1994: Year of the Wood Dog
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1994 is 甲戌 — Yang Wood over the Dog 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: 戌 — Year of the Dog
The Dog is loyal and principled — protective of whoever and whatever it's decided is worth protecting.
What 1994 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 10Solar eclipse
- May 25Lunar eclipse
- November 3Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- February 11 – March 5Mercury retrograde
- June 12 – July 6Mercury retrograde
- October 9 – October 30Mercury retrograde
- October 13 – November 23Venus retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- January 28Saturn enters Pisces
- December 9Jupiter enters Sagittarius
This is the story every Dog year shares
The stem and branch of 1994 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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