---
title: "Chinese Element"
method: POST
path: "/chinese/zodiac/element"
tags: ["Chinese: Zodiac & Feng Shui"]
---

# Chinese Element

`POST /chinese/zodiac/element`

Fixed-branch element + cycling-stem element + yin/yang for given solar year.

## Request body

- ChineseDateInput
  - `date` string, required
  - `time` string
  - `timezoneOffset` number, nullable — Hours from UTC at the given moment, not minutes. Fractional zones are hours too: 5.5 for India, 5.75 for Nepal, -3.5 for Newfoundland. Defaults to 0, meaning UTC.
  - `solarYear` integer

## Response `200`

Successful calculation

- object
  - `ok` boolean
  - `data` object
    - `solarYear` number, nullable
    - `fixedElement` string, nullable
    - `cyclingElement` string, nullable
    - `yin` boolean, nullable
    - `description` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation error
- `401` — Missing or invalid API key

---

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