2001 — Year of the Snake 蛇 辛巳

2001 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 2001-02-04 02:28:56 · CNY 2001-01-24 · engine 0.1.0

The two-calendar window in 2001

In 2001, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (2001-01-24) and Lichun 立春 11 days later (2001-02-04). Anyone born inside that 11-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 (2001-02-04 02:28:56, 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 2001

Born inside 2001 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 2001) mod 9 = 8 → Gen 艮 · female (2001 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 7 → Dui 兑. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 2000 — 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 2001-02-04 02:28:56 Beijing to the Lichun of 2002. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (2001-01-24) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 11 days of 2001 — see the window note above.

Is 2001 a leap month year?

Yes — the lunar year 2001 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 2001?

For births after Lichun: male 8 (艮), female 7 (兑). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 2000 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 2001 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (2001-01-24) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Snake years