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1999 Chinese zodiac: Rabbit and exact dates

Check the dates of the Rabbit year beginning in 1999, including which animal applies before Lunar New Year.

Two animals occur during Gregorian 1999: Tiger from January 1 through 1999-02-15, then Rabbit from 1999-02-16 through December 31. The full Rabbit animal year continues until 2000-02-04.

Check a birthday in 1999

Choose a Gregorian date in 1999. The result follows Lunar New Year, not January 1 or Li Chun. The calculation stays in your browser.

Every month of 1999: which animal applies?
MonthInclusive datesAnimal
January1999-01-01 → 1999-01-31Tiger
February1999-02-01 → 1999-02-15Tiger
February1999-02-16 → 1999-02-28Rabbit
March1999-03-01 → 1999-03-31Rabbit
April1999-04-01 → 1999-04-30Rabbit
May1999-05-01 → 1999-05-31Rabbit
June1999-06-01 → 1999-06-30Rabbit
July1999-07-01 → 1999-07-31Rabbit
August1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31Rabbit
September1999-09-01 → 1999-09-30Rabbit
October1999-10-01 → 1999-10-31Rabbit
November1999-11-01 → 1999-11-30Rabbit
December1999-12-01 → 1999-12-31Rabbit
Boundary cases you can check
DateAnimalReason
1999-02-15TigerLast day before this Lunar New Year
1999-02-16RabbitFirst day of this animal year
2000-02-04RabbitLast day of this animal year in the following Gregorian year
2000-02-05DragonFirst day of the following animal year

Calendar facts for 1999

In Gregorian 1999, 46 days belong to Tiger and 319 days belong to Rabbit. The complete animal year starting 1999-02-16 lasts 354 days. These are counts of calendar dates, not predictions or a calculation of age.

Why a year-only answer can be wrong

A birth on 1999-02-15 belongs to Tiger; a birth one day later on 1999-02-16 belongs to Rabbit. Likewise, 2000-02-04 is still Rabbit, although its Gregorian year is 2000. A site's label “1999 = Rabbit” is a useful shorthand only after checking the date.

Same animal, different New Year dates

Compare 1987 and 2011 with 1999: the animal repeats after twelve years, but the starting day must be checked separately. Do not copy a birthday cutoff from another cycle.

Animal years and exact date ranges
Year labelAnimalFirst dayLast day
1987Rabbit1987-01-291988-02-16
1999Rabbit1999-02-162000-02-04
2011Rabbit2011-02-032012-01-22

Dates, source and convention

The table splits Gregorian months at the Lunar New Year dates in the Hong Kong Observatory tables. Date ranges include both endpoints. A BaZi reading using Li Chun can assign a different year near its boundary; this page does not calculate that convention, birth-hour pillars or a person's traits.

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