Chinese New Year 1924
5 February 1924 · Tuesday · Year of the Rat (甲子)
- New Year’s Day
- 5 February 1924Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 4 February 1924Monday · 癸亥年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Zi甲子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Seathe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1924
- 5 February 192409:49 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1924 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 5 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 1924
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1927 | 2 Feb 1927 | Wednesday | 1 Feb | Rabbit 丁卯 | 355 | — |