1950: Year of the Metal Tiger
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1950 is 庚寅 — Yang Metal over the Tiger 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: 寅 — Year of the Tiger
The Tiger is bold and initiating — a natural first-mover, more comfortable leading into the unknown than waiting to be asked.
What 1950 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
- March 18Solar eclipse
- April 2Lunar eclipse
- September 12Solar eclipse
- September 26Lunar eclipse
Retrogrades
- January 8 – January 29Mercury retrograde
- January 10 – February 20Venus retrograde
- February 12 – May 3Mars retrograde
- May 3 – May 27Mercury retrograde
- September 4 – September 26Mercury retrograde
- December 23 – January 12, 1951Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- April 15Jupiter enters Pisces
- September 15Jupiter enters Aquarius
- November 20Saturn enters Libra
- December 1Jupiter enters Pisces
This is the story every Tiger year shares
The stem and branch of 1950 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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