1916 — Year of the Dragon 龍 丙辰

1916 is the year of the Dragon 龍 — year pillar 丙辰, Yang Fire. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.

Lichun 1916-02-05 11:14:07 · CNY 1916-02-04 · engine 0.1.0

The two-calendar window in 1916

In 1916, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (1916-02-04) and Lichun 立春 1 day later (1916-02-05). Anyone born inside that 1-day window gets a different zodiac animal and year pillar depending on which convention their tool follows — BaZi practice switches at the exact Lichun instant (1916-02-05 11:14:07, Beijing), folk calendar practice at the new moon. This is not an edge case we gloss over — it is the single most common source of wrong zodiac years, and our engine comparison tool shows it live with three engines side by side.

Your Kua number for 1916

Born inside 1916 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 1916) mod 9 = 3 → Zhen 震 · female (1916 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 3 → Zhen 震. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 1915 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.

FAQ

When does the year of the Dragon (丙辰) start and end?

By the exact Lichun instant: from 1916-02-05 11:14:07 Beijing to the Lichun of 1917. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (1916-02-04) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 1 day of 1916 — see the window note above.

Is 1916 a leap month year?

No — the lunar year 1916 has 12 months and no leap month.

What is my Kua number if I was born in 1916?

For births after Lichun: male 3 (震), female 3 (震). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 1915 and use that year in the formula — most online calculators get early-February birthdays wrong here.

Tools for this year

All 24 solar terms of 1916 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (1916-02-04) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Dragon years