Cycle position 17 of 60 · 庚辰

1940 in Four Pillars: 庚辰 Metal Dragon, Li Chun 5 Feb

1940 is 庚辰, the Metal Dragon year: the lunar animal year runs 8 Feb 1940–26 Jan 1941. The Four Pillars year begins at Li Chun on 5 Feb 1940, 07:07:32 CST (UTC+8).

庚辰 Yang Metal Dragon

Begins: 8 February 1940
Ends: 26 January 1941
Animal: Dragon

1940Yang Metal Dragon庚辰 · position 17 of 60

Chinese New Year and Li Chun in 1940

01 · Outer zodiac year

Chinese New Year

8 February 1940Chinese New Year guide →

02 · Four Pillars year

立春 Li Chun

5 February 1940 · 07:07:32 CSTLi Chun →

Li Chun arrived 3 calendar days before Chinese New Year.

What 庚辰 fixes for 1940

Cycle position: 17 of 60
Heavenly Stem: 庚 Geng
Phase: Metal
Polarity: Yang
Earthly Branch: 辰 Chen · Dragon

Returns around 1940: Dragon and 庚辰

Exact stem–branch return

庚辰 · Yang Metal Dragon

1940 20002060

Nearest branch returns · 本命年

辰 Dragon years

1928 1940 1952

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The 1940 solar-term month calendar

Opening term, China Standard Time (CST) (UTC+8) and complete month pillar. Month 12 opens in 1941.

01立春Start of SpringLìchūn
5 February 1940 · 07:07:32 CST
戊寅Yang Earth Tiger
02惊蛰Awakening of InsectsJīngzhé
6 March 1940 · 01:23:58 CST
己卯Yin Earth Rabbit
03清明Clear and BrightQīngmíng
5 April 1940 · 06:34:34 CST
庚辰Yang Metal Dragon
04立夏Start of SummerLìxià
6 May 1940 · 00:16:16 CST
辛巳Yin Metal Snake
05芒种Grain in EarMángzhòng
6 June 1940 · 04:44:02 CST
壬午Yang Water Horse
06小暑Minor HeatXiǎoshǔ
7 July 1940 · 15:08:01 CST
癸未Yin Water Goat
07立秋Start of AutumnLìqiū
8 August 1940 · 00:51:29 CST
甲申Yang Wood Monkey
08白露White DewBáilù
8 September 1940 · 03:29:14 CST
乙酉Yin Wood Rooster
09寒露Cold DewHánlù
8 October 1940 · 18:42:23 CST
丙戌Yang Fire Dog
10立冬Start of WinterLìdōng
7 November 1940 · 21:26:46 CST
丁亥Yin Fire Pig
11大雪Major SnowDàxuě
7 December 1940 · 13:57:51 CST
戊子Yang Earth Rat
12小寒Minor ColdXiǎohán
6 January 1941 · 01:03:54 CST
己丑Yin Earth Ox