Chinese New Year 1936
24 January 1936 · Friday · Year of the Rat (丙子)
- New Year’s Day
- 24 January 1936Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 23 January 1936Thursday · 乙亥年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Bing Zi丙子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water in the Ravinethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 3th month
- Start of Spring 1936
- 5 February 193607:29 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1936 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 24 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 1936
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1937 | 11 Feb 1937 | Thursday | 10 Feb | Ox 丁丑 | 354 | — |
| 1938 | 31 Jan 1938 | Monday | 30 Jan | Tiger 戊寅 | 384 | 7 |
| 1939 | 19 Feb 1939 | Sunday | 18 Feb | Rabbit 己卯 | 354 | — |