60 Year Sexagenary Cycle (六十干支) of Stem and Branch in Chinese Calendar

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 SignElement
1Jia Zi18651924198420442104RatWood
2Yi Chou18661925198520452105OxWood
3Bing Yin18671926198620462106TigerFire
4Ding Mao18681927198720472107RabbitFire
5Wu Chen18691928198820482108DragonEarth
6Ji Si18701929198920492109SnakeEarth
7Geng Wu18711930199020502110HorseMetal
8Xin Wei18721931199120512111SheepMetal
9Ren Shen18731932199220522112MonkeyWater
10Gui You18741933199320532113RoosterWater
11Jia Xu18751934199420542114DogWood
12Yi Hai18761935199520552115PigWood
13Bing Zi18771936199620562116RatFire
14Ding Chou18781937199720572117OxFire
15Wu Yin18791938199820582118TigerEarth
16Ji Mao18801939199920592119RabbitEarth
17Geng Chen18811940200020602120DragonMetal
18Xin Si18821941200120612121SnakeMetal
19Ren Wu18831942200220622122HorseWater
20Gui Wei18841943200320632123SheepWater
21Jia Shen18851944200420642124MonkeyWood
22Yi You18861945200520652125RoosterWood
23Bing Xu18871946200620662126DogFire
24Ding Hai18881947200720672127PigFire
25Wu Zi18891948200820682128RatEarth
26Ji Chou18901949200920692129OxEarth
27Geng Yin18911950201020702130TigerMetal
28Xin Mao18921951201120712131RabbitMetal
29Ren Chen18931952201220722132DragonWater
30Gui Si18941953201320732133SnakeWater
31Jia Wu18951954201420742134HorseWood
32Yi Wei18961955201520752135SheepWood
33Bing Shen18971956201620762136MonkeyFire
34Ding You18981957201720772137RoosterFire
35Wu Xu18991958201820782138DogEarth
36Ji Hai19001959201920792139PigEarth
37Geng Zi19011960202020802140RatMetal
38Xin Chou19021961202120812141OxMetal
39Ren Yin19031962202220822142TigerWater
40Gui Mao19041963202320832143RabbitWater
41Jia Chen19051964202420842144DragonWood
42Yi Si19061965202520852145SnakeWood
43Bing Wu19071966202620862146HorseFire
44Ding Wei19081967202720872147SheepFire
45Wu Shen19091968202820882148MonkeyEarth
46Ji You19101969202920892149RoosterEarth
47Geng Xu19111970203020902150DogMetal
48Xin Hai19121971203120912151PigMetal
49Ren Zi19131972203220922152RatWater
50Gui Chou19141973203320932153OxWater
51Jia Yin19151974203420942154TigerWood
52Yi Mao19161975203520952155RabbitWood
53Bing Chen19171976203620962156DragonFire
54Ding Si19181977203720972157SnakeFire
55Wu Wu19191978203820982158HorseEarth
56Ji Wei19201979203920992159SheepEarth
57Geng Shen19211980204021002160MonkeyMetal
58Xin You19221981204121012161RoosterMetal
59Ren Xu19231982204221022162DogWater
60Gui Hai19241983204321032163PigWater

The 60 years cycle