2030: Year of the Metal Dog
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 2030 is 庚戌 — Yang Metal over the Dog 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: 戌 — Year of the Dog
The Dog is loyal and principled — protective of whoever and whatever it's decided is worth protecting.
What 2030 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
- June 1Solar eclipse
- June 15Lunar eclipse
- November 25Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- December 16, 2029 – January 26Venus retrograde
- December 22, 2029 – January 11Mercury retrograde
- April 13 – May 6Mercury retrograde
- August 16 – September 8Mercury retrograde
- December 6 – December 25Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- June 1Saturn enters Gemini
- October 22Jupiter enters Sagittarius
This is the story every Dog year shares
The stem and branch of 2030 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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