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When does the Year of the Dragon start in 2000?

The Year of the Dragon (庚辰, Metal Dragon) begins on Saturday, February 5, 2000 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 1 day earlier, at Ipchun: February 4, 2000 at 12:40 UTC, which is 9:40 pm on February 4 in Seoul and 7:40 am in New York and Toronto.

By Lunar New Year

Saturday, February 5, 2000

The same day in Korea (Seollal) and China.

In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)

February 4, 2000 · 12:40 UTC

Feb 4, 9:40 pm in Seoul · Feb 4, 7:40 am in New York

The Ipchun minute

Ipchun 2000, 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 2000 in several time zones
PlaceLocal timeOffset
UTCFeb 4, 12:40UTC
SeoulFeb 4, 9:40 pmUTC+9
BeijingFeb 4, 8:40 pmUTC+8
SydneyFeb 4, 11:40 pmUTC+11
LondonFeb 4, 12:40 pmUTC
New York and TorontoFeb 4, 7:40 amUTC-5
Los Angeles and VancouverFeb 4, 4:40 amUTC-8

Local times use each place's clock in 2000, 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

Rabbit to Dragon

Until the start

己卯

Earth Rabbit

Yin Earth

From the start

庚辰

Metal Dragon

Yang Metal

The saju verdict

Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 2000?

  • 1Born before February 4: both calendars say Earth Rabbit.
  • 2From the Ipchun minute (9:40 pm on February 4 in Seoul, 7:40 am on February 4 in New York) to February 4: saju says Dragon, Lunar New Year still says Rabbit. About 1 day where the two disagree.
  • 3Born on February 5 or later: both say Metal Dragon.
Zodiac animal by birth date, January 20 to February 20, 2000: by Lunar New Year and in saju
BornLunar New YearSaju (Ipchun)
Jan 20 ThuRabbitRabbit
Jan 21 FriRabbitRabbit
Jan 22 SatRabbitRabbit
Jan 23 SunRabbitRabbit
Jan 24 MonRabbitRabbit
Jan 25 TueRabbitRabbit
Jan 26 WedRabbitRabbit
Jan 27 ThuRabbitRabbit
Jan 28 FriRabbitRabbit
Jan 29 SatRabbitRabbit
Jan 30 SunRabbitRabbit
Jan 31 MonRabbitRabbit
Feb 1 TueRabbitRabbit
Feb 2 WedRabbitRabbit
Feb 3 ThuRabbitRabbit
Feb 4 FriRabbitRabbit → DragonDragon from 9:40 pm in Seoul, 8:40 pm in Beijing, 11:40 pm in Sydney, 12:40 pm in London, 7:40 am in New York and Toronto, 4:40 am in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
Feb 5 SatDragonDragon
Feb 6 SunDragonDragon
Feb 7 MonDragonDragon
Feb 8 TueDragonDragon
Feb 9 WedDragonDragon
Feb 10 ThuDragonDragon
Feb 11 FriDragonDragon
Feb 12 SatDragonDragon
Feb 13 SunDragonDragon
Feb 14 MonDragonDragon
Feb 15 TueDragonDragon
Feb 16 WedDragonDragon
Feb 17 ThuDragonDragon
Feb 18 FriDragonDragon
Feb 19 SatDragonDragon
Feb 20 SunDragonDragon

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

2000 year start FAQ

When did the Year of the Dragon start in 2000?

By the lunar calendar on Saturday, February 5, 2000, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 12:40 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 2000 in Korea?

Seollal (설날) fell on Saturday, February 5, 2000, 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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