2049 — Year of the Snake 蛇 己巳

2049 is the year of the Snake 蛇 — year pillar 己巳, Yin Earth. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.

Lichun 2049-02-03 17:53:04 · CNY 2049-02-02 · engine 0.1.0

The two-calendar window in 2049

In 2049, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (2049-02-02) and Lichun 立春 1 day later (2049-02-03). 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 (2049-02-03 17:53:04, 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 2049

Born inside 2049 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 2049) mod 9 = 5 → Kun 坤 · female (2049 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 1 → Kan 坎（five yellow substituted per convention）. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 2048 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.

FAQ

When does the year of the Snake (己巳) start and end?

By the exact Lichun instant: from 2049-02-03 17:53:04 Beijing to the Lichun of 2050. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (2049-02-02) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 1 day of 2049 — see the window note above.

Is 2049 a leap month year?

No — the lunar year 2049 has 12 months and no leap month.

What is my Kua number if I was born in 2049?

For births after Lichun: male 5 (坤), female 1 (坎). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 2048 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 2049 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (2049-02-02) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Snake years