2027 · 丁未 · Yin Fire Goat
When does the Year of the Goat start in 2027?
The Year of the Goat (丁未, Fire Goat) begins on Saturday, February 6, 2027 by the lunar calendar, at Lunar New Year. Saju, the Korean Four Pillars (BaZi in Chinese), starts it 2 days earlier, at Ipchun: February 4, 2027 at 01:46 UTC, which is 10:46 am on February 4 in Seoul and 8:46 pm on February 3 in New York and Toronto.
The Goat is also called the Sheep or the Ram in English. Same animal, 未.
By Lunar New Year
Saturday, February 6, 2027
In Korea, Seollal is a day later: Sunday, February 7, 2027.
In saju, at Ipchun (입춘)
February 4, 2027 · 01:46 UTC
Feb 4, 10:46 am in Seoul · Feb 3, 8:46 pm in New York
The Ipchun minute
Ipchun 2027, 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, 01:46 | UTC |
| Seoul | Feb 4, 10:46 am | UTC+9 |
| Beijing | Feb 4, 9:46 am | UTC+8 |
| Sydney | Feb 4, 12:46 pm | UTC+11 |
| London | Feb 4, 1:46 am | UTC |
| New York and Toronto | Feb 3, 8:46 pm | UTC-5 |
| Los Angeles | Feb 3, 5:46 pm | UTC-8 |
| Vancouver | Feb 3, 6:46 pm | UTC-7 |
Local times use each place's clock in 2027, 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
丙午
Fire Horse
Yang Fire
From the start
丁未
Fire Goat
Yin Fire
The saju verdict
Born Jan 20 to Feb 20, 2027?
- 1Born before February 3: both calendars say Fire Horse.
- 2From the Ipchun minute (10:46 am on February 4 in Seoul, 8:46 pm on February 3 in New York) to February 5: saju says Goat, Lunar New Year still says Horse. About 2 days where the two disagree.
- 3Born on February 6 or later: both say Fire Goat. Korea's lunar calendar turns a day later, on February 7.
| Born | Lunar New Year | Saju (Ipchun) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 Wed | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 21 Thu | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 22 Fri | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 23 Sat | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 24 Sun | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 25 Mon | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 26 Tue | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 27 Wed | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 28 Thu | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 29 Fri | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 30 Sat | Horse | Horse |
| Jan 31 Sun | Horse | Horse |
| Feb 1 Mon | Horse | Horse |
| Feb 2 Tue | Horse | Horse |
| Feb 3 Wed | Horse | Horse → GoatGoat from 8:46 pm in New York and Toronto, 5:46 pm in Los Angeles, 6:46 pm in Vancouver. Horse all day in Seoul, Beijing, Sydney, London. |
| Feb 4 Thu | Horse | Horse → GoatGoat from 10:46 am in Seoul, 9:46 am in Beijing, 12:46 pm in Sydney, 1:46 am in London. Goat all day in New York and Toronto, Los Angeles, Vancouver. |
| Feb 5 Fri | Horse | Goat |
| Feb 6 Sat | GoatHorse in Korea | Goat |
| Feb 7 Sun | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 8 Mon | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 9 Tue | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 10 Wed | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 11 Thu | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 12 Fri | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 13 Sat | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 14 Sun | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 15 Mon | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 16 Tue | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 17 Wed | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 18 Thu | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 19 Fri | Goat | Goat |
| Feb 20 Sat | 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.
2027 in saju
Your Fire Goat year, month by month
Saju splits 2027 into 12 solar months, from Ipchun on Feb 4 to the next Ipchun in 2028. Each month has its own pillar, and saju reads each one against your Day Master. The free episode shows your 12 months with a theme word each, marks the three saju reads as most open for you and the two to take slowly, and lets you read one in full.
Your Day Master decides how 丁 meets you. Find yours with the free calculator, or read how 2027 meets each of the ten.
A baby due in 2027? What saju reads in a Fire Goat baby. A parent born in 1967? Their birth year comes home in 2027.
Questions
2027 year start FAQ
Is someone born on February 5, 2027 a Horse or a Goat?
By Lunar New Year (February 6) still a Horse. In saju a Goat, because the saju year turns earlier, at Ipchun (February 4, 01:46 UTC). Most zodiac charts and the holidays follow Lunar New Year; saju and BaZi follow Ipchun.
When does the Year of the Goat start in 2027?
By the lunar calendar on Saturday, February 6, 2027, Lunar New Year. In saju at Ipchun (February 4, 01:46 UTC), the moment the Sun reaches 315 degrees, known in Korean as Ipchun (입춘, 立春), the start of spring.
When is Lunar New Year 2027 in Korea?
Seollal (설날) falls on Sunday, February 7, 2027, a day after China's February 6. The new moon comes at 11:56 pm in Beijing, already past midnight in Seoul, which is an hour ahead.
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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Your year, your Day Master
Type your birthday for your Day Master and a free episode. Add your birth city and time, and saju reads your year from Ipchun, to the minute.