As Bhutanese with unique identity it is very important that we must know
and follow Rabjung a sexagenary cycle. Rabjung is a “host year” count
determined by using sixty-year
cycle based on Bhutanese astrology. It is similar to Century of the gorgerins
calendar where the later has 100-year cycle.
What is this
sixty-year cycle? Well accordingly to Bhutanese astrology, there are 12 animal
signs: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog
and Pig.
Each year is allocated
with different animal sign but in serial order of the animals listed
above. For example this year the animal
sign is Pig; next year it is Rat and then Ox and so forth.
Further, each of
this animal sign is combined with an element.
Determination of a Rabjung year.
I have stated above
the system of determining Rabjung, which you all are familiar by now (hope so).
As stated it take 60 years for one Rabjung year.
Now how to determine Rabjung year. Please refer the table given below:
Now how to determine Rabjung year. Please refer the table given below:
|
Element
|
Year
|
60 yrs cycle
|
Top Rabjung/ Below all
figure Gogerian Calender year
|
||||||||
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|||
|
Fire
|
Rabbit
|
1
|
1027
|
1087
|
1147
|
1207
|
1267
|
1327
|
1387
|
1447
|
1507
|
|
Earth
|
Dragon
|
2
|
1028
|
1088
|
1148
|
1208
|
1268
|
1328
|
1388
|
1448
|
1508
|
|
Earth
|
Snake
|
3
|
1029
|
1089
|
1149
|
1209
|
1269
|
1329
|
1389
|
1449
|
1509
|
|
Iron
|
Horse
|
4
|
1030
|
1090
|
1150
|
1210
|
1270
|
1330
|
1390
|
1450
|
1510
|
|
Iron
|
Sheep
|
5
|
1031
|
1091
|
1151
|
1211
|
1271
|
1331
|
1391
|
1451
|
1511
|
|
Water
|
Monkey
|
6
|
1032
|
1092
|
1152
|
1212
|
1272
|
1332
|
1392
|
1452
|
1512
|
|
Water
|
Rooster
|
7
|
1033
|
1093
|
1153
|
1213
|
1273
|
1333
|
1393
|
1453
|
1513
|
|
wood
|
Dog
|
8
|
1034
|
1094
|
1154
|
1214
|
1274
|
1334
|
1394
|
1454
|
1514
|
|
wood
|
Pig
|
9
|
1035
|
1095
|
1155
|
1215
|
1275
|
1335
|
1395
|
1455
|
1515
|
|
Fire
|
Rat
|
10
|
1036
|
1096
|
1156
|
1216
|
1276
|
1336
|
1396
|
1456
|
1516
|
|
Fire
|
Ox
|
11
|
1037
|
1097
|
1157
|
1217
|
1277
|
1337
|
1397
|
1457
|
1517
|
|
Earth
|
Tiger
|
12
|
1038
|
1098
|
1158
|
1218
|
1278
|
1338
|
1398
|
1458
|
1518
|
|
Earth
|
Rabbit
|
13
|
1039
|
1099
|
1159
|
1219
|
1279
|
1339
|
1399
|
1459
|
1519
|
|
Iron
|
Dragon
|
14
|
1040
|
1100
|
1160
|
1220
|
1280
|
1340
|
1400
|
1460
|
1520
|
|
Iron
|
Snake
|
15
|
1041
|
1101
|
1161
|
1221
|
1281
|
1341
|
1401
|
1461
|
1521
|
|
Water
|
Horse
|
16
|
1042
|
1102
|
1162
|
1222
|
1282
|
1342
|
1402
|
1462
|
1522
|
|
Water
|
Sheep
|
17
|
1043
|
1103
|
1163
|
1223
|
1283
|
1343
|
1403
|
1463
|
1523
|
|
wood
|
Monkey
|
18
|
1044
|
1104
|
1164
|
1224
|
1284
|
1344
|
1404
|
1464
|
1524
|
|
wood
|
Rooster
|
19
|
1045
|
1105
|
1165
|
1225
|
1285
|
1345
|
1405
|
1465
|
1525
|
|
Fire
|
Dog
|
20
|
1046
|
1106
|
1166
|
1226
|
1286
|
1346
|
1406
|
1466
|
1526
|
|
Fire
|
Pig
|
21
|
1047
|
1107
|
1167
|
1227
|
1287
|
1347
|
1407
|
1467
|
1527
|
|
Earth
|
Rat
|
22
|
1048
|
1108
|
1168
|
1228
|
1288
|
1348
|
1408
|
1468
|
1528
|
|
Earth
|
Ox
|
23
|
1049
|
1109
|
1169
|
1229
|
1289
|
1349
|
1409
|
1469
|
1529
|
|
Iron
|
Tiger
|
24
|
1050
|
1110
|
1170
|
1230
|
1290
|
1350
|
1410
|
1470
|
1530
|
|
Iron
|
Rabbit
|
25
|
1051
|
1111
|
1171
|
1231
|
1291
|
1351
|
1411
|
1471
|
1531
|
|
Water
|
Dragon
|
26
|
1052
|
1112
|
1172
|
1232
|
1292
|
1352
|
1412
|
1472
|
1532
|
|
Water
|
Snake
|
27
|
1053
|
1113
|
1173
|
1233
|
1293
|
1353
|
1413
|
1473
|
1533
|
|
wood
|
Horse
|
28
|
1054
|
1114
|
1174
|
1234
|
1294
|
1354
|
1414
|
1474
|
1534
|
|
wood
|
Sheep
|
29
|
1055
|
1115
|
1175
|
1235
|
1295
|
1355
|
1415
|
1475
|
1535
|
|
Fire
|
Monkey
|
30
|
1056
|
1116
|
1176
|
1236
|
1296
|
1356
|
1416
|
1476
|
1536
|
|
Fire
|
Rooster
|
31
|
1057
|
1117
|
1177
|
1237
|
1297
|
1357
|
1417
|
1477
|
1537
|
|
Earth
|
Dog
|
32
|
1058
|
1118
|
1178
|
1238
|
1298
|
1358
|
1418
|
1478
|
1538
|
|
Earth
|
Pig
|
33
|
1059
|
1119
|
1179
|
1239
|
1299
|
1359
|
1419
|
1479
|
1539
|
|
Iron
|
Rat
|
34
|
1060
|
1120
|
1180
|
1240
|
1300
|
1360
|
1420
|
1480
|
1540
|
|
Iron
|
Ox
|
35
|
1061
|
1121
|
1181
|
1241
|
1301
|
1361
|
1421
|
1481
|
1541
|
|
Water
|
Tiger
|
36
|
1062
|
1122
|
1182
|
1242
|
1302
|
1362
|
1422
|
1482
|
1542
|
|
Water
|
Rabbit
|
37
|
1063
|
1123
|
1183
|
1243
|
1303
|
1363
|
1423
|
1483
|
1543
|
|
wood
|
Dragon
|
38
|
1064
|
1124
|
1184
|
1244
|
1304
|
1364
|
1424
|
1484
|
1544
|
|
wood
|
Snake
|
39
|
1065
|
1125
|
1185
|
1245
|
1305
|
1365
|
1425
|
1485
|
1545
|
|
Fire
|
Horse
|
40
|
1066
|
1126
|
1186
|
1246
|
1306
|
1366
|
1426
|
1486
|
1546
|
|
Fire
|
Sheep
|
41
|
1067
|
1127
|
1187
|
1247
|
1307
|
1367
|
1427
|
1487
|
1547
|
|
Earth
|
Monkey
|
42
|
1068
|
1128
|
1188
|
1248
|
1308
|
1368
|
1428
|
1488
|
1548
|
|
Earth
|
Rooster
|
43
|
1069
|
1129
|
1189
|
1249
|
1309
|
1369
|
1429
|
1489
|
1549
|
|
Iron
|
Dog
|
44
|
1070
|
1130
|
1190
|
1250
|
1310
|
1370
|
1430
|
1490
|
1550
|
|
Iron
|
Pig
|
45
|
1071
|
1131
|
1191
|
1251
|
1311
|
1371
|
1431
|
1491
|
1551
|
|
Water
|
Rat
|
46
|
1072
|
1132
|
1192
|
1252
|
1312
|
1372
|
1432
|
1492
|
1552
|
|
Water
|
Ox
|
47
|
1073
|
1133
|
1193
|
1253
|
1313
|
1373
|
1433
|
1493
|
1553
|
|
wood
|
Tiger
|
48
|
1074
|
1134
|
1194
|
1254
|
1314
|
1374
|
1434
|
1494
|
1554
|
|
wood
|
Rabbit
|
49
|
1075
|
1135
|
1195
|
1255
|
1315
|
1375
|
1435
|
1495
|
1555
|
|
Fire
|
Dragon
|
50
|
1076
|
1136
|
1196
|
1256
|
1316
|
1376
|
1436
|
1496
|
1556
|
|
Fire
|
Snake
|
51
|
1077
|
1137
|
1197
|
1257
|
1317
|
1377
|
1437
|
1497
|
1557
|
|
Earth
|
Horse
|
52
|
1078
|
1138
|
1198
|
1258
|
1318
|
1378
|
1438
|
1498
|
1558
|
|
Earth
|
Sheep
|
53
|
1079
|
1139
|
1199
|
1259
|
1319
|
1379
|
1439
|
1499
|
1559
|
|
Iron
|
Monkey
|
54
|
1080
|
1140
|
1200
|
1260
|
1320
|
1380
|
1440
|
1500
|
1560
|
|
Iron
|
Rooster
|
55
|
1081
|
1141
|
1201
|
1261
|
1321
|
1381
|
1441
|
1501
|
1561
|
|
Water
|
Dog
|
56
|
1082
|
1142
|
1202
|
1262
|
1322
|
1382
|
1442
|
1502
|
1562
|
|
Water
|
Pig
|
57
|
1083
|
1143
|
1203
|
1263
|
1323
|
1383
|
1443
|
1503
|
1563
|
|
wood
|
Rat
|
58
|
1084
|
1144
|
1204
|
1264
|
1324
|
1384
|
1444
|
1504
|
1564
|
|
wood
|
Ox
|
59
|
1085
|
1145
|
1205
|
1265
|
1325
|
1385
|
1445
|
1505
|
1565
|
|
Fire
|
Tiger
|
60
|
1086
|
1146
|
1206
|
1266
|
1326
|
1386
|
1446
|
1506
|
1566
|
|
Element
|
Year
|
60 yrs cycle
|
Top Rabjung/ Below all
figure Gogerian Calender year
|
||||||||
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
||||
|
Fire
|
Rabbit
|
1
|
1567
|
1627
|
1687
|
1747
|
1807
|
1867
|
1927
|
1987
|
|
|
Earth
|
Dragon
|
2
|
1568
|
1628
|
1688
|
1748
|
1808
|
1868
|
1928
|
1988
|
|
|
Earth
|
Snake
|
3
|
1569
|
1629
|
1689
|
1749
|
1809
|
1869
|
1929
|
1989
|
|
|
Iron
|
Horse
|
4
|
1570
|
1630
|
1690
|
1750
|
1810
|
1870
|
1930
|
1990
|
|
|
Iron
|
Sheep
|
5
|
1571
|
1631
|
1691
|
1751
|
1811
|
1871
|
1931
|
1991
|
|
|
Water
|
Monkey
|
6
|
1572
|
1632
|
1692
|
1752
|
1812
|
1872
|
1932
|
1992
|
|
|
Water
|
Rooster
|
7
|
1573
|
1633
|
1693
|
1753
|
1813
|
1873
|
1933
|
1993
|
|
|
wood
|
Dog
|
8
|
1574
|
1634
|
1694
|
1754
|
1814
|
1874
|
1934
|
1994
|
|
|
wood
|
Pig
|
9
|
1575
|
1635
|
1695
|
1755
|
1815
|
1875
|
1935
|
1995
|
|
|
Fire
|
Rat
|
10
|
1576
|
1636
|
1696
|
1756
|
1816
|
1876
|
1936
|
1996
|
|
|
Fire
|
Ox
|
11
|
1577
|
1637
|
1697
|
1757
|
1817
|
1877
|
1937
|
1997
|
|
|
Earth
|
Tiger
|
12
|
1578
|
1638
|
1698
|
1758
|
1818
|
1878
|
1938
|
1998
|
|
|
Earth
|
Rabbit
|
13
|
1579
|
1639
|
1699
|
1759
|
1819
|
1879
|
1939
|
1999
|
|
|
Iron
|
Dragon
|
14
|
1580
|
1640
|
1700
|
1760
|
1820
|
1880
|
1940
|
2000
|
|
|
Iron
|
Snake
|
15
|
1581
|
1641
|
1701
|
1761
|
1821
|
1881
|
1941
|
2001
|
|
|
Water
|
Horse
|
16
|
1582
|
1642
|
1702
|
1762
|
1822
|
1882
|
1942
|
2002
|
|
|
Water
|
Sheep
|
17
|
1583
|
1643
|
1703
|
1763
|
1823
|
1883
|
1943
|
2003
|
|
|
wood
|
Monkey
|
18
|
1584
|
1644
|
1704
|
1764
|
1824
|
1884
|
1944
|
2004
|
|
|
wood
|
Rooster
|
19
|
1585
|
1645
|
1705
|
1765
|
1825
|
1885
|
1945
|
2005
|
|
|
Fire
|
Dog
|
20
|
1586
|
1646
|
1706
|
1766
|
1826
|
1886
|
1946
|
2006
|
|
|
Fire
|
Pig
|
21
|
1587
|
1647
|
1707
|
1767
|
1827
|
1887
|
1947
|
2007
|
|
|
Earth
|
Rat
|
22
|
1588
|
1648
|
1708
|
1768
|
1828
|
1888
|
1948
|
2008
|
|
|
Earth
|
Ox
|
23
|
1589
|
1649
|
1709
|
1769
|
1829
|
1889
|
1949
|
2009
|
|
|
Iron
|
Tiger
|
24
|
1590
|
1650
|
1710
|
1770
|
1830
|
1890
|
1950
|
2010
|
|
|
Iron
|
Rabbit
|
25
|
1591
|
1651
|
1711
|
1771
|
1831
|
1891
|
1951
|
2011
|
|
|
Water
|
Dragon
|
26
|
1592
|
1652
|
1712
|
1772
|
1832
|
1892
|
1952
|
2012
|
|
|
Water
|
Snake
|
27
|
1593
|
1653
|
1713
|
1773
|
1833
|
1893
|
1953
|
2013
|
|
|
wood
|
Horse
|
28
|
1594
|
1654
|
1714
|
1774
|
1834
|
1894
|
1954
|
2014
|
|
|
wood
|
Sheep
|
29
|
1595
|
1655
|
1715
|
1775
|
1835
|
1895
|
1955
|
2015
|
|
|
Fire
|
Monkey
|
30
|
1596
|
1656
|
1716
|
1776
|
1836
|
1896
|
1956
|
2016
|
|
|
Fire
|
Rooster
|
31
|
1597
|
1657
|
1717
|
1777
|
1837
|
1897
|
1957
|
2017
|
|
|
Earth
|
Dog
|
32
|
1598
|
1658
|
1718
|
1778
|
1838
|
1898
|
1958
|
2018
|
|
|
Earth
|
Pig
|
33
|
1599
|
1659
|
1719
|
1779
|
1839
|
1899
|
1959
|
2019
|
|
|
Iron
|
Rat
|
34
|
1600
|
1660
|
1720
|
1780
|
1840
|
1900
|
1960
|
2020
|
|
|
Iron
|
Ox
|
35
|
1601
|
1661
|
1721
|
1781
|
1841
|
1901
|
1961
|
2021
|
|
|
Water
|
Tiger
|
36
|
1602
|
1662
|
1722
|
1782
|
1842
|
1902
|
1962
|
2022
|
|
|
Water
|
Rabbit
|
37
|
1603
|
1663
|
1723
|
1783
|
1843
|
1903
|
1963
|
2023
|
|
|
wood
|
Dragon
|
38
|
1604
|
1664
|
1724
|
1784
|
1844
|
1904
|
1964
|
2024
|
|
|
wood
|
Snake
|
39
|
1605
|
1665
|
1725
|
1785
|
1845
|
1905
|
1965
|
2025
|
|
|
Fire
|
Horse
|
40
|
1606
|
1666
|
1726
|
1786
|
1846
|
1906
|
1966
|
2026
|
|
|
Fire
|
Sheep
|
41
|
1607
|
1667
|
1727
|
1787
|
1847
|
1907
|
1967
|
2027
|
|
|
Earth
|
Monkey
|
42
|
1608
|
1668
|
1728
|
1788
|
1848
|
1908
|
1968
|
2028
|
|
|
Earth
|
Rooster
|
43
|
1609
|
1669
|
1729
|
1789
|
1849
|
1909
|
1969
|
2029
|
|
|
Iron
|
Dog
|
44
|
1610
|
1670
|
1730
|
1790
|
1850
|
1910
|
1970
|
2030
|
|
|
Iron
|
Pig
|
45
|
1611
|
1671
|
1731
|
1791
|
1851
|
1911
|
1971
|
2031
|
|
|
Water
|
Rat
|
46
|
1612
|
1672
|
1732
|
1792
|
1852
|
1912
|
1972
|
2032
|
|
|
Water
|
Ox
|
47
|
1613
|
1673
|
1733
|
1793
|
1853
|
1913
|
1973
|
2033
|
|
|
wood
|
Tiger
|
48
|
1614
|
1674
|
1734
|
1794
|
1854
|
1914
|
1974
|
2034
|
|
|
wood
|
Rabbit
|
49
|
1615
|
1675
|
1735
|
1795
|
1855
|
1915
|
1975
|
2035
|
|
|
Fire
|
Dragon
|
50
|
1616
|
1676
|
1736
|
1796
|
1856
|
1916
|
1976
|
2036
|
|
|
Fire
|
Snake
|
51
|
1617
|
1677
|
1737
|
1797
|
1857
|
1917
|
1977
|
2037
|
|
|
Earth
|
Horse
|
52
|
1618
|
1678
|
1738
|
1798
|
1858
|
1918
|
1978
|
2038
|
|
|
Earth
|
Sheep
|
53
|
1619
|
1679
|
1739
|
1799
|
1859
|
1919
|
1979
|
2039
|
|
|
Iron
|
Monkey
|
54
|
1620
|
1680
|
1740
|
1800
|
1860
|
1920
|
1980
|
2040
|
|
|
Iron
|
Rooster
|
55
|
1621
|
1681
|
1741
|
1801
|
1861
|
1921
|
1981
|
2041
|
|
|
Water
|
Dog
|
56
|
1622
|
1682
|
1742
|
1802
|
1862
|
1922
|
1982
|
2042
|
|
|
Water
|
Pig
|
57
|
1623
|
1683
|
1743
|
1803
|
1863
|
1923
|
1983
|
2043
|
|
|
wood
|
Rat
|
58
|
1624
|
1684
|
1744
|
1804
|
1864
|
1924
|
1984
|
2044
|
|
|
wood
|
Ox
|
59
|
1625
|
1685
|
1745
|
1805
|
1865
|
1925
|
1985
|
2045
|
|
|
Fire
|
Tiger
|
60
|
1626
|
1686
|
1746
|
1806
|
1866
|
1926
|
1986
|
2046
|
|
Locate year 2019 in
the table. Once you get this figure you have to see two figure one on top
vertical and other on the horizontal in the yellow colored row and column.
Result:
On top row
the figure is 17
On the
Horizontal the figure is 33
Combining this two
figure you get Rabjung Year. So this year the Rabjung year is 1733. Now do some
practice and find your birth Rabjung year.
In the table you
will see the first Sexagenary cycle starting on 1027 A.D. So this is the
Rabjung dating system instituted by Lotsawa Dawa Özer in Tibet.
Hope you have learnt
the Rabjung system.
