Chinese New Year 1927
2 February 1927 · Wednesday · Year of the Rabbit (丁卯)
- New Year’s Day
- 2 February 1927Wednesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 1 February 1927Tuesday · 丙寅年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Ding Mao丁卯 · Rabbit
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire from the Furnacethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1927
- 5 February 192703:30 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1927 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 2 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 1927
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1928 | 23 Jan 1928 | Monday | 22 Jan | Loong 戊辰 | 384 | 2 |
| 1929 | 10 Feb 1929 | Sunday | 9 Feb | Snake 己巳 | 354 | — |
| 1930 | 30 Jan 1930 | Thursday | 29 Jan | Horse 庚午 | 383 | 6 |