There’s also a complex sexagenary cycle made up of 10 heavenly stems and 12 earthly branches. Every year, a heavenly stem (one of five elements, which fall into the yin or yang category ...

Your birth year determines your sign. Beyond the animal cycle, there's a more complex sexagenary cycle, composed of 10 heavenly stems and 12 earthly branches. The year 2025 corresponds to the ...

In the Year of the Earth Goat, halfway through the third millennium of the ancient sexagenary cycle, the Han Emperor Ai died and was succeeded by his 8-year-old cousin. Far to the west ...

For faithful followers of the system, a year isn’t just categorized by its animal. There’s also a complex sexagenary cycle made up of 10 heavenly stems and 12 earthly branches. Every year, a heavenly ...