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• Solar terms and calendar · Oct 28, 2026

  Born in January or February? How Ipchun sets your Korean zodiac sign

  Saju sets your zodiac animal by the exact time of Ipchun. Anyone born in January has the previous year's sign, and anyone born on February 3 or 4 must compare with that year's Ipchun time. If you were born in January, you may have heard two different answers about your zodiac animal. The calendar says it is already the new year, yet some people give you the previous year's animal and others give you the new one. Saju (Korean Four Pillars astrology) generally counts the zodiac year from Ipchun, the Start of Spring. So if you were born in January, your saju sign is the previous y

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