1964: Year of the Wood Dragon
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1964 is 甲辰 — Yang Wood over the Dragon branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 甲 (Wood)
Yang Wood is the archetype of the tall, upright tree — direct, principled, and pushing steadily toward the light rather than around obstacles.
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 1964 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
- January 14Solar eclipse
- June 10Solar eclipse
- June 25Lunar eclipse
- July 9Solar eclipse
- December 4Solar eclipse
- December 19Lunar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 26, 1963 – January 15Mercury retrograde
- April 16 – May 10Mercury retrograde
- May 29 – July 11Venus retrograde
- August 19 – September 11Mercury retrograde
- December 9 – December 29Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- March 24Saturn enters Pisces
- April 12Jupiter enters Taurus
- September 16Saturn enters Aquarius
- December 16Saturn enters Pisces
This is the story every Dragon year shares
The stem and branch of 1964 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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