1948: Year of the Earth Rat
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1948 is 戊子 — Yang Earth over the Rat branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 戊 (Earth)
Yang Earth is the mountain — steady, dependable, and slow to change position once it's found solid ground.
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 1948 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 23Lunar eclipse
- May 9Solar eclipse
- November 1Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- January 8 – March 29Mars retrograde
- February 11 – March 4Mercury retrograde
- June 3 – July 16Venus retrograde
- June 11 – July 5Mercury retrograde
- October 8 – October 28Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- August 30Uranus enters Cancer
- September 19Saturn enters Virgo
- November 12Uranus enters Gemini
- November 15Jupiter enters Capricorn
This is the story every Rat year shares
The stem and branch of 1948 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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