1991 · 辛未 · Yin Metal Goat
When does the Year of the Goat start in 1991?
The Year of the Goat (辛未, Metal Goat) begins on Friday, February 15, 1991 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 11 days earlier, at Ipchun: February 4, 1991 at 08:08 UTC, which is 5:08 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 3:08 am in New York and Toronto.
The Goat is also called the Sheep or the Ram in English. Same animal, 未.
By Lunar New Year
Friday, February 15, 1991
The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.
In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)
February 4, 1991 · 08:08 UTC
Feb 4, 5:08 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 3:08 am in New York
The Ipchun minute
Ipchun 1991, 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.
| Place | Local time | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Feb 4, 08:08 | UTC |
| Seoul | Feb 4, 5:08 pm | UTC+9 |
| Beijing | Feb 4, 4:08 pm | UTC+8 |
| Sydney | Feb 4, 7:08 pm | UTC+11 |
| London | Feb 4, 8:08 am | UTC |
| New York and Toronto | Feb 4, 3:08 am | UTC-5 |
| Los Angeles and Vancouver | Feb 4, 12:08 am | UTC-8 |
Local times use each place's clock in 1991, 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
Horse to Goat
Until the start
庚午
Metal Horse
Yang Metal
From the start
辛未
Metal Goat
Yin Metal
The saju verdict
Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 1991?
- 1Born before February 4: both calendars say Metal Horse.
- 2From the Ipchun minute (5:08 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 3:08 am on February 4 in New York) to February 14: saju says Goat, Lunar New Year still says Horse. About 11 days where the two disagree.
- 3Born on February 15 or later: both say Metal Goat.
| Born | Lunar New Year | Saju (Ipchun) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 Sun | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 21 Mon | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 22 Tue | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 23 Wed | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 24 Thu | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 25 Fri | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 26 Sat | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 27 Sun | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 28 Mon | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 29 Tue | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 30 Wed | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 31 Thu | Horse | Horse |
| Feb 1 Fri | Horse | Horse |
| Feb 2 Sat | Horse | Horse |
| Feb 3 Sun | Horse | Horse |
| Feb 4 Mon | Horse | Horse → GoatGoat from 5:08 pm in Seoul, 4:08 pm in Beijing, 7:08 pm in Sydney, 8:08 am in London, 3:08 am in New York and Toronto, 12:08 am in Los Angeles and Vancouver. |
| Feb 5 Tue | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 6 Wed | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 7 Thu | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 8 Fri | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 9 Sat | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 10 Sun | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 11 Mon | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 12 Tue | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 13 Wed | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 14 Thu | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 15 Fri | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 16 Sat | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 17 Sun | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 18 Mon | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 19 Tue | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 20 Wed | Goat | Goat |
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
1991 year start FAQ
Is someone born on February 5, 1991 a Horse or a Goat?
By Lunar New Year (February 15) still a Horse. In saju a Goat, because the saju year had already turned at Ipchun (February 4, 08:08 UTC). Most zodiac charts and the holidays follow Lunar New Year; saju and BaZi follow Ipchun.
When did the Year of the Goat start in 1991?
By the lunar calendar on Friday, February 15, 1991, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 08:08 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 1991 in Korea?
Seollal (설날) fell on Friday, February 15, 1991, 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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