Chinese Calendar Astrology

According to the Christian method of dating the years of the calendar, the first year starts with the birth year of Jesus Christ. The year 2008 denotes  that two thousand and eight years have passed since the birth of Christ. This is linear calculation. We start calculating the years or time in a straight line starting from the year Christ was born and come to the present year and will continue in the future.

The time, date and year are the basic determinants in making astrological calculations in Western astrology.

The Chinese Calendar

The method of calculating the years in Chinese calendar astrology is different. It is cyclical rather than linear. Cyclical means that the time keeps moving round like the wheel of a cycle.

It is a repetitive process that continues endlessly. It moves in the same pattern. Each cycle year is named after an animal. There are twelve animals. The twelve animal names or signs are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. Each animal sign rules for one year. So after twelve years the same animal sign comes up again. Rat year, for example, comes up after twelve years.

Chinese horoscope, accordingly, has evolved around these twelve animal signs as against the Western astrology that is based upon months of the year and different zodiac signs like Aries, Pisces and so on associated with them.

There is, however, one common factor between the Western and the Chinese astrological signs. This is that the personality traits of every human being are determined by his/her astrological sign whether it is a sun or an animal sign.

Western Astrology

While in Western astrology, the personality traits of each individual are related to his zodiac sign which is governed by a planet such as Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and so on, in Chinese astrology, the personality and traits of each human being are governed by the animal sign.

To explain it further, according to Western astrology the day and the month you are born will fall within one of the twelve zodiac signs such as Aries, Pisces and so on. Your birth sign is governed by a planet, which is in ascendance at the precise moment of your birth.

In Chinese astrology, if you are born in the year of a certain animal sign, say Rat, your personality traits would be affected by the characteristics of the Rat.

Another common factor between the two astrological systems is the number 12. While in Western astrology there are twelve zodiac signs, there are twelve animal signs in Chinese astrology.

Each animal in Chinese astrology takes twelve years to appear and is followed by the next animal in the same order.  This can be explained by the following chart. Let us assume the base year is 1900.

Chinese Horoscope Rat	1900	1912	1924	1936	1948	1960	1972	1984	1996	2008
Chinese Horoscope Ox	1901	1913	1925	1937	1949	1961	1973	1985	1997	2009
Chinese Horoscope Tiger	1902	1914	1926	1938	1950	1962	1974	1986	1998	2010
Chinese Horoscope Rabbit	1903	1915	1927	1939	1951	1963	1975	1987	1999	2011
Chinese Horoscope Dragon	1904	1916	1928	1940	1952	1964	1976	1988	2000	2012
Chinese Horoscope Snake	1905	1917	1929	1941	1953	1965	1977	1989	2001	2013
Chinese Horoscope Horse	1906	1918	1930	1942	1954	1966	1978	1990	2002	2014
Chinese Horoscope Sheep	1907	1919	1931	1943	1955	1967	1979	1991	2003	2015
Chinese Horoscope Monkey	1908	1920	1932	1944	1956	1968	1980	1992	2004	2016
Chinese Horoscope Rooster	1909	1921	1933	1945	1957	1969	1981	1993	2005	2017
Chinese Horoscope Dog	1910	1922	1934	1946	1958	1970	1982	1994	2006	2018
Chinese Horoscope Pig	1911	1923	1935	1947	1959	1971	1983	1995	2007	2019

 

As said earlier, if you are born under the Rat sign, you will imbibe the qualities of rat. The concept and qualities of a Chinese Rat are quite different from those in West or the rest of the world. While a rat is despised in rest of the world, it is considered an active and a nimble creature that exudes charm and an element of pro-activity. It is a very smart creature that can manipulate others to achieve its ends.

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