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1975 · 乙卯 · Yin Wood Rabbit

When does the Year of the Rabbit start in 1975?

The Year of the Rabbit (乙卯, Wood Rabbit) begins on Tuesday, February 11, 1975 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 7 days earlier, at Ipchun: February 4, 1975 at 10:59 UTC, which is 7:59 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 5:59 am in New York and Toronto.

By Lunar New Year

Tuesday, February 11, 1975

The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.

In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)

February 4, 1975 · 10:59 UTC

Feb 4, 7:59 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 5:59 am in New York

The Ipchun minute

Ipchun 1975, 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 1975 in several time zones
PlaceLocal timeOffset
UTCFeb 4, 10:59UTC
SeoulFeb 4, 7:59 pmUTC+9
BeijingFeb 4, 6:59 pmUTC+8
SydneyFeb 4, 9:59 pmUTC+11
LondonFeb 4, 10:59 amUTC
New York and TorontoFeb 4, 5:59 amUTC-5
Los Angeles and VancouverFeb 4, 2:59 amUTC-8

Local times use each place's clock in 1975, 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

甲寅

Wood Tiger

Yang Wood

From the start

乙卯

Wood Rabbit

Yin Wood

The saju verdict

Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 1975?

  • 1Born before February 4: both calendars say Wood Tiger.
  • 2From the Ipchun minute (7:59 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 5:59 am on February 4 in New York) to February 10: saju says Rabbit, Lunar New Year still says Tiger. About 7 days where the two disagree.
  • 3Born on February 11 or later: both say Wood Rabbit.
Zodiac animal by birth date, January 20 to February 20, 1975: by Lunar New Year and in saju
BornLunar New YearSaju (Ipchun)
Jan 20 MonTigerTiger
Jan 21 TueTigerTiger
Jan 22 WedTigerTiger
Jan 23 ThuTigerTiger
Jan 24 FriTigerTiger
Jan 25 SatTigerTiger
Jan 26 SunTigerTiger
Jan 27 MonTigerTiger
Jan 28 TueTigerTiger
Jan 29 WedTigerTiger
Jan 30 ThuTigerTiger
Jan 31 FriTigerTiger
Feb 1 SatTigerTiger
Feb 2 SunTigerTiger
Feb 3 MonTigerTiger
Feb 4 TueTigerTiger → RabbitRabbit from 7:59 pm in Seoul, 6:59 pm in Beijing, 9:59 pm in Sydney, 10:59 am in London, 5:59 am in New York and Toronto, 2:59 am in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
Feb 5 WedTigerRabbit
Feb 6 ThuTigerRabbit
Feb 7 FriTigerRabbit
Feb 8 SatTigerRabbit
Feb 9 SunTigerRabbit
Feb 10 MonTigerRabbit
Feb 11 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 12 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 13 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 14 FriRabbitRabbit
Feb 15 SatRabbitRabbit
Feb 16 SunRabbitRabbit
Feb 17 MonRabbitRabbit
Feb 18 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 19 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 20 ThuRabbitRabbit

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

1975 year start FAQ

Is someone born on February 5, 1975 a Tiger or a Rabbit?

By Lunar New Year (February 11) still a Tiger. In saju a Rabbit, because the saju year had already turned at Ipchun (February 4, 10:59 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 1975?

By the lunar calendar on Tuesday, February 11, 1975, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 10:59 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 1975 in Korea?

Seollal (설날) fell on Tuesday, February 11, 1975, 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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