2025 — Year of the Snake 蛇 乙巳
2025 is the year of the Snake 蛇 — year pillar 乙巳, Yin Wood. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.
Lichun 2025-02-03 22:10:27 · CNY 2025-01-29 · engine 0.1.0
| Field | Value (kernel-computed) |
|---|---|
| Year pillar 年柱 (Lichun rule) | 乙巳 乙巳 |
| Zodiac 生肖 | Snake 蛇 |
| Element (heavenly stem) | Yin Wood |
| Exact Lichun instant 立春 | 2025-02-03 22:10:27 Beijing |
| Chinese New Year 正月初一 | 2025-01-29 |
| Lunar months in the year | 13（leap month: month 6 閏6月） |
| Lunar year length | 383.976 days |
The two-calendar window in 2025
In 2025, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (2025-01-29) and Lichun 立春 5 days later (2025-02-03). 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 (2025-02-03 22:10:27, 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 2025
Born inside 2025 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 2025) mod 9 = 2 → Kun 坤 · female (2025 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 4 → Xun 巽. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 2024 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.
FAQ
When does the year of the Snake (乙巳) start and end?
By the exact Lichun instant: from 2025-02-03 22:10:27 Beijing to the Lichun of 2026. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (2025-01-29) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 5 days of 2025 — see the window note above.
Is 2025 a leap month year?
Yes — the lunar year 2025 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 2025?
For births after Lichun: male 2 (坤), female 4 (巽). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 2024 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 2025 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (2025-01-29) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Snake years