td> <td>38</td> <td>57</td> <td>59</td> <td>76</td> <td>78</td> <td>97</td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>地支</td> <td>子</td> <td>丑</td> <td>寅</td> <td>卯</td> <td>辰</td> <td>巳</td> <td>午</td> <td>未</td> <td>申</td> <td>酉</td> <td>戌</td> <td>亥</td> <td colspan="13">干支纪日速查表 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="12">Earthly branches</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>00</td> <td>07</td> <td>16</td> <td>23</td> <td>32</td> <td>39</td> <td>48</td> <td>55</td> <td>64</td> <td>71</td> <td>80</td> <td>87</td> <td>96 </td></tr> <tr> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>46</td> <td></td> <td>62</td> <td></td> <td>78</td> <td></td> <td>94</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>05</td> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>37</td> <td></td> <td>53</td> <td></td> <td>69</td> <td></td> <td>85</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>03</td> <td>12</td> <td>19</td> <td>28</td> <td>35</td> <td>44</td> <td>51</td> <td>60</td> <td>67</td> <td>76</td> <td>83</td> <td>92</td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>42</td> <td></td> <td>58</td> <td></td> <td>74</td> <td></td> <td>90</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>01</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>33</td> <td></td> <td>49</td> <td></td> <td>65</td> <td></td> <td>81</td> <td></td> <td>97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>08</td> <td>15</td> <td>24</td> <td>31</td> <td>40</td> <td>47</td> <td>56</td> <td>63</td> <td>72</td> <td>79</td> <td>88</td> <td>95</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>06</td> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>38</td> <td></td> <td>54</td> <td></td> <td>70</td> <td></td> <td>86</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>45</td> <td></td> <td>61</td> <td></td> <td>77</td> <td></td> <td>93</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>04</td> <td>11</td> <td>20</td> <td>27</td> <td>36</td> <td>43</td> <td>52</td> <td>59</td> <td>68</td> <td>75</td> <td>84</td> <td>91</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>K</td> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>02</td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> <td></td> <td>66</td> <td></td> <td>82</td> <td></td> <td>98 </td></tr> <tr> <td>L</td> <td>A</td> <td>B</td> <td>C</td> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F</td> <td>G</td> <td>H</td> <td>I</td> <td>J</td> <td>K</td> <td></td> <td>09</td> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>41</td> <td></td> <td>57</td> <td></td> <td>73</td> <td></td> <td>89</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Dates</td> <td>01 13 25</td> <td>02 14 26</td> <td>03 15 27</td> <td>04 16 28</td> <td>05 17 29</td> <td>06 18 30</td> <td>07 19 31</td> <td>08 20 </td> <td>09 21 </td> <td>10 22 </td> <td>11 23 </td> <td>12 24 </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="13">Years of the century </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mar Jan</td> <td> Dec</td> <td> Oct</td> <td> Aug</td> <td>Feb Jun</td> <td>Apr Feb</td> <td></td> <td> Nov</td> <td> Sep</td> <td></td> <td> Jul</td> <td>Jan May </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gregorian</td> <td></td> <td>15 18 </td> <td> 21</td> <td> 24</td> <td></td> <td>17 </td> <td> 20 23</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16 19 </td> <td> 22</td> <td></td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="13">Centuries </td></tr> <tr> <td>Julian</td> <td></td> <td>02</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>01</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>03</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sexagenary_hours">Sexagenary hours</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sexagenary hours">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Table for sexagenary hours (5-day cycle) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Stem of the day</th> <th>Zǐ hour 子时 23:00–1:00</th> <th>Chǒu hour 丑时 1:00–3:00</th> <th>Yín hour 寅时 3:00–5:00</th> <th>Mǎo hour 卯时 5:00–7:00</th> <th>Chén hour 辰时 7:00–9:00</th> <th>Sì hour 巳时 9:00–11:00</th> <th>Wǔ hour 午时 11:00–13:00</th> <th>Wèi hour 未时 13:00–15:00</th> <th>Shēn hour 申时 15:00–17:00</th> <th>Yǒu hour 酉时 17:00–19:00</th> <th>Xū hour 戌时 19:00–21:00</th> <th>Hài hour 亥时 21:00–23:00 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Jia or Ji day (甲/己) </th> <td>1 甲子</td> <td>2乙丑</td> <td>3 丙寅</td> <td>4 丁卯</td> <td>5 戊辰</td> <td>6 己巳</td> <td>7 庚午</td> <td>8 辛未</td> <td>9 壬申</td> <td>10 癸酉</td> <td>11 甲戌</td> <td>12 乙亥 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Yi or Geng day (乙/庚) </th> <td>13 丙子</td> <td>14 丁丑</td> <td>15 戊寅</td> <td>16 己卯</td> <td>17 庚辰</td> <td>18 辛巳</td> <td>19 壬午</td> <td>20 癸未</td> <td>21 甲申</td> <td>22 乙酉</td> <td>23 丙戌</td> <td>24 丁亥 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Bing or Xin day (丙/辛) </th> <td>25 戊子</td> <td>26 己丑</td> <td>27 庚寅</td> <td>28 辛卯</td> <td>29 壬辰</td> <td>30 癸巳</td> <td>31 甲午</td> <td>32 乙未</td> <td>33 丙申</td> <td>34 丁酉</td> <td>35 戊戌</td> <td>36 己亥 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Ding or Ren day (丁/壬) </th> <td>37 庚子</td> <td>38 辛丑</td> <td>39 壬寅</td> <td>40 癸卯</td> <td>41 甲辰</td> <td>42 乙巳</td> <td>43 丙午</td> <td>44 丁未</td> <td>45 戊申</td> <td>46 己酉</td> <td>47 庚戌</td> <td>48 辛亥 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Wu or Gui day (戊/癸) </th> <td>49 壬子</td> <td>50 癸丑</td> <td>51 甲寅</td> <td>52 乙卯</td> <td>53 丙辰</td> <td>54 丁巳</td> <td>55 戊午</td> <td>56 己未</td> <td>57 庚申</td> <td>58 辛酉</td> <td>59 壬戌</td> <td>60 癸亥 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doumu" title="Doumu">Doumu</a> (斗母元君)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_Sui" title="Tai Sui">Tai Sui</a> (太歲)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_calendar" title="Chinese calendar">Chinese calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_era_name" title="Chinese era name">Chinese era name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar" title="Lunisolar calendar">Lunisolar calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_invasions_of_Korea_(1592%E2%80%931598)" title="Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)">Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)</a>, known in Korean as the "Imjin War", after the imjin (Yang Water <a href="/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" title="Dragon (zodiac)">Dragon</a>) year 1592.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koshien_Stadium" title="Koshien Stadium">Koshien Stadium</a> (Japan), named after the kōshi (Yang Wood Rat) year 1924. One of the last examples of general usage of the cycle in Japan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tet_Offensive" title="Tet Offensive">Tet Offensive</a> – Vietnamese name of the event, "Tết Mậu Thân Event", named after the mậuthân (Yang Earth <a href="/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)" title="Monkey (zodiac)">Monkey</a>) year 1968.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xinhai_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Xinhai Revolution">Xinhai Revolution</a> (China), named after the xinhai (Yin Metal <a href="/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" title="Pig (zodiac)">Pig</a>) year 1911<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sexagenary_cycle&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Citations">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFNussbaum2005" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a href="/wiki/Louis-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis-Frédéric">Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric</a> (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA420">"Jikkan-jūnishi"</a>. 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Xīn Tángshū <bdi lang="zh">新唐書</bdi> [<a href="/wiki/New_Book_of_Tang" title="New Book of Tang">New Book of Tang</a>]. <q>二年……，九月壬寅，大赦，去「乾元大圣光天文武孝感」号，去「上元」号，称元年，以十一月为岁首，月以斗所建辰为名。赐文武官阶、勋、爵，版授侍老官，先授者叙进之。停四京号。 　　元年建子月癸巳，曹州刺史常休明及史朝义将薛崿战，败之。己亥，朝圣皇天帝于西内。丙午，卫伯玉及史朝义战于永宁，败之。己酉，朝献于太清宫。庚戌，朝享于太庙及元献皇后庙。建丑月辛亥，有事于南郊。己未，来瑱及史朝义战于汝州，败之。乙亥，侯希逸及朝义将李怀仙战于范阳，败之。宝应元年建寅月甲申，追册靖德太子琮为皇帝，妃窦氏为皇后。乙酉，葬王公妃主遇害者。丙戌，盗发敬陵、惠陵。甲辰，李光弼克许州。吐蕃请和。戊申，史朝义陷营州。建卯月辛亥，大赦。赐文武官阶、爵。五品以上清望及郎官、御史荐流人有行业情可矜者。停贡鹰、鹞、狗、豹。以京兆府为上都，河南府为东都，凤翔府为西都，江陵府为南都，太原府为北都。壬子，羌、浑、奴剌寇梁州。癸丑，河东军乱，杀其节度使邓景山，都知兵马使辛云京自称节度使。乙丑，河中军乱，杀李国贞及其节度使荔非元礼。戊辰，淮西节度使王仲升及史朝义将谢钦让战于申州，败绩。庚午，敦子仪知朔方、河中、北庭、潞仪泽沁节度行营，兴平、定国军兵马副元帅。壬申，鄜州刺史成公意及党项战，败之。建辰月壬午，大赦，官吏听纳赃免罪，左降官及流人罚镇效力者还之。甲午，奴剌寇梁州。戊申，萧华罢。户部侍郎元载同中书门下平章事。建巳月庚戌，史朝义寇泽州，刺史李抱玉败之。壬子，楚州献定国宝玉十有三。甲寅，圣皇天帝崩。乙丑，皇太子监国。大赦，改元年为宝应元年，复以正月为岁首，建巳月为四月。丙寅，闲厩使李辅国、飞龙厩副使程元振迁皇后于别殿，杀越王系、兗王亻闲。是夜，皇帝崩于长生殿，年五十二。查《壽星萬年曆》， 唐肅宗之元年 冬至所在月（761.12）：初一壬午大雪，十三癸巳，十七冬至，十九己亥，廿五丙午，廿八己酉，廿九庚戌 大寒所在月（762.02）：初一辛亥，初三小寒，初九己未，十八大寒，廿五乙亥 雨水所在月（762.03）：初一辛巳，初三立春，初四甲申，初五乙酉，初六丙戌，十八雨水，廿四甲辰，廿八戊申 春分所在月（762.3）：初一辛亥，初四驚蜇，初二壬子，初三癸丑，十五乙丑，十八戊辰，十九春分，二十庚午，廿一壬申， 穀雨所在月（762.4）：初一庚辰，初三壬午，初五清明，十五甲午，二十穀雨，廿九戊申 小滿所在月（762.5）：初一庚戌，初三壬子，初五甲寅立夏，初五乙丑，十六丙寅。 大寒所在月初一辛亥，已稱建丑月，初三才小寒 春分所在月初一辛亥，已稱建卯月，初四才驚蜇 穀雨所在月初三壬午，已稱建辰月，初五才清明 小滿所在月初一庚戌、初三壬子，已稱建巳月，初五才立夏 由此可見，唐代地支紀月自朔日始，非自節氣始。</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=%E6%9C%AC%E7%B4%80%E7%AC%AC%E5%85%AD+%E8%82%85%E5%AE%97+%E4%BB%A3%E5%AE%97+%28Records+part+6%29&rft.btitle=X%C4%ABn+T%C3%A1ngsh%C5%AB+%E6%96%B0%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8&rft.date=1060&rft.au=Ouyang+Xiu&rft.au=Song+Qi&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASexagenary+cycle" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2 cs1-prop-script"> <bdi lang="ja">三正</bdi>, <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Djien" title="Kōjien">Kōjien</a>, Tokyo: <a href="/wiki/Iwanami_Shoten" title="Iwanami Shoten">Iwanami Shoten</a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=%E4%B8%89%E6%AD%A3&rft.btitle=K%C5%8Djien&rft.place=Tokyo&rft.pub=Iwanami+Shoten&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASexagenary+cycle" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRobert_BarnettBenno_WeinerFrançoise_Robin2020" class="citation book cs1">Robert Barnett; Benno Weiner; Françoise Robin, eds. 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.0em;font-weight:normal;background:#cc9;">Concepts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deep_time" title="Deep time">Deep time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geological_history_of_Earth" title="Geological history of Earth">Geological history of Earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geologic_time_scale#Terminology" title="Geologic time scale">Geological time units</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.0em;font-weight:normal;background:#cc9;">Standards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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dating">Luminescence dating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samarium%E2%80%93neodymium_dating" title="Samarium–neodymium dating">Samarium–neodymium dating</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.2em;background:#cc9;"><a href="/wiki/Chronological_dating" title="Chronological dating">Chronological dating</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.0em;font-weight:normal;background:#cc9;"><a href="/wiki/Absolute_dating" title="Absolute dating">Absolute dating</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amino_acid_dating" title="Amino acid dating">Amino acid racemisation</a></li> 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