1986 — Year of the Tiger 虎 丙寅

1986 is the year of the Tiger 虎 — year pillar 丙寅, Yang Fire. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.

Lichun 1986-02-04 11:07:46 · CNY 1986-02-09 · engine 0.1.0

The two-calendar window in 1986

In 1986, Lichun 立春 falls first (1986-02-04) and Chinese New Year 5 days later (1986-02-09). Anyone born inside that 5-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 (1986-02-04 11:07:46, 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 1986

Born inside 1986 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 1986) mod 9 = 5 → Kun 坤 · female (1986 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 1 → Kan 坎（five yellow substituted per convention）. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 1985 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.

FAQ

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

By the exact Lichun instant: from 1986-02-04 11:07:46 Beijing to the Lichun of 1987. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (1986-02-09) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 5 days of 1986 — see the window note above.

Is 1986 a leap month year?

No — the lunar year 1986 has 12 months and no leap month.

What is my Kua number if I was born in 1986?

For births after Lichun: male 5 (坤), female 1 (坎). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 1985 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 1986 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (1986-02-09) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Tiger years