1960: Year of the Metal Rat
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1960 is 庚子 — Yang Metal over the Rat 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: 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 1960 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 13Lunar eclipse
- March 27Solar eclipse
- September 5Lunar eclipse
- September 20Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- March 1 – March 24Mercury retrograde
- July 3 – July 27Mercury retrograde
- October 27 – November 16Mercury retrograde
- November 20 – February 6, 1961Mars retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- March 1Jupiter enters Capricorn
- June 10Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- October 26Jupiter enters Capricorn
This is the story every Rat year shares
The stem and branch of 1960 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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