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1999 · 己卯 · Yin Earth Rabbit

When does the Year of the Rabbit start in 1999?

The Year of the Rabbit (己卯, Earth Rabbit) begins on Tuesday, February 16, 1999 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 12 days earlier, at Ipchun: February 4, 1999 at 06:57 UTC, which is 3:57 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 1:57 am in New York and Toronto.

By Lunar New Year

Tuesday, February 16, 1999

The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.

In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)

February 4, 1999 · 06:57 UTC

Feb 4, 3:57 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 1:57 am in New York

The Ipchun minute

Ipchun 1999, 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 1999 in several time zones
PlaceLocal timeOffset
UTCFeb 4, 06:57UTC
SeoulFeb 4, 3:57 pmUTC+9
BeijingFeb 4, 2:57 pmUTC+8
SydneyFeb 4, 5:57 pmUTC+11
LondonFeb 4, 6:57 amUTC
New York and TorontoFeb 4, 1:57 amUTC-5
Los Angeles and VancouverFeb 3, 10:57 pmUTC-8

Local times use each place's clock in 1999, 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

戊寅

Earth Tiger

Yang Earth

From the start

己卯

Earth Rabbit

Yin Earth

The saju verdict

Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 1999?

  • 1Born before February 3: both calendars say Earth Tiger.
  • 2From the Ipchun minute (3:57 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 1:57 am on February 4 in New York) to February 15: saju says Rabbit, Lunar New Year still says Tiger. About 12 days where the two disagree.
  • 3Born on February 16 or later: both say Earth Rabbit.
Zodiac animal by birth date, January 20 to February 20, 1999: by Lunar New Year and in saju
BornLunar New YearSaju (Ipchun)
Jan 20 WedTigerTiger
Jan 21 ThuTigerTiger
Jan 22 FriTigerTiger
Jan 23 SatTigerTiger
Jan 24 SunTigerTiger
Jan 25 MonTigerTiger
Jan 26 TueTigerTiger
Jan 27 WedTigerTiger
Jan 28 ThuTigerTiger
Jan 29 FriTigerTiger
Jan 30 SatTigerTiger
Jan 31 SunTigerTiger
Feb 1 MonTigerTiger
Feb 2 TueTigerTiger
Feb 3 WedTigerTiger → RabbitRabbit from 10:57 pm in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Tiger all day in Seoul, Beijing, Sydney, London, New York and Toronto.
Feb 4 ThuTigerTiger → RabbitRabbit from 3:57 pm in Seoul, 2:57 pm in Beijing, 5:57 pm in Sydney, 6:57 am in London, 1:57 am in New York and Toronto. Rabbit all day in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
Feb 5 FriTigerRabbit
Feb 6 SatTigerRabbit
Feb 7 SunTigerRabbit
Feb 8 MonTigerRabbit
Feb 9 TueTigerRabbit
Feb 10 WedTigerRabbit
Feb 11 ThuTigerRabbit
Feb 12 FriTigerRabbit
Feb 13 SatTigerRabbit
Feb 14 SunTigerRabbit
Feb 15 MonTigerRabbit
Feb 16 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 17 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 18 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 19 FriRabbitRabbit
Feb 20 SatRabbitRabbit

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

1999 year start FAQ

Is someone born on February 5, 1999 a Tiger or a Rabbit?

By Lunar New Year (February 16) still a Tiger. In saju a Rabbit, because the saju year had already turned at Ipchun (February 4, 06:57 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 1999?

By the lunar calendar on Tuesday, February 16, 1999, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 06:57 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 1999 in Korea?

Seollal (설날) fell on Tuesday, February 16, 1999, 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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