Chinese New Year 1911
30 January 1911 · Monday · Year of the Pig (辛亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 30 January 1911Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 29 January 1911Sunday · 庚戌年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Xin Hai辛亥 · Pig
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold of Hairpin and Braceletthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 6th month
- Start of Spring 1911
- 5 February 191106:10 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1911 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 30 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 1911
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1913 | 6 Feb 1913 | Thursday | 5 Feb | Ox 癸丑 | 354 | — |
| 1914 | 26 Jan 1914 | Monday | 25 Jan | Tiger 甲寅 | 384 | 5 |