Chinese New Year 1928
23 January 1928 · Monday · Year of the Loong (戊辰)
- New Year’s Day
- 23 January 1928Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 22 January 1928Sunday · 丁卯年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Chen戊辰 · Loong
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of the Great Forestthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 2th month
- Start of Spring 1928
- 5 February 192809:16 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1928 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 23 January by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 1928
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1931 | 17 Feb 1931 | Tuesday | 16 Feb | Goat 辛未 | 354 | — |