{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/chinese-zodiac/year/1998",
  "year": 1998,
  "info": {
    "year": 1998,
    "animal": "tiger",
    "animalName": "Tiger",
    "element": "Earth",
    "polarity": "Yang",
    "hanzi": "戊寅",
    "pinyin": "Wu Yin",
    "label": "Earth Tiger",
    "start": "1998-01-28",
    "end": "1999-02-15"
  },
  "previous": {
    "year": 1997,
    "animal": "ox",
    "animalName": "Ox",
    "element": "Fire",
    "polarity": "Yin",
    "hanzi": "丁丑",
    "pinyin": "Ding Chou",
    "label": "Fire Ox",
    "start": "1997-02-07",
    "end": "1998-01-27"
  },
  "lichun": {
    "name": "Start of Spring",
    "pinyin": "Lichun",
    "hanzi": "立春",
    "longitude": 315,
    "kind": "jie",
    "date": "1998-02-04T00:56:52.429Z",
    "day": "1998-02-04"
  },
  "terms": [
    {
      "name": "Minor Cold",
      "pinyin": "Xiaohan",
      "hanzi": "小寒",
      "longitude": 285,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-01-05T13:18:23.411Z",
      "day": "1998-01-05"
    },
    {
      "name": "Major Cold",
      "pinyin": "Dahan",
      "hanzi": "大寒",
      "longitude": 300,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-01-20T06:46:07.128Z",
      "day": "1998-01-20"
    },
    {
      "name": "Start of Spring",
      "pinyin": "Lichun",
      "hanzi": "立春",
      "longitude": 315,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-02-04T00:56:52.429Z",
      "day": "1998-02-04"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rain Water",
      "pinyin": "Yushui",
      "hanzi": "雨水",
      "longitude": 330,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-02-18T20:54:43.401Z",
      "day": "1998-02-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "Awakening of Insects",
      "pinyin": "Jingzhe",
      "hanzi": "惊蛰",
      "longitude": 345,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-03-05T18:57:07.669Z",
      "day": "1998-03-06"
    },
    {
      "name": "Spring Equinox",
      "pinyin": "Chunfen",
      "hanzi": "春分",
      "longitude": 0,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-03-20T19:54:19.805Z",
      "day": "1998-03-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Clear and Bright",
      "pinyin": "Qingming",
      "hanzi": "清明",
      "longitude": 15,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-04-04T23:44:51.119Z",
      "day": "1998-04-05"
    },
    {
      "name": "Grain Rain",
      "pinyin": "Guyu",
      "hanzi": "谷雨",
      "longitude": 30,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-04-20T06:56:35.648Z",
      "day": "1998-04-20"
    },
    {
      "name": "Start of Summer",
      "pinyin": "Lixia",
      "hanzi": "立夏",
      "longitude": 45,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-05-05T17:03:07.443Z",
      "day": "1998-05-06"
    },
    {
      "name": "Grain Buds",
      "pinyin": "Xiaoman",
      "hanzi": "小满",
      "longitude": 60,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-05-21T06:05:22.526Z",
      "day": "1998-05-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Grain in Ear",
      "pinyin": "Mangzhong",
      "hanzi": "芒种",
      "longitude": 75,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-06-05T21:13:22.792Z",
      "day": "1998-06-06"
    },
    {
      "name": "Summer Solstice",
      "pinyin": "Xiazhi",
      "hanzi": "夏至",
      "longitude": 90,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-06-21T14:02:35.425Z",
      "day": "1998-06-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Minor Heat",
      "pinyin": "Xiaoshu",
      "hanzi": "小暑",
      "longitude": 105,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-07-07T07:30:24.353Z",
      "day": "1998-07-07"
    },
    {
      "name": "Major Heat",
      "pinyin": "Dashu",
      "hanzi": "大暑",
      "longitude": 120,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-07-23T00:55:31.961Z",
      "day": "1998-07-23"
    },
    {
      "name": "Start of Autumn",
      "pinyin": "Liqiu",
      "hanzi": "立秋",
      "longitude": 135,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-08-07T17:19:55.162Z",
      "day": "1998-08-08"
    },
    {
      "name": "End of Heat",
      "pinyin": "Chushu",
      "hanzi": "处暑",
      "longitude": 150,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-08-23T07:59:19.020Z",
      "day": "1998-08-23"
    },
    {
      "name": "White Dew",
      "pinyin": "Bailu",
      "hanzi": "白露",
      "longitude": 165,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-09-07T20:16:16.502Z",
      "day": "1998-09-08"
    },
    {
      "name": "Autumn Equinox",
      "pinyin": "Qiufen",
      "hanzi": "秋分",
      "longitude": 180,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-09-23T05:37:51.465Z",
      "day": "1998-09-23"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cold Dew",
      "pinyin": "Hanlu",
      "hanzi": "寒露",
      "longitude": 195,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-10-08T11:56:18.089Z",
      "day": "1998-10-08"
    },
    {
      "name": "Frost's Descent",
      "pinyin": "Shuangjiang",
      "hanzi": "霜降",
      "longitude": 210,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-10-23T14:59:16.095Z",
      "day": "1998-10-23"
    },
    {
      "name": "Start of Winter",
      "pinyin": "Lidong",
      "hanzi": "立冬",
      "longitude": 225,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-11-07T15:08:49.417Z",
      "day": "1998-11-07"
    },
    {
      "name": "Minor Snow",
      "pinyin": "Xiaoxue",
      "hanzi": "小雪",
      "longitude": 240,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-11-22T12:34:34.658Z",
      "day": "1998-11-22"
    },
    {
      "name": "Major Snow",
      "pinyin": "Daxue",
      "hanzi": "大雪",
      "longitude": 255,
      "kind": "jie",
      "date": "1998-12-07T08:01:43.446Z",
      "day": "1998-12-07"
    },
    {
      "name": "Winter Solstice",
      "pinyin": "Dongzhi",
      "hanzi": "冬至",
      "longitude": 270,
      "kind": "zhongqi",
      "date": "1998-12-22T01:56:32.653Z",
      "day": "1998-12-22"
    }
  ],
  "months": [
    {
      "number": 1,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "First Month",
      "start": "1998-01-28",
      "days": 30
    },
    {
      "number": 2,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Second Month",
      "start": "1998-02-27",
      "days": 29
    },
    {
      "number": 3,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Third Month",
      "start": "1998-03-28",
      "days": 29
    },
    {
      "number": 4,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Fourth Month",
      "start": "1998-04-26",
      "days": 30
    },
    {
      "number": 5,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Fifth Month",
      "start": "1998-05-26",
      "days": 29
    },
    {
      "number": 5,
      "leap": true,
      "name": "Leap Fifth Month",
      "start": "1998-06-24",
      "days": 29
    },
    {
      "number": 6,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Sixth Month",
      "start": "1998-07-23",
      "days": 30
    },
    {
      "number": 7,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Seventh Month",
      "start": "1998-08-22",
      "days": 30
    },
    {
      "number": 8,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Eighth Month",
      "start": "1998-09-21",
      "days": 29
    },
    {
      "number": 9,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Ninth Month",
      "start": "1998-10-20",
      "days": 30
    },
    {
      "number": 10,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Tenth Month",
      "start": "1998-11-19",
      "days": 30
    },
    {
      "number": 11,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Eleventh Month",
      "start": "1998-12-19",
      "days": 29
    },
    {
      "number": 12,
      "leap": false,
      "name": "Twelfth Month",
      "start": "1999-01-17",
      "days": 30
    }
  ],
  "leapMonth": "Leap Fifth Month",
  "monthCount": 13,
  "festivals": [
    {
      "name": "Lunar New Year (Spring Festival)",
      "day": "1998-01-28"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lantern Festival",
      "day": "1998-02-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dragon Boat Festival",
      "day": "1998-05-30"
    },
    {
      "name": "Qixi Festival",
      "day": "1998-08-28"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mid-Autumn Festival",
      "day": "1998-10-05"
    },
    {
      "name": "Double Ninth Festival",
      "day": "1998-10-28"
    }
  ],
  "taiSui": [
    {
      "key": "birthYear",
      "label": "Birth year (Ben Ming Nian)",
      "animals": [
        "tiger"
      ],
      "names": [
        "Tiger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "clash",
      "label": "Clashes with Tai Sui (Chong)",
      "animals": [
        "monkey"
      ],
      "names": [
        "Monkey"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "harm",
      "label": "Harms Tai Sui (Hai)",
      "animals": [
        "snake"
      ],
      "names": [
        "Snake"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "punishment",
      "label": "Punishes Tai Sui (Xing)",
      "animals": [
        "snake",
        "monkey"
      ],
      "names": [
        "Snake",
        "Monkey"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "break",
      "label": "Breaks Tai Sui (Po)",
      "animals": [
        "pig"
      ],
      "names": [
        "Pig"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "answer": "Chinese New Year 1998 is on January 28, 1998, beginning the Year of the Earth Tiger (戊寅, Wu Yin), which lasts until February 15, 1999. Until then it is still the Year of the Fire Ox. In BaZi, which counts years from the solar term Start of Spring (Li Chun), the 1998 year begins on February 4, 1998 at 8:56 AM Beijing time (00:56 UTC). This lunar year has 13 months, including a leap fifth month.",
  "taiSuiAnswer": "In the Year of the Earth Tiger, the signs traditionally said to be in conflict with Tai Sui, the year's ruling deity, are Tiger (birth year), Monkey (clash and punishment), Snake (harm and punishment) and Pig (break)."
}