1984: Year of the Wood Rat
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1984 is 甲子 — Yang Wood over the Rat 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: 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 1984 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
- May 30Solar eclipse
- November 22Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 22, 1983 – January 11Mercury retrograde
- April 5 – June 19Mars retrograde
- April 11 – May 5Mercury retrograde
- August 14 – September 7Mercury retrograde
- December 4 – December 24Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- January 19Jupiter enters Capricorn
- January 19Neptune enters Capricorn
- May 18Pluto enters Libra
- June 23Neptune enters Sagittarius
- August 28Pluto enters Scorpio
- November 21Neptune enters Capricorn
This is the story every Rat year shares
The stem and branch of 1984 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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