Chinese New Year 1903
29 January 1903 · Thursday · Year of the Rabbit (癸卯)
- New Year’s Day
- 29 January 1903Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 28 January 1903Wednesday · 壬寅年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui Mao癸卯 · Rabbit
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold Leafthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 383 daysincludes a leap 5th month
- Start of Spring 1903
- 5 February 190307:31 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1903 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 29 January by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 1903
The date drifts across a 21-day window, from 21 January to 20 February.
| Year | New Year’s Day | Weekday | Eve | Zodiac | Days | Leap month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 31 Jan 1900 | Wednesday | 30 Jan | Rat 庚子 | 384 | 8 |
| 1901 | 19 Feb 1901 | Tuesday | 18 Feb | Ox 辛丑 | 354 | — |
| 1902 | 8 Feb 1902 | Saturday | 7 Feb | Tiger 壬寅 | 355 | — |
| 1903 | 29 Jan 1903 | Thursday | 28 Jan | Rabbit 癸卯 | 383 | 5 |
| 1904 | 16 Feb 1904 | Tuesday | 15 Feb | Loong 甲辰 | 354 | — |
| 1905 | 4 Feb 1905 | Saturday | 3 Feb | Snake 乙巳 | 355 | — |
| 1906 | 25 Jan 1906 | Thursday | 24 Jan | Horse 丙午 | 384 | 4 |