Chinese New Year 1923
16 February 1923 · Friday · Year of the Pig (癸亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 16 February 1923Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 15 February 1923Thursday · 壬戌年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui Hai癸亥 · Pig
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water of the Great Seathe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1923
- 5 February 192304:00 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1923 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 16 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 1923
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1924 | 5 Feb 1924 | Tuesday | 4 Feb | Rat 甲子 | 354 | — |
| 1925 | 24 Jan 1925 | Saturday | 23 Jan | Ox 乙丑 | 385 | 4 |
| 1926 | 13 Feb 1926 | Saturday | 12 Feb | Tiger 丙寅 | 354 | — |