2011: Year of the Metal Rabbit
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 2011 is 辛卯 — Yin Metal over the Rabbit branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 辛 (Metal)
Yin Metal is the polished jewel — refined, detail-sensitive, and quick to notice when something falls short of its own high standard.
The Earthly Branch: 卯 — Year of the Rabbit
The Rabbit is gentle and diplomatic — attentive to detail and to other people's comfort, often the one who keeps a room at ease.
What 2011 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 4Solar eclipse
- June 1Solar eclipse
- June 15Lunar eclipse
- July 1Solar eclipse
- November 25Solar eclipse
- December 10Lunar eclipse
Retrogrades
- March 30 – April 23Mercury retrograde
- August 3 – August 26Mercury retrograde
- November 24 – December 14Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- January 22Jupiter enters Aries
- March 12Uranus enters Aries
- April 4Neptune enters Pisces
- June 4Jupiter enters Taurus
- August 5Neptune enters Aquarius
This is the story every Rabbit year shares
The stem and branch of 2011 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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