2021: Year of the Metal Ox
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 2021 is 辛丑 — Yin Metal over the Ox 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: 丑 — Year of the Ox
The Ox is patient and methodical — the kind of steady effort that doesn't look impressive day to day but adds up to something solid.
What 2021 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 26Lunar eclipse
- June 10Solar eclipse
- November 19Lunar eclipse
- December 4Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- January 30 – February 21Mercury retrograde
- May 29 – June 22Mercury retrograde
- September 27 – October 18Mercury retrograde
- December 19 – January 29, 2022Venus retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- May 13Jupiter enters Pisces
- July 28Jupiter enters Aquarius
- December 29Jupiter enters Pisces
This is the story every Ox year shares
The stem and branch of 2021 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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