1980: Year of the Metal Monkey
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1980 is 庚申 — Yang Metal over the Monkey 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: 申 — Year of the Monkey
The Monkey is clever and versatile — quick to find a workaround and genuinely enjoys the puzzle of figuring one out.
What 1980 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 16Solar eclipse
- August 10Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- January 16 – April 6Mars retrograde
- February 26 – March 19Mercury retrograde
- May 24 – July 6Venus retrograde
- June 28 – July 22Mercury retrograde
- October 23 – November 12Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- September 21Saturn enters Libra
- October 27Jupiter enters Libra
This is the story every Monkey year shares
The stem and branch of 1980 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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