Chinese New Year 1940
8 February 1940 · Thursday · Year of the Loong (庚辰)
- New Year’s Day
- 8 February 1940Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 7 February 1940Wednesday · 己卯年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Geng Chen庚辰 · Loong
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in White Waxthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1940
- 5 February 194007:07 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1940 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 8 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 1940
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1943 | 5 Feb 1943 | Friday | 4 Feb | Goat 癸未 | 354 | — |