Ancient Eighteen Flying Stars
Chinese New Year 2041 Date: Metal Rooster
Chinese New Year 2041 falls on February 1. Check the Xin-you Metal Rooster dates, the later February 3 Li Chun boundary, and the January 21, 2042 year end.
Direct answer
Chinese New Year 2041 falls on 1 February. The Hong Kong Observatory identifies 2041 as the Xin-you (辛酉) year of the Rooster, commonly called the Metal Rooster year. Under the public Lunar-New-Year convention, this interval runs from 1 February 2041 through 21 January 2042. Li Chun falls later, on 3 February 2041, so the two methods change the year on different civil dates.
How to read it
The Hong Kong Observatory's 2041 Gregorian-lunar conversion table identifies the Xin-you year of the Rooster. The Heavenly Stem Xin is conventionally associated with yin metal, while the Earthly Branch You is associated with the Rooster. Metal Rooster is therefore a calendar designation, not a guaranteed personality description or event forecast.
Under the common public zodiac convention, the annual animal changes on Lunar New Year. The official 2041 table places the first day of the first lunar month on 1 February. The Observatory's 2042 table places the following Lunar New Year on 22 January 2042, so the public Rooster-year interval ends on 21 January 2042.
Li Chun falls on 3 February 2041, two days after Lunar New Year. These are different calendar events on different civil dates: Li Chun is a solar term, while Lunar New Year begins the first lunar month. Destin Field uses the exact Li Chun boundary from its documented calendar calculation for the chart's birth-year stem and branch.
A birth on 1 or 2 February 2041 can therefore receive different year labels under the two named conventions. A public zodiac lookup already uses the Rooster, while a Destin Field chart keeps the preceding Geng-shen year until the exact Li Chun moment on 3 February. The recorded local date, time, birthplace, and stated convention all matter near the boundary.
This page answers the 2041 calendar question only. It does not publish an annual horoscope, lucky-colour list, compatibility ranking, health warning, wealth forecast, or fixed personality claim. A year animal and stem element are broad labels; a twelve-palace chart requires the recorded birth date, time, place, and additional documented rules.
2041 Metal Rooster dates at a glance
2041 stem-branch year
Xin-you (辛酉): the stem Xin is associated with yin metal, and the branch You is the Rooster.
Public zodiac interval
Lunar New Year begins on 1 February 2041. The next begins on 22 January 2042, so the public Rooster interval ends on 21 January 2042.
Destin Field chart boundary
Li Chun falls on 3 February 2041 and the chart uses its exact calculated moment to change the year stem and branch.
Different dates, separate boundaries
Lunar New Year and Li Chun fall on different civil dates in 2041 and remain different calendar events.
Example
For a birth on 2 February 2041, a public zodiac lookup uses the Rooster because Lunar New Year has begun. A Destin Field chart keeps the preceding year until the exact Li Chun moment on 3 February. Keep the recorded local time and birthplace instead of combining the two conventions.
Common misunderstandings
- The public 2041 Rooster year does not begin on 1 January.
- Lunar New Year begins on 1 February, while Li Chun falls on 3 February; they are not interchangeable year boundaries.
- Metal Rooster is a calendar designation, not evidence of guaranteed character, luck, health, or events.
Reading boundary
This is a factual calendar and method guide. It does not provide a horoscope, scientific personality measure, or guaranteed prediction for 2041.
Questions people ask
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2041?
The Hong Kong Observatory identifies 2041 as the Xin-you year of the Rooster, commonly called the Metal Rooster year.
When is Chinese New Year 2041?
Chinese New Year falls on 1 February 2041.
When does the public 2041 Rooster year end?
It ends on 21 January 2042 because the following Lunar New Year begins on 22 January 2042.
Why can an early-February 2041 result differ?
The public zodiac changes at Lunar New Year on 1 February, while this chart changes its birth-year stem and branch at the exact Li Chun moment on 3 February.
Does this page predict the Metal Rooster year?
No. It documents calendar names, dates, and method boundaries without predicting luck, personality, health, relationships, or money.
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Research sources
Chart positions are calculated from documented rules. The written interpretation explains those positions in modern language. A reply from the site owner is a separate human opinion; neither is presented as a quotation from the historical texts.
- System
- Textual Reconstruction of the Ancient Eighteen Flying Stars System
- Author
- Yilong Cheng
- Source review
- Destin Field source review
- Updated
- Wikisource — Purple Star Astrology, Xu Daozang edition
- Chinese Text Project — Purple Star Astrology, Volume One
- Historical edition — Complete Fine Manuscript of the Eighteen Flying Stars Purple Star Astrology, ISBN 9789866171680 (translated bibliographic title, not the Destin Field system name)
- Hong Kong Observatory — 2041 Gregorian-lunar conversion table
- Hong Kong Observatory — 2042 Gregorian-lunar conversion table
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