1941 — Year of the Snake 蛇 辛巳
1941 is the year of the Snake 蛇 — year pillar 辛巳, Yin Metal. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.
Lichun 1941-02-04 12:49:52 · CNY 1941-01-27 · engine 0.1.0
| Field | Value (kernel-computed) |
|---|---|
| Year pillar 年柱 (Lichun rule) | 辛巳 辛巳 |
| Zodiac 生肖 | Snake 蛇 |
| Element (heavenly stem) | Yin Metal |
| Exact Lichun instant 立春 | 1941-02-04 12:49:52 Beijing |
| Chinese New Year 正月初一 | 1941-01-27 |
| Lunar months in the year | 13（leap month: month 6 閏6月） |
| Lunar year length | 383.9580000000001 days |
The two-calendar window in 1941
In 1941, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (1941-01-27) and Lichun 立春 8 days later (1941-02-04). Anyone born inside that 8-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 (1941-02-04 12:49:52, 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 1941
Born inside 1941 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 1941) mod 9 = 5 → Kun 坤 · female (1941 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 1 → Kan 坎（five yellow substituted per convention）. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 1940 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.
FAQ
When does the year of the Snake (辛巳) start and end?
By the exact Lichun instant: from 1941-02-04 12:49:52 Beijing to the Lichun of 1942. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (1941-01-27) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 8 days of 1941 — see the window note above.
Is 1941 a leap month year?
Yes — the lunar year 1941 has 13 months with a leap month 6 閏6月, computed by the GB/T 33661-2017 rules (no-zhongqi method, with the 2033-type edge cases handled).
What is my Kua number if I was born in 1941?
For births after Lichun: male 5 (坤), female 1 (坎). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 1940 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 1941 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (1941-01-27) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Snake years