Chinese New Year 1913
6 February 1913 · Thursday · Year of the Ox (癸丑)
- New Year’s Day
- 6 February 1913Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 5 February 1913Wednesday · 壬子年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui Chou癸丑 · Ox
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of Mulberrythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1913
- 4 February 191317:42 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1913 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 6 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 1913
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1916 | 3 Feb 1916 | Thursday | 2 Feb | Loong 丙辰 | 355 | — |