Chinese New Year 1930
30 January 1930 · Thursday · Year of the Horse (庚午)
- New Year’s Day
- 30 January 1930Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 29 January 1930Wednesday · 己巳年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Geng Wu庚午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth by the Roadsidethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 383 daysincludes a leap 6th month
- Start of Spring 1930
- 4 February 193020:51 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1930 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 30 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 1930
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1932 | 6 Feb 1932 | Saturday | 5 Feb | Monkey 壬申 | 355 | — |
| 1933 | 26 Jan 1933 | Thursday | 25 Jan | Rooster 癸酉 | 384 | 5 |