Chinese New Year 1946
2 February 1946 · Saturday · Year of the Dog (丙戌)
- New Year’s Day
- 2 February 1946Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 1 February 1946Friday · 乙酉年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Bing Xu丙戌 · Dog
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the Roofthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1946
- 4 February 194618:03 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1946 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 2 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 1946
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1948 | 10 Feb 1948 | Tuesday | 9 Feb | Rat 戊子 | 354 | — |
| 1949 | 29 Jan 1949 | Saturday | 28 Jan | Ox 己丑 | 384 | 7 |