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1980 is the Year of the Monkey — yang metal energy in the sixty-year cycle.
What the 1980 year is made of
The animal is the Monkey, the element is metal, the polarity yang. In the old notation the year writes as 庚 申. Position in the sexagenary wheel: 57 of 60.
If you were born in 1980
The 1980 child gets the Monkey template, and metal decides how it shows up.
The number behind 1980
Add the digits of 1980 and you land on 9 — the same life-path number astrologers read for people born this year.
A fuller breakdown of the number is on the life path 9 page.
That is the sketch; the Monkey sign page carries the complete reading.
Element-wise, 1980 is metal: .
Count from the 1984 Rat year and 1980 lands 56 steps in — the same wheel your grandparents consulted.
Luck in 1980 runs on the metal rhythm: the opening months set the tone.
- Published: August 11, 2026