2006: Year of the Fire Dog
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 2006 is 丙戌 — Yang Fire over the Dog branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 丙 (Fire)
Yang Fire is the sun overhead — expressive, generous, and impossible to miss; it warms a room just by entering it.
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 2006 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 29Solar eclipse
- September 7Lunar eclipse
- September 22Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 24, 2005 – February 3Venus retrograde
- March 2 – March 25Mercury retrograde
- July 4 – July 29Mercury retrograde
- October 28 – November 18Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- November 24Jupiter enters Sagittarius
This is the story every Dog year shares
The stem and branch of 2006 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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