1990: Year of the Metal Horse
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1990 is 庚午 — Yang Metal over the Horse 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: 午 — Year of the Horse
The Horse is energetic and independent — restless in the best sense, drawn to movement and reluctant to be fenced in.
What 1990 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
- January 26Solar eclipse
- February 9Lunar eclipse
- July 22Solar eclipse
- August 6Lunar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 29, 1989 – February 8Venus retrograde
- December 30, 1989 – January 20Mercury retrograde
- April 23 – May 17Mercury retrograde
- August 25 – September 17Mercury retrograde
- October 20 – January 1, 1991Mars retrograde
- December 14 – January 3, 1991Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- August 18Jupiter enters Leo
This is the story every Horse year shares
The stem and branch of 1990 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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