Chinese New Year 1920
20 February 1920 · Friday · Year of the Monkey (庚申)
- New Year’s Day
- 20 February 1920Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 19 February 1920Thursday · 己未年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Geng Shen庚申 · Monkey
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of the Pomegranatethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1920
- 5 February 192010:26 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1920 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 20 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 1920
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1922 | 28 Jan 1922 | Saturday | 27 Jan | Dog 壬戌 | 384 | 5 |
| 1923 | 16 Feb 1923 | Friday | 15 Feb | Pig 癸亥 | 354 | — |