2061 — Year of the Snake 蛇 辛巳
2061 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 2061-02-03 15:53:26 · CNY 2061-01-21 · engine 0.1.0
| Field | Value (kernel-computed) |
|---|---|
| Year pillar 年柱 (Lichun rule) | 辛巳 辛巳 |
| Zodiac 生肖 | Snake 蛇 |
| Element (heavenly stem) | Yin Metal |
| Exact Lichun instant 立春 | 2061-02-03 15:53:26 Beijing |
| Chinese New Year 正月初一 | 2061-01-21 |
| Lunar months in the year | 13(leap month: month 3 閏3月) |
| Lunar year length | 383.87199999999996 days |
The two-calendar window in 2061
In 2061, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (2061-01-21) and Lichun 立春 13 days later (2061-02-03). Anyone born inside that 13-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 (2061-02-03 15:53:26, 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 2061
Born inside 2061 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 2061) mod 9 = 2 → Kun 坤 · female (2061 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 4 → Xun 巽. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 2060 — 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 2061-02-03 15:53:26 Beijing to the Lichun of 2062. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (2061-01-21) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 13 days of 2061 — see the window note above.
Is 2061 a leap month year?
Yes — the lunar year 2061 has 13 months with a leap month 3 閏3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 2061?
For births after Lichun: male 2 (坤), female 4 (巽). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 2060 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 2061 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (2061-01-21) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Snake years