Chinese New Year 1912
18 February 1912 · Sunday · Year of the Rat (壬子)
- New Year’s Day
- 18 February 1912Sunday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 17 February 1912Saturday · 辛亥年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ren Zi壬子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of Mulberrythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1912
- 5 February 191211:53 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1912 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 18 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 1912
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1915 | 14 Feb 1915 | Sunday | 13 Feb | Rabbit 乙卯 | 354 | — |