2011 — Year of the Rabbit 兔 辛卯
2011 is the year of the Rabbit 兔 — year pillar 辛卯, Yin Metal. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.
Lichun 2011-02-04 12:33:01 · CNY 2011-02-03 · engine 0.1.0
| Field | Value (kernel-computed) |
|---|---|
| Year pillar 年柱 (Lichun rule) | 辛卯 辛卯 |
| Zodiac 生肖 | Rabbit 兔 |
| Element (heavenly stem) | Yin Metal |
| Exact Lichun instant 立春 | 2011-02-04 12:33:01 Beijing |
| Chinese New Year 正月初一 | 2011-02-03 |
| Lunar months in the year | 12 |
| Lunar year length | 354.215 days |
The two-calendar window in 2011
In 2011, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (2011-02-03) and Lichun 立春 1 day later (2011-02-04). Anyone born inside that 1-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 (2011-02-04 12:33:01, 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 2011
Born inside 2011 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 2011) mod 9 = 7 → Dui 兑 · female (2011 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 8 → Gen 艮. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 2010 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.
FAQ
When does the year of the Rabbit (辛卯) start and end?
By the exact Lichun instant: from 2011-02-04 12:33:01 Beijing to the Lichun of 2012. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (2011-02-03) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 1 day of 2011 — see the window note above.
Is 2011 a leap month year?
No — the lunar year 2011 has 12 months and no leap month.
What is my Kua number if I was born in 2011?
For births after Lichun: male 7 (兑), female 8 (艮). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 2010 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 2011 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (2011-02-03) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Rabbit years