<P> The following table shows the 60 - year cycle matched up to the Gregorian calendar for the years 1924--2043 (see sexagenary cycle article for years 1804--2043). The sexagenary cycle begins at lichun about February 4 according to some astrological sources . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Associated Element </Th> <Th> Heavenly Stem </Th> <Th> Earthly Branch </Th> <Th> Associated Animal </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1924--1983 </Th> <Th> 1984--2043 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Feb 05 1924--Jan 23 1925 </Td> <Td> Yang Wood </Td> <Td> 甲 </Td> <Td> 子 </Td> <Td> Rat </Td> <Td> Feb 02 1984--Feb 19 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jan 24 1925--Feb 12 1926 </Td> <Td> Yin Wood </Td> <Td> 乙 </Td> <Td> 丑 </Td> <Td> Ox </Td> <Td> Feb 20 1985--Feb 08 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Feb 13 1926--Feb 01 1927 </Td> <Td> Yang Fire </Td> <Td> 丙 </Td> <Td> 寅 </Td> <Td> Tiger </Td> <Td> Feb 09 1986--Jan 28 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Feb 02 1927--Jan 22 1928 </Td> <Td> Yin Fire </Td> <Td> 丁 </Td> <Td> 卯 </Td> <Td> Rabbit </Td> <Td> Jan 29 1987--Feb 16 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Jan 23 1928--Feb 09 1929 </Td> <Td> Yang Earth </Td> <Td> 戊 </Td> <Td> 辰 </Td> <Td> Dragon </Td> <Td> Feb 17 1988--Feb 05 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Feb 10 1929--Jan 29 1930 </Td> <Td> Yin Earth </Td> <Td> 己 </Td> <Td> 巳 </Td> <Td> Snake </Td> <Td> Feb 06 1989--Jan 26 1990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Jan 30 1930--Feb 16 1931 </Td> <Td> Yang Metal </Td> <Td> 庚 </Td> <Td> 午 </Td> <Td> Horse </Td> <Td> Jan 27 1990--Feb 14 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Feb 17 1931--Feb 05 1932 </Td> <Td> Yin Metal </Td> <Td> 辛 </Td> <Td> 未 </Td> <Td> Goat </Td> <Td> Feb 15 1991--Feb 03 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Feb 06 1932--Jan 25 1933 </Td> <Td> Yang Water </Td> <Td> 壬 </Td> <Td> 申 </Td> <Td> Monkey </Td> <Td> Feb 04 1992--Jan 22 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Jan 26 1933--Feb 13 1934 </Td> <Td> Yin Water </Td> <Td> 癸 </Td> <Td> 酉 </Td> <Td> Rooster </Td> <Td> Jan 23 1993--Feb 09 1994 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Feb 14 1934--Feb 03 1935 </Td> <Td> Yang Wood </Td> <Td> 甲 </Td> <Td> 戌 </Td> <Td> Dog </Td> <Td> Feb 10 1994--Jan 30 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Feb 04 1935--Jan 23 1936 </Td> <Td> Yin Wood </Td> <Td> 乙 </Td> <Td> 亥 </Td> <Td> Pig </Td> <Td> Jan 31 1995--Feb 18 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Jan 24 1936--Feb 10 1937 </Td> <Td> Yang Fire </Td> <Td> 丙 </Td> <Td> 子 </Td> <Td> Rat </Td> <Td> Feb 19 1996--Feb 06 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Feb 11 1937--Jan 30 1938 </Td> <Td> Yin Fire </Td> <Td> 丁 </Td> <Td> 丑 </Td> <Td> Ox </Td> <Td> Feb 07 1997--Jan 27 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Jan 31 1938--Feb 18 1939 </Td> <Td> Yang Earth </Td> <Td> 戊 </Td> <Td> 寅 </Td> <Td> Tiger </Td> <Td> Jan 28 1998--Feb 15 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Feb 19 1939--Feb 07 1940 </Td> <Td> Yin Earth </Td> <Td> 己 </Td> <Td> 卯 </Td> <Td> Rabbit </Td> <Td> Feb 16 1999--Feb 04 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Feb 08 1940--Jan 26 1941 </Td> <Td> Yang Metal </Td> <Td> 庚 </Td> <Td> 辰 </Td> <Td> Dragon </Td> <Td> Feb 05 2000--Jan 23 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Jan 27 1941--Feb 14 1942 </Td> <Td> Yin Metal </Td> <Td> 辛 </Td> <Td> 巳 </Td> <Td> Snake </Td> <Td> Jan 24 2001--Feb 11 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Feb 15 1942--Feb 04 1943 </Td> <Td> Yang Water </Td> <Td> 壬 </Td> <Td> 午 </Td> <Td> Horse </Td> <Td> Feb 12 2002--Jan 31 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Feb 05 1943--Jan 24 1944 </Td> <Td> Yin Water </Td> <Td> 癸 </Td> <Td> 未 </Td> <Td> Goat </Td> <Td> Feb 01 2003--Jan 21 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Jan 25 1944--Feb 12 1945 </Td> <Td> Yang Wood </Td> <Td> 甲 </Td> <Td> 申 </Td> <Td> Monkey </Td> <Td> Jan 22 2004--Feb 08 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Feb 13 1945--Feb 01 1946 </Td> <Td> Yin Wood </Td> <Td> 乙 </Td> <Td> 酉 </Td> <Td> Rooster </Td> <Td> Feb 09 2005--Jan 28 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Feb 02 1946--Jan 21 1947 </Td> <Td> Yang Fire </Td> <Td> 丙 </Td> <Td> 戌 </Td> <Td> Dog </Td> <Td> Jan 29 2006--Feb 17 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Jan 22 1947--Feb 09 1948 </Td> <Td> Yin Fire </Td> <Td> 丁 </Td> <Td> 亥 </Td> <Td> Pig </Td> <Td> Feb 18 2007--Feb 06 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Feb 10 1948--Jan 28 1949 </Td> <Td> Yang Earth </Td> <Td> 戊 </Td> <Td> 子 </Td> <Td> Rat </Td> <Td> Feb 07 2008--Jan 25 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Jan 29 1949--Feb 16 1950 </Td> <Td> Yin Earth </Td> <Td> 己 </Td> <Td> 丑 </Td> <Td> Ox </Td> <Td> Jan 26 2009--Feb 13 2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Feb 17 1950--Feb 05 1951 </Td> <Td> Yang Metal </Td> <Td> 庚 </Td> <Td> 寅 </Td> <Td> Tiger </Td> <Td> Feb 14 2010--Feb 02 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Feb 06 1951--Jan 26 1952 </Td> <Td> Yin Metal </Td> <Td> 辛 </Td> <Td> 卯 </Td> <Td> Rabbit </Td> <Td> Feb 03 2011--Jan 22 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Jan 27 1952--Feb 13 1953 </Td> <Td> Yang Water </Td> <Td> 壬 </Td> <Td> 辰 </Td> <Td> Dragon </Td> <Td> Jan 23 2012--Feb 09 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Feb 14 1953--Feb 02 1954 </Td> <Td> Yin Water </Td> <Td> 癸 </Td> <Td> 巳 </Td> <Td> Snake </Td> <Td> Feb 10 2013--Jan 30 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Feb 03 1954--Jan 23 1955 </Td> <Td> Yang Wood </Td> <Td> 甲 </Td> <Td> 午 </Td> <Td> Horse </Td> <Td> Jan 31 2014--Feb 18 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Jan 24 1955--Feb 11 1956 </Td> <Td> Yin Wood </Td> <Td> 乙 </Td> <Td> 未 </Td> <Td> Goat </Td> <Td> Feb 19 2015--Feb 07 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Feb 12 1956--Jan 30 1957 </Td> <Td> Yang Fire </Td> <Td> 丙 </Td> <Td> 申 </Td> <Td> Monkey </Td> <Td> Feb 08 2016--Jan 27 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Jan 31 1957--Feb 17 1958 </Td> <Td> Yin Fire </Td> <Td> 丁 </Td> <Td> 酉 </Td> <Td> Rooster </Td> <Td> Jan 28 2017--Feb 15 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Feb 18 1958--Feb 07 1959 </Td> <Td> Yang Earth </Td> <Td> 戊 </Td> <Td> 戌 </Td> <Td> Dog </Td> <Td> Feb 16 2018--Feb 04 2019 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Feb 08 1959--Jan 27 1960 </Td> <Td> Yin Earth </Td> <Td> 己 </Td> <Td> 亥 </Td> <Td> Pig </Td> <Td> Feb 05 2019--Jan 24 2020 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Jan 28 1960--Feb 14 1961 </Td> <Td> Yang Metal </Td> <Td> 庚 </Td> <Td> 子 </Td> <Td> Rat </Td> <Td> Jan 25 2020--Feb. 11 2021 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Feb 15 1961--Feb 04 1962 </Td> <Td> Yin Metal </Td> <Td> 辛 </Td> <Td> 丑 </Td> <Td> Ox </Td> <Td> Feb 12 2021--Jan 31 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Feb 05 1962--Jan 24 1963 </Td> <Td> Yang Water </Td> <Td> 壬 </Td> <Td> 寅 </Td> <Td> Tiger </Td> <Td> Feb 01 2022--Jan 21 2023 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Jan 25 1963--Feb 12 1964 </Td> <Td> Yin Water </Td> <Td> 癸 </Td> <Td> 卯 </Td> <Td> Rabbit </Td> <Td> Jan 22 2023--Feb 09 2024 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Feb 13 1964--Feb 01 1965 </Td> <Td> Yang Wood </Td> <Td> 甲 </Td> <Td> 辰 </Td> <Td> Dragon </Td> <Td> Feb 10 2024--Jan 28 2025 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Feb 02 1965--Jan 20 1966 </Td> <Td> Yin Wood </Td> <Td> 乙 </Td> <Td> 巳 </Td> <Td> Snake </Td> <Td> Jan 29 2025--Feb 16 2026 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Jan 21 1966--Feb 08 1967 </Td> <Td> Yang Fire </Td> <Td> 丙 </Td> <Td> 午 </Td> <Td> Horse </Td> <Td> Feb 17 2026--Feb 05 2027 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Feb 09 1967--Jan 29 1968 </Td> <Td> Yin Fire </Td> <Td> 丁 </Td> <Td> 未 </Td> <Td> Goat </Td> <Td> Feb 06 2027--Jan 25 2028 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Jan 30 1968--Feb 16 1969 </Td> <Td> Yang Earth </Td> <Td> 戊 </Td> <Td> 申 </Td> <Td> Monkey </Td> <Td> Jan 26 2028--Feb 12 2029 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Feb 17 1969--Feb 05 1970 </Td> <Td> Yin Earth </Td> <Td> 己 </Td> <Td> 酉 </Td> <Td> Rooster </Td> <Td> Feb 13 2029--Feb 02 2030 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Feb 06 1970--Jan 26 1971 </Td> <Td> Yang Metal </Td> <Td> 庚 </Td> <Td> 戌 </Td> <Td> Dog </Td> <Td> Feb 03 2030--Jan 22 2031 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Jan 27 1971--Feb 14 1972 </Td> <Td> Yin Metal </Td> <Td> 辛 </Td> <Td> 亥 </Td> <Td> Pig </Td> <Td> Jan 23 2031--Feb 10 2032 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Feb 15 1972--Feb 02 1973 </Td> <Td> Yang Water </Td> <Td> 壬 </Td> <Td> 子 </Td> <Td> Rat </Td> <Td> Feb 11 2032--Jan 30 2033 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Feb 03 1973--Jan 22 1974 </Td> <Td> Yin Water </Td> <Td> 癸 </Td> <Td> 丑 </Td> <Td> Ox </Td> <Td> Jan 31 2033--Feb 18 2034 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Jan 23 1974--Feb 10 1975 </Td> <Td> Yang Wood </Td> <Td> 甲 </Td> <Td> 寅 </Td> <Td> Tiger </Td> <Td> Feb 19 2034--Feb 07 2035 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Feb 11 1975--Jan 30 1976 </Td> <Td> Yin Wood </Td> <Td> 乙 </Td> <Td> 卯 </Td> <Td> Rabbit </Td> <Td> Feb 08 2035--Jan 27 2036 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> Jan 31 1976--Feb 17 1977 </Td> <Td> Yang Fire </Td> <Td> 丙 </Td> <Td> 辰 </Td> <Td> Dragon </Td> <Td> Jan 28 2036--Feb 14 2037 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Feb 18 1977--Feb 06 1978 </Td> <Td> Yin Fire </Td> <Td> 丁 </Td> <Td> 巳 </Td> <Td> Snake </Td> <Td> Feb 15 2037--Feb 03 2038 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> Feb 07 1978--Jan 27 1979 </Td> <Td> Yang Earth </Td> <Td> 戊 </Td> <Td> 午 </Td> <Td> Horse </Td> <Td> Feb 04 2038--Jan 23 2039 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> Jan 28 1979--Feb 15 1980 </Td> <Td> Yin Earth </Td> <Td> 己 </Td> <Td> 未 </Td> <Td> Goat </Td> <Td> Jan 24 2039--Feb 11 2040 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> Feb 16 1980--Feb 04 1981 </Td> <Td> Yang Metal </Td> <Td> 庚 </Td> <Td> 申 </Td> <Td> Monkey </Td> <Td> Feb 12 2040--Jan 31 2041 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 58 </Td> <Td> Feb 05 1981--Jan 24 1982 </Td> <Td> Yin Metal </Td> <Td> 辛 </Td> <Td> 酉 </Td> <Td> Rooster </Td> <Td> Feb 01 2041--Jan 21 2042 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> Jan 25 1982--Feb 12 1983 </Td> <Td> Yang Water </Td> <Td> 壬 </Td> <Td> 戌 </Td> <Td> Dog </Td> <Td> Jan 22 2042--Feb 09 2043 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> Feb 13 1983--Feb 01 1984 </Td> <Td> Yin Water </Td> <Td> 癸 </Td> <Td> 亥 </Td> <Td> Pig </Td> <Td> Feb 10 2043--Jan 29 2044 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Associated Element </Th> <Th> Heavenly Stem </Th> <Th> Earthly Branch </Th> <Th> Associated Animal </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1924--1983 </Th> <Th> 1984--2043 </Th> </Tr>

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