1930: Year of the Metal Horse
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1930 is 庚午 — Yang Metal over the Horse branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 庚 (Metal)
Yang Metal is the raw ore or the blade — decisive, disciplined, and drawn to fairness even when it's inconvenient.
The Earthly Branch: 午 — Year of the Horse
The Horse is energetic and independent — restless in the best sense, drawn to movement and reluctant to be fenced in.
What 1930 holds in the sky
Computed from the same ephemeris as the charts: every date below is a position, not a prediction, and can be checked against any astronomical almanac.
Eclipses
- April 13Lunar eclipse
- April 28Solar eclipse
- October 7Lunar eclipse
- October 21Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- January 13 – February 2Mercury retrograde
- May 8 – June 1Mercury retrograde
- September 8 – September 30Mercury retrograde
- November 2 – December 13Venus retrograde
- December 18 – March 8, 1931Mars retrograde
- December 27 – January 17, 1931Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- June 26Jupiter enters Cancer
This is the story every Horse year shares
The stem and branch of 1930 describe the year itself, so they read the same for everyone born into it and everyone living through it. That is the group-level half. Your own chart also weighs your exact birth date, time, and location, which is what turns this into something specific to you.
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