1970: Year of the Metal Dog
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1970 is 庚戌 — Yang Metal over the Dog 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: 戌 — Year of the Dog
The Dog is loyal and principled — protective of whoever and whatever it's decided is worth protecting.
What 1970 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
- February 21Lunar eclipse
- March 7Solar eclipse
- August 17Lunar eclipse
- August 31Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- January 4 – January 24Mercury retrograde
- April 28 – May 22Mercury retrograde
- August 30 – September 22Mercury retrograde
- October 20 – December 1Venus retrograde
- December 19 – January 8, 1971Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- January 4Neptune enters Sagittarius
- April 30Jupiter enters Libra
- May 3Neptune enters Scorpio
- August 15Jupiter enters Scorpio
- November 6Neptune enters Sagittarius
This is the story every Dog year shares
The stem and branch of 1970 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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