Cycle position 36 of 60 · 己亥

1959 in Four Pillars: 己亥 Earth Pig, Li Chun 4 Feb

1959 is 己亥, the Earth Pig year: the lunar animal year runs 8 Feb 1959–27 Jan 1960. The Four Pillars year begins at Li Chun on 4 Feb 1959, 21:42:10 CST (UTC+8).

己亥 Yin Earth Pig

Begins: 8 February 1959
Ends: 27 January 1960
Animal: Pig

1959Yin Earth Pig己亥 · position 36 of 60

Chinese New Year and Li Chun in 1959

01 · Outer zodiac year

Chinese New Year

8 February 1959Chinese New Year guide →

02 · Four Pillars year

立春 Li Chun

4 February 1959 · 21:42:10 CSTLi Chun →

Li Chun arrived 4 calendar days before Chinese New Year.

What 己亥 fixes for 1959

Cycle position: 36 of 60
Heavenly Stem: 己 Ji
Phase: Earth
Polarity: Yin
Earthly Branch: 亥 Hai · Pig

Returns around 1959: Pig and 己亥

Exact stem–branch return

己亥 · Yin Earth Pig

1959 20192079

Nearest branch returns · 本命年

亥 Pig years

1947 1959 1971

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The 1959 solar-term month calendar

Opening term, China Standard Time (CST) (UTC+8) and complete month pillar. Month 12 opens in 1960.

01立春Start of SpringLìchūn
4 February 1959 · 21:42:10 CST
丙寅Yang Fire Tiger
02惊蛰Awakening of InsectsJīngzhé
6 March 1959 · 15:56:35 CST
丁卯Yin Fire Rabbit
03清明Clear and BrightQīngmíng
5 April 1959 · 21:03:02 CST
戊辰Yang Earth Dragon
04立夏Start of SummerLìxià
6 May 1959 · 14:38:42 CST
己巳Yin Earth Snake
05芒种Grain in EarMángzhòng
6 June 1959 · 19:00:03 CST
庚午Yang Metal Horse
06小暑Minor HeatXiǎoshǔ
8 July 1959 · 05:19:52 CST
辛未Yin Metal Goat
07立秋Start of AutumnLìqiū
8 August 1959 · 15:04:04 CST
壬申Yang Water Monkey
08白露White DewBáilù
8 September 1959 · 17:47:54 CST
癸酉Yin Water Rooster
09寒露Cold DewHánlù
9 October 1959 · 09:09:48 CST
甲戌Yang Wood Dog
10立冬Start of WinterLìdōng
8 November 1959 · 12:02:03 CST
乙亥Yin Wood Pig
11大雪Major SnowDàxuě
8 December 1959 · 04:37:16 CST
丙子Yang Fire Rat
12小寒Minor ColdXiǎohán
6 January 1960 · 15:42:27 CST
丁丑Yin Fire Ox