Chinese New Year 1918
11 February 1918 · Monday · Year of the Horse (戊午)
- New Year’s Day
- 11 February 1918Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 10 February 1918Sunday · 丁巳年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Wu戊午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire in the Skythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1918
- 4 February 191822:53 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1918 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 11 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 1918
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 14 Feb 1915 | Sunday | 13 Feb | Rabbit 乙卯 | 354 | — |
| 1916 | 3 Feb 1916 | Thursday | 2 Feb | Loong 丙辰 | 355 | — |
| 1917 | 23 Jan 1917 | Tuesday | 22 Jan | Snake 丁巳 | 384 | 2 |
| 1918 | 11 Feb 1918 | Monday | 10 Feb | Horse 戊午 | 355 | — |
| 1919 | 1 Feb 1919 | Saturday | 31 Jan | Goat 己未 | 384 | 7 |
| 1920 | 20 Feb 1920 | Friday | 19 Feb | Monkey 庚申 | 354 | — |
| 1921 | 8 Feb 1921 | Tuesday | 7 Feb | Rooster 辛酉 | 354 | — |