Chinese New Year 1904
16 February 1904 · Tuesday · Year of the Loong (甲辰)
- New Year’s Day
- 16 February 1904Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 15 February 1904Monday · 癸卯年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Chen甲辰 · Loong
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire of the Lanternthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1904
- 5 February 190413:24 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1904 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 16 February by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 1904
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1907 | 13 Feb 1907 | Wednesday | 12 Feb | Goat 丁未 | 354 | — |