60 chinese zodiac: 59 Photos

The 60-year Calendar - The Original One?

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Since there are ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches (animals), a combination of a heavenly stem and an animal repeats every 60 years, thus representing a cyclical concept of time.
Taurus (♉︎) (Ancient Greek: Ταῦρος, romanized: Taûros, Latin for bull) is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac. It spans from 30° to 60° of the zodiac.
Years of the Rat and the Five Elements
Rat YearLunar Zodiac YearElement and Sign
1960Jan. 28, 1960 – Feb. 14, 1961Gold Rat
1948Feb. 10, 1948 – Jan. 28, 1949Earth Rat
1936Jan. 24, 1936 – Feb. 10, 1937Fire Rat
1924Feb. 5, 1924 – Jan. 23, 1925Wood Rat
This cycle of 60 samvatsara is based on the relative positions of Jupiter and Saturn in the sky. The orbital periods of Jupiter and Saturn are approximately 12 and 30 solar years respectively. The least common multiple of these two orbital periods is ~60 solar years.

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