Chinese New Year 1939
19 February 1939 · Sunday · Year of the Rabbit (己卯)
- New Year’s Day
- 19 February 1939Sunday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 18 February 1939Saturday · 戊寅年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Mao己卯 · Rabbit
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the City Wallthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1939
- 5 February 193901:10 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1939 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 19 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 1939
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1940 | 8 Feb 1940 | Thursday | 7 Feb | Loong 庚辰 | 354 | — |
| 1941 | 27 Jan 1941 | Monday | 26 Jan | Snake 辛巳 | 384 | 6 |
| 1942 | 15 Feb 1942 | Sunday | 14 Feb | Horse 壬午 | 355 | — |