1988: Year of the Earth Dragon
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1988 is 戊辰 — Yang Earth over the Dragon branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 戊 (Earth)
Yang Earth is the mountain — steady, dependable, and slow to change position once it's found solid ground.
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 1988 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
- March 3Lunar eclipse
- March 18Solar eclipse
- August 27Lunar eclipse
- September 11Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- February 2 – February 23Mercury retrograde
- May 22 – July 4Venus retrograde
- May 31 – June 24Mercury retrograde
- August 26 – October 28Mars retrograde
- September 28 – October 20Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- February 13Saturn enters Capricorn
- February 15Uranus enters Capricorn
- March 8Jupiter enters Taurus
- May 27Uranus enters Sagittarius
- June 10Saturn enters Sagittarius
- July 21Jupiter enters Gemini
- November 12Saturn enters Capricorn
- November 30Jupiter enters Taurus
- December 2Uranus enters Capricorn
This is the story every Dragon year shares
The stem and branch of 1988 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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