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When does the Year of the Tiger start in 1950?

The Year of the Tiger (庚寅, Metal Tiger) begins on Friday, February 17, 1950 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 13 days earlier, at Ipchun: February 4, 1950 at 09:20 UTC, which is 6:20 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 4:20 am in New York and Toronto.

By Lunar New Year

Friday, February 17, 1950

The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.

In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)

February 4, 1950 · 09:20 UTC

Feb 4, 6:20 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 4:20 am in New York

The Ipchun minute

Ipchun 1950, around the world

Ipchun is a moment, not a date: the Sun reaching 315 degrees along its path. Every clock passes it at once, so the local date can differ.

The Ipchun instant of 1950 in several time zones
PlaceLocal timeOffset
UTCFeb 4, 09:20UTC
SeoulFeb 4, 6:20 pmUTC+9
BeijingFeb 4, 5:20 pmUTC+8
SydneyFeb 4, 7:20 pmUTC+10
LondonFeb 4, 9:20 amUTC
New York and TorontoFeb 4, 4:20 amUTC-5
Los Angeles and VancouverFeb 4, 1:20 amUTC-8

Local times use each place's clock in 1950, daylight saving and old offsets included. Computed with lunar-javascript, the same calendar engine as the free episode; almanacs can differ by a minute.

Before and after

Ox to Tiger

Until the start

己丑

Earth Ox

Yin Earth

From the start

庚寅

Metal Tiger

Yang Metal

The saju verdict

Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 1950?

  • 1Born before February 4: both calendars say Earth Ox.
  • 2From the Ipchun minute (6:20 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 4:20 am on February 4 in New York) to February 16: saju says Tiger, Lunar New Year still says Ox. About 13 days where the two disagree.
  • 3Born on February 17 or later: both say Metal Tiger.
Zodiac animal by birth date, January 20 to February 20, 1950: by Lunar New Year and in saju
BornLunar New YearSaju (Ipchun)
Jan 20 FriOxOx
Jan 21 SatOxOx
Jan 22 SunOxOx
Jan 23 MonOxOx
Jan 24 TueOxOx
Jan 25 WedOxOx
Jan 26 ThuOxOx
Jan 27 FriOxOx
Jan 28 SatOxOx
Jan 29 SunOxOx
Jan 30 MonOxOx
Jan 31 TueOxOx
Feb 1 WedOxOx
Feb 2 ThuOxOx
Feb 3 FriOxOx
Feb 4 SatOxOx → TigerTiger from 6:20 pm in Seoul, 5:20 pm in Beijing, 7:20 pm in Sydney, 9:20 am in London, 4:20 am in New York and Toronto, 1:20 am in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
Feb 5 SunOxTiger
Feb 6 MonOxTiger
Feb 7 TueOxTiger
Feb 8 WedOxTiger
Feb 9 ThuOxTiger
Feb 10 FriOxTiger
Feb 11 SatOxTiger
Feb 12 SunOxTiger
Feb 13 MonOxTiger
Feb 14 TueOxTiger
Feb 15 WedOxTiger
Feb 16 ThuOxTiger
Feb 17 FriTigerTiger
Feb 18 SatTigerTiger
Feb 19 SunTigerTiger
Feb 20 MonTigerTiger

Highlighted rows are the days the two calendars disagree. Switch days are shown for the places above; in other time zones Ipchun can fall a day earlier or later. Check any birthday.

Questions

1950 year start FAQ

Is someone born on February 5, 1950 a Ox or a Tiger?

By Lunar New Year (February 17) still a Ox. In saju a Tiger, because the saju year had already turned at Ipchun (February 4, 09:20 UTC). Most zodiac charts and the holidays follow Lunar New Year; saju and BaZi follow Ipchun.

When did the Year of the Tiger start in 1950?

By the lunar calendar on Friday, February 17, 1950, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 09:20 UTC), the moment the Sun reached 315 degrees, known in Korean as Ipchun (입춘, 立春), the start of spring.

When was Lunar New Year 1950 in Korea?

Seollal (설날) fell on Friday, February 17, 1950, the same day as in China.

Why does saju start the year at Ipchun?

Saju counts its years and months by the sun. The year turns at Ipchun, the start of spring, and each month at one of the solar terms. Lunar New Year follows the moon instead, so it moves between Jan 21 and Feb 20 while Ipchun stays around Feb 4.

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