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When does the Year of the Rabbit start in 1963?

The Year of the Rabbit (癸卯, Water Rabbit) begins on Friday, January 25, 1963 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 10 days later, at Ipchun: February 4, 1963 at 13:07 UTC, which is 10:07 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 8:07 am in New York and Toronto.

By Lunar New Year

Friday, January 25, 1963

The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.

In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)

February 4, 1963 · 13:07 UTC

Feb 4, 10:07 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 8:07 am in New York

The Ipchun minute

Ipchun 1963, 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 1963 in several time zones
PlaceLocal timeOffset
UTCFeb 4, 13:07UTC
SeoulFeb 4, 10:07 pmUTC+9
BeijingFeb 4, 9:07 pmUTC+8
SydneyFeb 4, 11:07 pmUTC+10
LondonFeb 4, 1:07 pmUTC
New York and TorontoFeb 4, 8:07 amUTC-5
Los Angeles and VancouverFeb 4, 5:07 amUTC-8

Local times use each place's clock in 1963, 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

Tiger to Rabbit

Until the start

壬寅

Water Tiger

Yang Water

From the start

癸卯

Water Rabbit

Yin Water

The saju verdict

Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 1963?

  • 1Born before January 25: both calendars say Water Tiger.
  • 2From January 25 until the Ipchun minute (10:07 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 8:07 am on February 4 in New York): Lunar New Year says Rabbit, saju still says Tiger. About 10 days where the two disagree.
  • 3Born on February 5 or later: both say Water Rabbit.
Zodiac animal by birth date, January 20 to February 20, 1963: by Lunar New Year and in saju
BornLunar New YearSaju (Ipchun)
Jan 20 SunTigerTiger
Jan 21 MonTigerTiger
Jan 22 TueTigerTiger
Jan 23 WedTigerTiger
Jan 24 ThuTigerTiger
Jan 25 FriRabbitTiger
Jan 26 SatRabbitTiger
Jan 27 SunRabbitTiger
Jan 28 MonRabbitTiger
Jan 29 TueRabbitTiger
Jan 30 WedRabbitTiger
Jan 31 ThuRabbitTiger
Feb 1 FriRabbitTiger
Feb 2 SatRabbitTiger
Feb 3 SunRabbitTiger
Feb 4 MonRabbitTiger → RabbitRabbit from 10:07 pm in Seoul, 9:07 pm in Beijing, 11:07 pm in Sydney, 1:07 pm in London, 8:07 am in New York and Toronto, 5:07 am in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
Feb 5 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 6 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 7 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 8 FriRabbitRabbit
Feb 9 SatRabbitRabbit
Feb 10 SunRabbitRabbit
Feb 11 MonRabbitRabbit
Feb 12 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 13 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 14 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 15 FriRabbitRabbit
Feb 16 SatRabbitRabbit
Feb 17 SunRabbitRabbit
Feb 18 MonRabbitRabbit
Feb 19 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 20 WedRabbitRabbit

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

1963 year start FAQ

Is someone born on January 25, 1963 a Tiger or a Rabbit?

By Lunar New Year (January 25) already a Rabbit. In saju still a Tiger, because the saju year only turns at Ipchun (February 4, 13:07 UTC). Most zodiac charts and the holidays follow Lunar New Year; saju and BaZi follow Ipchun.

When did the Year of the Rabbit start in 1963?

By the lunar calendar on Friday, January 25, 1963, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 13:07 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 1963 in Korea?

Seollal (설날) fell on Friday, January 25, 1963, 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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