1940: Year of the Metal Dragon
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1940 is 庚辰 — Yang Metal over the Dragon 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: 辰 — Year of the Dragon
The Dragon is ambitious and dynamic — a commanding presence that tends to set the pace for whatever it's part of.
What 1940 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 7Solar eclipse
- October 1Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- March 6 – March 29Mercury retrograde
- June 5 – July 18Venus retrograde
- July 8 – August 1Mercury retrograde
- November 1 – November 21Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- March 20Saturn enters Taurus
- May 16Jupiter enters Taurus
This is the story every Dragon year shares
The stem and branch of 1940 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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