Chinese New Year 1944
25 January 1944 · Tuesday · Year of the Monkey (甲申)
- New Year’s Day
- 25 January 1944Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 24 January 1944Monday · 癸未年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Shen甲申 · Monkey
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water in the Springthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 385 daysincludes a leap 4th month
- Start of Spring 1944
- 5 February 194406:22 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1944 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 25 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 1944
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1947 | 22 Jan 1947 | Wednesday | 21 Jan | Pig 丁亥 | 384 | 2 |