Chinese New Year 1909
22 January 1909 · Friday · Year of the Rooster (己酉)
- New Year’s Day
- 22 January 1909Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 21 January 1909Thursday · 戊申年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji You己酉 · Rooster
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth of the Relay Stationthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 2th month
- Start of Spring 1909
- 4 February 190918:32 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1909 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 22 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 1909
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 25 Jan 1906 | Thursday | 24 Jan | Horse 丙午 | 384 | 4 |
| 1907 | 13 Feb 1907 | Wednesday | 12 Feb | Goat 丁未 | 354 | — |
| 1908 | 2 Feb 1908 | Sunday | 1 Feb | Monkey 戊申 | 355 | — |
| 1909 | 22 Jan 1909 | Friday | 21 Jan | Rooster 己酉 | 384 | 2 |
| 1910 | 10 Feb 1910 | Thursday | 9 Feb | Dog 庚戌 | 354 | — |
| 1911 | 30 Jan 1911 | Monday | 29 Jan | Pig 辛亥 | 384 | 6 |
| 1912 | 18 Feb 1912 | Sunday | 17 Feb | Rat 壬子 | 354 | — |