2017 — Year of the Rooster 雞 丁酉
2017 is the year of the Rooster 雞 — year pillar 丁酉, Yin Fire. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.
Lichun 2017-02-03 23:34:08 · CNY 2017-01-28 · engine 0.1.0
| Field | Value (kernel-computed) |
|---|---|
| Year pillar 年柱 (Lichun rule) | 丁酉 丁酉 |
| Zodiac 生肖 | Rooster 雞 |
| Element (heavenly stem) | Yin Fire |
| Exact Lichun instant 立春 | 2017-02-03 23:34:08 Beijing |
| Chinese New Year 正月初一 | 2017-01-28 |
| Lunar months in the year | 13（leap month: month 6 閏6月） |
| Lunar year length | 383.87300000000005 days |
The two-calendar window in 2017
In 2017, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (2017-01-28) and Lichun 立春 6 days later (2017-02-03). 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 (2017-02-03 23:34:08, 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 2017
Born inside 2017 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 2017) mod 9 = 1 → Kan 坎 · female (2017 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 5 → Gen 艮. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 2016 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.
FAQ
When does the year of the Rooster (丁酉) start and end?
By the exact Lichun instant: from 2017-02-03 23:34:08 Beijing to the Lichun of 2018. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (2017-01-28) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 6 days of 2017 — see the window note above.
Is 2017 a leap month year?
Yes — the lunar year 2017 has 13 months with a leap month 6 閏6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 2017?
For births after Lichun: male 1 (坎), female 5 (艮). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 2016 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 2017 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (2017-01-28) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Rooster years