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1987 · 丁卯 · Yin Fire Rabbit

When does the Year of the Rabbit start in 1987?

The Year of the Rabbit (丁卯, Fire Rabbit) begins on Thursday, January 29, 1987 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 6 days later, at Ipchun: February 4, 1987 at 08:51 UTC, which is 5:51 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 3:51 am in New York and Toronto.

By Lunar New Year

Thursday, January 29, 1987

The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.

In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)

February 4, 1987 · 08:51 UTC

Feb 4, 5:51 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 3:51 am in New York

The Ipchun minute

Ipchun 1987, 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 1987 in several time zones
PlaceLocal timeOffset
UTCFeb 4, 08:51UTC
SeoulFeb 4, 5:51 pmUTC+9
BeijingFeb 4, 4:51 pmUTC+8
SydneyFeb 4, 7:51 pmUTC+11
LondonFeb 4, 8:51 amUTC
New York and TorontoFeb 4, 3:51 amUTC-5
Los Angeles and VancouverFeb 4, 12:51 amUTC-8

Local times use each place's clock in 1987, 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

丙寅

Fire Tiger

Yang Fire

From the start

丁卯

Fire Rabbit

Yin Fire

The saju verdict

Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 1987?

  • 1Born before January 29: both calendars say Fire Tiger.
  • 2From January 29 until the Ipchun minute (5:51 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 3:51 am on February 4 in New York): Lunar New Year says Rabbit, saju still says Tiger. About 6 days where the two disagree.
  • 3Born on February 5 or later: both say Fire Rabbit.
Zodiac animal by birth date, January 20 to February 20, 1987: by Lunar New Year and in saju
BornLunar New YearSaju (Ipchun)
Jan 20 TueTigerTiger
Jan 21 WedTigerTiger
Jan 22 ThuTigerTiger
Jan 23 FriTigerTiger
Jan 24 SatTigerTiger
Jan 25 SunTigerTiger
Jan 26 MonTigerTiger
Jan 27 TueTigerTiger
Jan 28 WedTigerTiger
Jan 29 ThuRabbitTiger
Jan 30 FriRabbitTiger
Jan 31 SatRabbitTiger
Feb 1 SunRabbitTiger
Feb 2 MonRabbitTiger
Feb 3 TueRabbitTiger
Feb 4 WedRabbitTiger → RabbitRabbit from 5:51 pm in Seoul, 4:51 pm in Beijing, 7:51 pm in Sydney, 8:51 am in London, 3:51 am in New York and Toronto, 12:51 am in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
Feb 5 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 6 FriRabbitRabbit
Feb 7 SatRabbitRabbit
Feb 8 SunRabbitRabbit
Feb 9 MonRabbitRabbit
Feb 10 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 11 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 12 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 13 FriRabbitRabbit
Feb 14 SatRabbitRabbit
Feb 15 SunRabbitRabbit
Feb 16 MonRabbitRabbit
Feb 17 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 18 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 19 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 20 FriRabbitRabbit

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

1987 year start FAQ

Is someone born on January 29, 1987 a Tiger or a Rabbit?

By Lunar New Year (January 29) already a Rabbit. In saju still a Tiger, because the saju year only turns at Ipchun (February 4, 08:51 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 1987?

By the lunar calendar on Thursday, January 29, 1987, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 08:51 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 1987 in Korea?

Seollal (설날) fell on Thursday, January 29, 1987, 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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