1974 — Year of the Tiger 虎 甲寅

1974 is the year of the Tiger 虎 — year pillar 甲寅, Yang Wood. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.

Lichun 1974-02-04 13:00:07 · CNY 1974-01-23 · engine 0.1.0

The two-calendar window in 1974

In 1974, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (1974-01-23) and Lichun 立春 12 days later (1974-02-04). Anyone born inside that 12-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 (1974-02-04 13:00:07, 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 1974

Born inside 1974 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 1974) mod 9 = 8 → Gen 艮 · female (1974 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 7 → Dui 兑. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 1973 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.

FAQ

When does the year of the Tiger (甲寅) start and end?

By the exact Lichun instant: from 1974-02-04 13:00:07 Beijing to the Lichun of 1975. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (1974-01-23) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 12 days of 1974 — see the window note above.

Is 1974 a leap month year?

Yes — the lunar year 1974 has 13 months with a leap month 4 閏4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 1974?

For births after Lichun: male 8 (艮), female 7 (兑). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 1973 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 1974 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (1974-01-23) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Tiger years