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1949 is the Year of the Ox — yin earth energy in the sixty-year cycle.
What the 1949 year is made of
Sign: Ox. Element: Earth. Polarity: Yin. Stem-branch: 己 丑. Cycle spot 26 of 60.
If you were born in 1949
Your sign is the Ox: diligent, patient, reliable, honest, stubborn.
The number behind 1949
Digit-sum of 1949 reduces to 5, and 5 years carry a the adventurer signature.
A fuller breakdown of the number is on the life path 5 page.
For the complete profile of the sign itself, see the Ox page.
Element-wise, 1949 is earth: .
The cycle clock: 26/60. Halfway is 2014 — opposite energy, same animal every 1 years.
A 1949 Ox is said to move through luck in long waves, not lucky days — plan accordingly.
- Published: July 11, 2026