1971: Year of the Metal Pig
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1971 is 辛亥 — Yin Metal over the Pig branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 辛 (Metal)
Yin Metal is the polished jewel — refined, detail-sensitive, and quick to notice when something falls short of its own high standard.
The Earthly Branch: 亥 — Year of the Pig
The Pig is warm and generous — easygoing, sincere, and genuinely glad to share what it has.
What 1971 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 10Lunar eclipse
- February 25Solar eclipse
- July 22Solar eclipse
- August 6Lunar eclipse
- August 20Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 19, 1970 – January 8Mercury retrograde
- April 9 – May 3Mercury retrograde
- July 11 – September 9Mars retrograde
- August 12 – September 5Mercury retrograde
- December 3 – December 22Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- January 14Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- June 5Jupiter enters Scorpio
- June 18Saturn enters Gemini
- September 11Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- October 5Pluto enters Libra
This is the story every Pig year shares
The stem and branch of 1971 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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