Named The Sexagenary Cycle Or The Stem-Branch Cycle, The Chinese 60-Year calendar cycle Is based on the Ten Heavenly Stems And Twelve Earthly Branches combinations.

Each year Is named using One Stem & One Branch. The starting of the cycle is No. 1 which is Jia Zi 甲子, and subsequently will be Yi Chou 乙 丑, so on and so forth. Once the 60 year cycle us completed, it will go back to number 1 again. In Chinese metaphysics, it is a reference point of the year or the energy and different year will have different energy and element representations. The same cycle formula is also used in terms of month, day and hour also

No.	Stem/Branch			Years					Zodiac Sign	Element
1	Jia Zi	甲	子	1865	1924	1984	2044	2104	Rat	Wood
2	Yi Chou	乙	丑	1866	1925	1985	2045	2105	Ox	Wood
3	Bing Yin	丙	寅	1867	1926	1986	2046	2106	Tiger	Fire
4	Ding Mao	丁	卯	1868	1927	1987	2047	2107	Rabbit	Fire
5	Wu Chen	戊	辰	1869	1928	1988	2048	2108	Dragon	Earth
6	Ji Si	己	巳	1870	1929	1989	2049	2109	Snake	Earth
7	Geng Wu	庚	午	1871	1930	1990	2050	2110	Horse	Metal
8	Xin Wei	辛	未	1872	1931	1991	2051	2111	Sheep	Metal
9	Ren Shen	壬	申	1873	1932	1992	2052	2112	Monkey	Water
10	Gui You	癸	酉	1874	1933	1993	2053	2113	Rooster	Water
11	Jia Xu	甲	戌	1875	1934	1994	2054	2114	Dog	Wood
12	Yi Hai	乙	亥	1876	1935	1995	2055	2115	Pig	Wood
13	Bing Zi	丙	子	1877	1936	1996	2056	2116	Rat	Fire
14	Ding Chou	丁	丑	1878	1937	1997	2057	2117	Ox	Fire
15	Wu Yin	戊	寅	1879	1938	1998	2058	2118	Tiger	Earth
16	Ji Mao	己	卯	1880	1939	1999	2059	2119	Rabbit	Earth
17	Geng Chen	庚	辰	1881	1940	2000	2060	2120	Dragon	Metal
18	Xin Si	辛	巳	1882	1941	2001	2061	2121	Snake	Metal
19	Ren Wu	壬	午	1883	1942	2002	2062	2122	Horse	Water
20	Gui Wei	癸	未	1884	1943	2003	2063	2123	Sheep	Water
21	Jia Shen	甲	申	1885	1944	2004	2064	2124	Monkey	Wood
22	Yi You	乙	酉	1886	1945	2005	2065	2125	Rooster	Wood
23	Bing Xu	丙	戌	1887	1946	2006	2066	2126	Dog	Fire
24	Ding Hai	丁	亥	1888	1947	2007	2067	2127	Pig	Fire
25	Wu Zi	戊	子	1889	1948	2008	2068	2128	Rat	Earth
26	Ji Chou	己	丑	1890	1949	2009	2069	2129	Ox	Earth
27	Geng Yin	庚	寅	1891	1950	2010	2070	2130	Tiger	Metal
28	Xin Mao	辛	卯	1892	1951	2011	2071	2131	Rabbit	Metal
29	Ren Chen	壬	辰	1893	1952	2012	2072	2132	Dragon	Water
30	Gui Si	癸	巳	1894	1953	2013	2073	2133	Snake	Water
31	Jia Wu	甲	午	1895	1954	2014	2074	2134	Horse	Wood
32	Yi Wei	乙	未	1896	1955	2015	2075	2135	Sheep	Wood
33	Bing Shen	丙	申	1897	1956	2016	2076	2136	Monkey	Fire
34	Ding You	丁	酉	1898	1957	2017	2077	2137	Rooster	Fire
35	Wu Xu	戊	戌	1899	1958	2018	2078	2138	Dog	Earth
36	Ji Hai	己	亥	1900	1959	2019	2079	2139	Pig	Earth
37	Geng Zi	庚	子	1901	1960	2020	2080	2140	Rat	Metal
38	Xin Chou	辛	丑	1902	1961	2021	2081	2141	Ox	Metal
39	Ren Yin	壬	寅	1903	1962	2022	2082	2142	Tiger	Water
40	Gui Mao	癸	卯	1904	1963	2023	2083	2143	Rabbit	Water
41	Jia Chen	甲	辰	1905	1964	2024	2084	2144	Dragon	Wood
42	Yi Si	乙	巳	1906	1965	2025	2085	2145	Snake	Wood
43	Bing Wu	丙	午	1907	1966	2026	2086	2146	Horse	Fire
44	Ding Wei	丁	未	1908	1967	2027	2087	2147	Sheep	Fire
45	Wu Shen	戊	申	1909	1968	2028	2088	2148	Monkey	Earth
46	Ji You	己	酉	1910	1969	2029	2089	2149	Rooster	Earth
47	Geng Xu	庚	戌	1911	1970	2030	2090	2150	Dog	Metal
48	Xin Hai	辛	亥	1912	1971	2031	2091	2151	Pig	Metal
49	Ren Zi	壬	子	1913	1972	2032	2092	2152	Rat	Water
50	Gui Chou	癸	丑	1914	1973	2033	2093	2153	Ox	Water
51	Jia Yin	甲	寅	1915	1974	2034	2094	2154	Tiger	Wood
52	Yi Mao	乙	卯	1916	1975	2035	2095	2155	Rabbit	Wood
53	Bing Chen	丙	辰	1917	1976	2036	2096	2156	Dragon	Fire
54	Ding Si	丁	巳	1918	1977	2037	2097	2157	Snake	Fire
55	Wu Wu	戊	午	1919	1978	2038	2098	2158	Horse	Earth
56	Ji Wei	己	未	1920	1979	2039	2099	2159	Sheep	Earth
57	Geng Shen	庚	申	1921	1980	2040	2100	2160	Monkey	Metal
58	Xin You	辛	酉	1922	1981	2041	2101	2161	Rooster	Metal
59	Ren Xu	壬	戌	1923	1982	2042	2102	2162	Dog	Water
60	Gui Hai	癸	亥	1924	1983	2043	2103	2163	Pig	Water

The 60 years cycle