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Rabjung years pair twelve animals with five elements; Phugpa dates keep their calendar label visible.

The Tibetan cycle · animal 1

བྱི་བ་

Rat

བྱི་བ་ · byi ba

Five appearances in one rabjung

Every valid element and gender pairing for Rat.
yearWylieelementgender
10me pho byi bafiremale
22sa pho byi baearthmale
34lcags pho byi baironmale
46chu pho byi bawatermale
58shing pho byi bawoodmale

Representative supported Gregorian years after Losar: 1900 · 1912 · 1924 · 1936 · 1948 · 1960 · 1972 · 1984 · 1996 · 2008 · 2020 · 2032 · 2044 · 2056 · 2068 · 2080 · 2092

What the animal does not settle

Tibetan element calculations also use natal and progressed elements, lunar dates, constellations and other factors. This page therefore publishes the year-name structure and stops before turning one animal into a complete personality or medical prediction.

Sources

The Tibetan and Himalayan Library controls historical year identification; Alexander Berzin documents the animal-element sequence. See the Tibetan source panel →

Bodhastra documents what astrological traditions have said, and when they started saying it. It is presented as cultural history and entertainment. Nothing here is medical, psychological, financial or predictive advice, and nothing here is a claim about what will happen to you.

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