Chinese New Year 1933
26 January 1933 · Thursday · Year of the Rooster (癸酉)
- New Year’s Day
- 26 January 1933Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 25 January 1933Wednesday · 壬申年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui You癸酉 · Rooster
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold on the Sword Edgethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 5th month
- Start of Spring 1933
- 4 February 193314:09 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1933 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 26 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 1933
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1934 | 14 Feb 1934 | Wednesday | 13 Feb | Dog 甲戌 | 355 | — |
| 1935 | 4 Feb 1935 | Monday | 3 Feb | Pig 乙亥 | 354 | — |
| 1936 | 24 Jan 1936 | Friday | 23 Jan | Rat 丙子 | 384 | 3 |