2000: Year of the Metal Dragon
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 2000 is 庚辰 — Yang Metal over the Dragon 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: 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 2000 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 21Lunar eclipse
- February 5Solar eclipse
- July 1Solar eclipse
- July 16Lunar eclipse
- July 31Solar eclipse
- December 25Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- February 21 – March 14Mercury retrograde
- June 23 – July 17Mercury retrograde
- October 18 – November 8Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- February 14Jupiter enters Taurus
- June 30Jupiter enters Gemini
- August 10Saturn enters Gemini
- October 16Saturn enters Taurus
This is the story every Dragon year shares
The stem and branch of 2000 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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