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When does the Year of the Tiger start in 1962?

The Year of the Tiger (壬寅, Water Tiger) begins on Monday, February 5, 1962 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 1 day earlier, at Ipchun: February 4, 1962 at 07:17 UTC, which is 4:17 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 2:17 am in New York and Toronto.

By Lunar New Year

Monday, February 5, 1962

The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.

In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)

February 4, 1962 · 07:17 UTC

Feb 4, 4:17 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 2:17 am in New York

The Ipchun minute

Ipchun 1962, 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 1962 in several time zones
PlaceLocal timeOffset
UTCFeb 4, 07:17UTC
SeoulFeb 4, 4:17 pmUTC+9
BeijingFeb 4, 3:17 pmUTC+8
SydneyFeb 4, 5:17 pmUTC+10
LondonFeb 4, 7:17 amUTC
New York and TorontoFeb 4, 2:17 amUTC-5
Los Angeles and VancouverFeb 3, 11:17 pmUTC-8

Local times use each place's clock in 1962, 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

辛丑

Metal Ox

Yin Metal

From the start

壬寅

Water Tiger

Yang Water

The saju verdict

Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 1962?

  • 1Born before February 3: both calendars say Metal Ox.
  • 2From the Ipchun minute (4:17 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 2:17 am on February 4 in New York) to February 4: saju says Tiger, Lunar New Year still says Ox. About 1 day where the two disagree.
  • 3Born on February 5 or later: both say Water Tiger.
Zodiac animal by birth date, January 20 to February 20, 1962: by Lunar New Year and in saju
BornLunar New YearSaju (Ipchun)
Jan 20 SatOxOx
Jan 21 SunOxOx
Jan 22 MonOxOx
Jan 23 TueOxOx
Jan 24 WedOxOx
Jan 25 ThuOxOx
Jan 26 FriOxOx
Jan 27 SatOxOx
Jan 28 SunOxOx
Jan 29 MonOxOx
Jan 30 TueOxOx
Jan 31 WedOxOx
Feb 1 ThuOxOx
Feb 2 FriOxOx
Feb 3 SatOxOx → TigerTiger from 11:17 pm in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Ox all day in Seoul, Beijing, Sydney, London, New York and Toronto.
Feb 4 SunOxOx → TigerTiger from 4:17 pm in Seoul, 3:17 pm in Beijing, 5:17 pm in Sydney, 7:17 am in London, 2:17 am in New York and Toronto. Tiger all day in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
Feb 5 MonTigerTiger
Feb 6 TueTigerTiger
Feb 7 WedTigerTiger
Feb 8 ThuTigerTiger
Feb 9 FriTigerTiger
Feb 10 SatTigerTiger
Feb 11 SunTigerTiger
Feb 12 MonTigerTiger
Feb 13 TueTigerTiger
Feb 14 WedTigerTiger
Feb 15 ThuTigerTiger
Feb 16 FriTigerTiger
Feb 17 SatTigerTiger
Feb 18 SunTigerTiger
Feb 19 MonTigerTiger
Feb 20 TueTigerTiger

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

1962 year start FAQ

When did the Year of the Tiger start in 1962?

By the lunar calendar on Monday, February 5, 1962, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 07:17 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 1962 in Korea?

Seollal (설날) fell on Monday, February 5, 1962, 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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