Chinese Astrology

In ancient Chinese astrological lore, however, which is now about 5000 years old, the study of horoscopes were based primarily on the theory of the Twelve Earth Branches governed by the twelve-year lunar cycle. Before each year had been given an animal name, these were identified by their earth branches only.

Special sets of characteristics are found in each of the twelve types according to its earth branch. These interact with one another n a myriad ways and degrees of intensity, which also plays a significant role in shaping our personalities and relationships.

Chinese culture is in itself a most colorful fabric of intricate relationships. To the realistic Chinese, there are no short cuts in forming and maintaining relationships. People go to painstaking lengths to make the proper links and realise that alliances are never permanent or total - situations could change with the weather.

These can explain the positive and negative attributes of each earth branch and show how to understand and work with each of the twelve basic personalities of the lunar cycle.

This whole intriguing science could simply be defined as 'knowing people'.

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The Earth branches in the twenty-four segments of
the Chinese Almanac

No	Earth Branch	Western sign	Dates
1	Rat	Sagittarius	November 22nd to December 21st
2	Ox	Capricorn	December 22nd to January 20th
3	Tiger	Aquarius	January 21st to February 19th
4	Rabbit	Pisces	February 20th to March 20th
5	Dragon	Aries	March 21st to April 19th
6	Snake	Taurus	April 20th to May 20th
7	Horse	Gemini	May 21st to June 21st
8	Sheep	Cancer	June 22nd to July 21st
9	Monkey	Leo	July 22nd to August 21st
10	Rooster	Virgo	August 22nd to September 22nd
11	Dog	Libra	September 23rd to October 22nd
12	Boar	Scorpio	October 23rd to November 21st

For more on Signs : Numerology

The branches are many, but the root is One.

- Chinese proverb.

Characteristics of The Twelve Earth Branches

No	Branch Name	Animal Name	Personality -	type
1	Zi	Rat	Initiator	'I do'
2	Chou	Ox	Enforcer	'I will'
3	Yin	Tiger	Idealist	'I feel'
4	Mao	Rabbit	Conformist	'I comply'
5	Chen	Dragon	Visionary	'I see'
6	Si	Snake	Strategist	'I plan'
7	Wu	Horse	Adventurer	'I act'
8	Wei	Sheep	Peacemaker	'I love'
9	Shen	Monkey	Innovator	'I think'
10	You	Rooster	Administrator	'I count'
11	Xu	Dog	Guardian	'I watch'
12	Hai	Boar	Unifier	'I join'

The Exact Lunar Years

Date format : DD/MM/YYYY dates are taken from the
Chinese Perpetual (Ten Thousand Years) Lunar Almanac.

The Earth	Sign	Branches	Starting Date		Starting Date		Starting Date
1	Rat	Zi	31/01/1900		18/02/1912		05/02/1924
2	Ox	Chou	19/02/1901		06/02/1913		25/01/1925
3	Tiger	Yin	08/02/1902		26/01/1914		13/02/1926
4	Rabbit	Mao	29/01/1903		14/02/1915		02/02/1927
5	Dragon	Chen	16/02/1904		03/02/1916		23/01/1928
6	Snake	Si	04/02/1905		23/01/1917		10/02/1929
7	Hourse	Wu	25/01/1906		11/02/1918		30/01/1930
8	Sheep	Wei	13/02/1907		01/02/1919		17/02/1931
9	Monkey	Shen	02/02/1908		20/02/1920		06/02/1932
10	Rooster	You	22/01/1909		08/02/1921		26/01/1933
11	Dog	Xu	10/02/1910		28/01/1922		14/02/1934
12	Boar	Hai	30/01/1911		16/02/1923		04/02/1935
1	Rat	Zi	24/01/1936		10/02/1948		28/01/1960
2	Ox	Chou	11/02/1937		29/01/1949		15/02/1961
3	Tiger	Yin	31/01/1938		17/02/1950		05/02/1962
4	Rabbit	Mao	19/02/1939		06/02/1951		25/01/1963
5	Dragon	Chen	08/02/1940		27/01/1952		13/02/1964
6	Snake	Si	27/01/1941		14/02/1953		02/02/1965
7	Hourse	Wu	15/02/1942		03/02/1954		21/01/1966
8	Sheep	Wei	05/02/1943		24/01/1955		09/02/1967
9	Monkey	Shen	25/01/1944		12/02/1956		30/01/1968
10	Rooster	You	13/02/1945		31/01/1957		17/02/1969
11	Dog	Xu	02/02/1946		18/02/1958		06/02/1970
12	Boar	Hai	22/01/1947		08/02/1959		27/01/1971
1	Rat	Zi	16/02/1972		02/02/1984		19/02/1996
2	Ox	Chou	03/02/1973		20/02/1985		07/02/1997
3	Tiger	Yin	23/01/1974		09/02/1986		28/01/1998
4	Rabbit	Mao	11/02/1975		29/01/1987		16/02/1999
5	Dragon	Chen	31/01/1976		17/02/1988		05/02/2000
6	Snake	Si	18/02/1977		06/02/1989		24/01/2001
7	Hourse	Wu	07/02/1978		27/01/1990		12/02/2002
8	Sheep	Wei	28/01/1979		15/02/1991		01/02/2003
9	Monkey	Shen	16/02/1980		04/02/1992		22/01/2004
10	Rooster	You	05/02/1981		23/01/1993		09/02/2005
11	Dog	Xu	25/01/1982		10/02/1994		29/01/2006
12	Boar	Hai	13/02/1983		31/01/1995		18/02/2007
1	Rat	Zi	07/02/2008

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Rat	Ox	Tiger	Rabit
Dragon	Snake	Horse	Sheep
Monkey	Rooster	Dog	Boar

Yantra

Western System	Chinese - Eastern System
3 6 9 2 5 8 1 4 7	Wood 4 Green Tree South-East Fire 9 Purple South Earth 2 Black South-west Wood 3 Turquoise Tree East Earth 5 Yellow   Metal 7 Red West Earth 8 White North-East Water 1 White North Metal 6 White North-west

This same numerical sequence is used in Yantra and Numerology. These numbers contain the key to oriental astrology. Above mention Chinese table is the same of Riddhi Siddhi Yantra of Indian Yantra Shastra.