Sexagenary Cycle
Find the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches for any year
📖 User Guide Click to view detailed usage instructions
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📖 User Guide
Click to view detailed usage instructions
Sexagenary Cycle
Features
The Sexagenary cycle is the traditional Chinese calendrical system composed of ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches, forming a 60-year cycle.
Main Functions
- Heavenly Stems Lookup: Find the Heavenly Stem for a year
- Earthly Branches Lookup: Find the Earthly Branch for a year
- Complete Cycle: Display the complete Gan-Zhi combination
Ten Heavenly Stems
Jia (甲), Yi (乙), Bing (丙), Ding (丁), Wu (戊), Ji (己), Geng (庚), Xin (辛), Ren (壬), Gui (癸)
Twelve Earthly Branches
Zi (子), Chou (丑), Yin (寅), Mao (卯), Chen (辰), Si (巳), Wu (午), Wei (未), Shen (申), You (酉), Xu (戌), Hai (亥)
How to Use
- Enter the year to look up
- Click "Calculate Cycle" button
- View the corresponding Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
Examples
Year 2024 → Jia Zi (甲子) - Dragon Year Year 2025 → Yi Chou (乙丑) - Ox Year Year 2026 → Bing Yin (丙寅) - Tiger Year
Tip: Sexagenary cycle is the traditional Chinese calendrical system composed of ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches.
Historical Cycle Lookup
📖 Sexagenary Cycle Info
Ten Heavenly Stems:
甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸
Twelve Earthly Branches:
子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥