Chinese New Year 1943
5 February 1943 · Friday · Year of the Goat (癸未)
- New Year’s Day
- 5 February 1943Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 4 February 1943Thursday · 壬午年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui Wei癸未 · Goat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of the Willowthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1943
- 5 February 194300:40 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1943 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 5 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 1943
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1944 | 25 Jan 1944 | Tuesday | 24 Jan | Monkey 甲申 | 385 | 4 |
| 1945 | 13 Feb 1945 | Tuesday | 12 Feb | Rooster 乙酉 | 354 | — |
| 1946 | 2 Feb 1946 | Saturday | 1 Feb | Dog 丙戌 | 354 | — |