1968 — Year of the Monkey 猴 戊申
1968 is the year of the Monkey 猴 — year pillar 戊申, Yang Earth. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.
Lichun 1968-02-05 02:07:32 · CNY 1968-01-30 · engine 0.1.0
| Field | Value (kernel-computed) |
|---|---|
| Year pillar 年柱 (Lichun rule) | 戊申 戊申 |
| Zodiac 生肖 | Monkey 猴 |
| Element (heavenly stem) | Yang Earth |
| Exact Lichun instant 立春 | 1968-02-05 02:07:32 Beijing |
| Chinese New Year 正月初一 | 1968-01-30 |
| Lunar months in the year | 13（leap month: month 7 閏7月） |
| Lunar year length | 383.99699999999996 days |
The two-calendar window in 1968
In 1968, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (1968-01-30) and Lichun 立春 6 days later (1968-02-05). Anyone born inside that 6-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 (1968-02-05 02:07:32, 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 1968
Born inside 1968 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 1968) mod 9 = 5 → Kun 坤 · female (1968 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 1 → Kan 坎（five yellow substituted per convention）. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 1967 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.
FAQ
When does the year of the Monkey (戊申) start and end?
By the exact Lichun instant: from 1968-02-05 02:07:32 Beijing to the Lichun of 1969. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (1968-01-30) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 6 days of 1968 — see the window note above.
Is 1968 a leap month year?
Yes — the lunar year 1968 has 13 months with a leap month 7 閏7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 1968?
For births after Lichun: male 5 (坤), female 1 (坎). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 1967 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 1968 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (1968-01-30) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Monkey years