1936: Year of the Fire Rat
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1936 is 丙子 — Yang Fire over the Rat branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 丙 (Fire)
Yang Fire is the sun overhead — expressive, generous, and impossible to miss; it warms a room just by entering it.
The Earthly Branch: 子 — Year of the Rat
The Rat is quick-witted and resourceful — good at spotting an opening and moving on it before anyone else notices it's there.
What 1936 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
- January 8Lunar eclipse
- June 19Solar eclipse
- July 4Lunar eclipse
- December 13Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- January 23 – February 13Mercury retrograde
- May 19 – June 12Mercury retrograde
- September 18 – October 10Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- December 2Jupiter enters Capricorn
This is the story every Rat year shares
The stem and branch of 1936 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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