1958: Year of the Earth Dog
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1958 is 戊戌 — Yang Earth over the Dog 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: 戌 — Year of the Dog
The Dog is loyal and principled — protective of whoever and whatever it's decided is worth protecting.
What 1958 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 19Solar eclipse
- May 3Lunar eclipse
- October 12Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 16, 1957 – January 5Mercury retrograde
- January 8 – February 18Venus retrograde
- April 6 – April 30Mercury retrograde
- August 9 – September 2Mercury retrograde
- October 10 – December 20Mars retrograde
- November 30 – December 20Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- January 13Jupiter enters Scorpio
- March 20Jupiter enters Libra
- April 11Pluto enters Leo
- June 10Pluto enters Virgo
- September 7Jupiter enters Scorpio
This is the story every Dog year shares
The stem and branch of 1958 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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