2014: Year of the Wood Horse
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 2014 is 甲午 — Yang Wood over the Horse 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: 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 2014 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
- April 15Lunar eclipse
- April 29Solar eclipse
- October 8Lunar eclipse
- October 23Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 21, 2013 – January 31Venus retrograde
- February 6 – February 28Mercury retrograde
- March 1 – May 20Mars retrograde
- June 7 – July 1Mercury retrograde
- October 4 – October 25Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- July 16Jupiter enters Leo
- December 23Saturn enters Sagittarius
This is the story every Horse year shares
The stem and branch of 2014 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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