Heavenly Stems chart

This year is 2024 and Heavenly Stems is 甲(Kinoe).

This is a quick reference table that allows you to check the list of Heavenly Stems by year.

Check the table or select a year in the select box below to display Heavenly Stems for that year.

"Jikkan(Ten Heavenly Stems)" consists of 10 types of "甲(Kinoe)", "乙(Kinoto)", "丙(Hinoe)", "丁(Hinoto)", "戊(Tsuchinoe)", "己(Tsuchinoto)", "庚(Kanoe)", "辛(Kanoto)", "壬(Mizunoe)", "癸(Mizunoto)".

"Sexagenary cycle(Eto)" is represented by the combination of "Heavenly Stems" and "Earthly Branches".

You can also check the quick reference table for "Sexagenary cycle" and "Earthly Branches".

Sexagenary cycle chart

Heavenly Stems chart

The list can also be downloaded and printed as a PDF.

AD Heavenly Stems
ADJapanese CalendarHeavenly Stems
1868 Meiji 1(From 1/25) Tsuchinoe
1869 Meiji 2 Tsuchinoto
1870 Meiji 3 Kanoe
1871 Meiji 4 Kanoto
1872 Meiji 5 Mizunoe
1873 Meiji 6 Mizunoto
1874 Meiji 7 Kinoe
1875 Meiji 8 Kinoto
1876 Meiji 9 Hinoe
1877 Meiji 10 Hinoto
1878 Meiji 11 Tsuchinoe
1879 Meiji 12 Tsuchinoto
1880 Meiji 13 Kanoe
1881 Meiji 14 Kanoto
1882 Meiji 15 Mizunoe
1883 Meiji 16 Mizunoto
1884 Meiji 17 Kinoe
1885 Meiji 18 Kinoto
1886 Meiji 19 Hinoe
1887 Meiji 20 Hinoto
1888 Meiji 21 Tsuchinoe
1889 Meiji 22 Tsuchinoto
1890 Meiji 23 Kanoe
1891 Meiji 24 Kanoto
1892 Meiji 25 Mizunoe
1893 Meiji 26 Mizunoto
1894 Meiji 27 Kinoe
1895 Meiji 28 Kinoto
1896 Meiji 29 Hinoe
1897 Meiji 30 Hinoto
1898 Meiji 31 Tsuchinoe
1899 Meiji 32 Tsuchinoto
1900 Meiji 33 Kanoe
1901 Meiji 34 Kanoto
1902 Meiji 35 Mizunoe
1903 Meiji 36 Mizunoto
1904 Meiji 37 Kinoe
1905 Meiji 38 Kinoto
1906 Meiji 39 Hinoe
1907 Meiji 40 Hinoto
1908 Meiji 41 Tsuchinoe
1909 Meiji 42 Tsuchinoto
1910 Meiji 43 Kanoe
1911 Meiji 44 Kanoto
1912 Meiji 45(Until 7/30)
Taisho 1(From 7/30)
Mizunoe
1913 Taisho 2 Mizunoto
1914 Taisho 3 Kinoe
1915 Taisho 4 Kinoto
1916 Taisho 5 Hinoe
1917 Taisho 6 Hinoto
1918 Taisho 7 Tsuchinoe
1919 Taisho 8 Tsuchinoto
1920 Taisho 9 Kanoe
1921 Taisho 10 Kanoto
1922 Taisho 11 Mizunoe
1923 Taisho 12 Mizunoto
1924 Taisho 13 Kinoe
1925 Taisho 14 Kinoto
1926 Taisho 15(Until 12/25)
Showa 1(From 12/25)
Hinoe
1927 Showa 2 Hinoto
1928 Showa 3 Tsuchinoe
1929 Showa 4 Tsuchinoto
1930 Showa 5 Kanoe
1931 Showa 6 Kanoto
1932 Showa 7 Mizunoe
1933 Showa 8 Mizunoto
1934 Showa 9 Kinoe
1935 Showa 10 Kinoto
1936 Showa 11 Hinoe
1937 Showa 12 Hinoto
1938 Showa 13 Tsuchinoe
1939 Showa 14 Tsuchinoto
1940 Showa 15 Kanoe
1941 Showa 16 Kanoto
1942 Showa 17 Mizunoe
1943 Showa 18 Mizunoto
1944 Showa 19 Kinoe
1945 Showa 20 Kinoto
1946 Showa 21 Hinoe
1947 Showa 22 Hinoto
1948 Showa 23 Tsuchinoe
1949 Showa 24 Tsuchinoto
1950 Showa 25 Kanoe
1951 Showa 26 Kanoto
1952 Showa 27 Mizunoe
1953 Showa 28 Mizunoto
1954 Showa 29 Kinoe
1955 Showa 30 Kinoto
1956 Showa 31 Hinoe
1957 Showa 32 Hinoto
1958 Showa 33 Tsuchinoe
1959 Showa 34 Tsuchinoto
ADJapanese CalendarHeavenly Stems
1960 Showa 35 Kanoe
1961 Showa 36 Kanoto
1962 Showa 37 Mizunoe
1963 Showa 38 Mizunoto
1964 Showa 39 Kinoe
1965 Showa 40 Kinoto
1966 Showa 41 Hinoe
1967 Showa 42 Hinoto
1968 Showa 43 Tsuchinoe
1969 Showa 44 Tsuchinoto
1970 Showa 45 Kanoe
1971 Showa 46 Kanoto
1972 Showa 47 Mizunoe
1973 Showa 48 Mizunoto
1974 Showa 49 Kinoe
1975 Showa 50 Kinoto
1976 Showa 51 Hinoe
1977 Showa 52 Hinoto
1978 Showa 53 Tsuchinoe
1979 Showa 54 Tsuchinoto
1980 Showa 55 Kanoe
1981 Showa 56 Kanoto
1982 Showa 57 Mizunoe
1983 Showa 58 Mizunoto
1984 Showa 59 Kinoe
1985 Showa 60 Kinoto
1986 Showa 61 Hinoe
1987 Showa 62 Hinoto
1988 Showa 63 Tsuchinoe
1989 Showa 64(Until 1/7)
Heisei 1(From 1/8)
Tsuchinoto
1990 Heisei 2 Kanoe
1991 Heisei 3 Kanoto
1992 Heisei 4 Mizunoe
1993 Heisei 5 Mizunoto
1994 Heisei 6 Kinoe
1995 Heisei 7 Kinoto
1996 Heisei 8 Hinoe
1997 Heisei 9 Hinoto
1998 Heisei 10 Tsuchinoe
1999 Heisei 11 Tsuchinoto
2000 Heisei 12 Kanoe
2001 Heisei 13 Kanoto
2002 Heisei 14 Mizunoe
2003 Heisei 15 Mizunoto
2004 Heisei 16 Kinoe
2005 Heisei 17 Kinoto
2006 Heisei 18 Hinoe
2007 Heisei 19 Hinoto
2008 Heisei 20 Tsuchinoe
2009 Heisei 21 Tsuchinoto
2010 Heisei 22 Kanoe
2011 Heisei 23 Kanoto
2012 Heisei 24 Mizunoe
2013 Heisei 25 Mizunoto
2014 Heisei 26 Kinoe
2015 Heisei 27 Kinoto
2016 Heisei 28 Hinoe
2017 Heisei 29 Hinoto
2018 Heisei 30 Tsuchinoe
2019 Heisei 31(Until 4/30)
Reiwa 1(From 5/1)
Tsuchinoto
2020 Reiwa 2 Kanoe
2021 Reiwa 3 Kanoto
2022 Reiwa 4 Mizunoe
2023 Reiwa 5 Mizunoto
2024 Reiwa 6 Kinoe
2025 Reiwa 7 Kinoto
2026 Reiwa 8 Hinoe
2027 Reiwa 9 Hinoto
2028 Reiwa 10 Tsuchinoe
2029 Reiwa 11 Tsuchinoto
2030 Reiwa 12 Kanoe
2031 Reiwa 13 Kanoto
2032 Reiwa 14 Mizunoe
2033 Reiwa 15 Mizunoto
2034 Reiwa 16 Kinoe
2035 Reiwa 17 Kinoto
2036 Reiwa 18 Hinoe
2037 Reiwa 19 Hinoto
2038 Reiwa 20 Tsuchinoe
2039 Reiwa 21 Tsuchinoto
2040 Reiwa 22 Kanoe
2041 Reiwa 23 Kanoto
2042 Reiwa 24 Mizunoe
2043 Reiwa 25 Mizunoto
2044 Reiwa 26 Kinoe
2045 Reiwa 27 Kinoto
2046 Reiwa 28 Hinoe
2047 Reiwa 29 Hinoto
2048 Reiwa 30 Tsuchinoe
2049 Reiwa 31 Tsuchinoto
2050 Reiwa 32 Kanoe

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