Chinese New Year 1947
22 January 1947 · Wednesday · Year of the Pig (丁亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 22 January 1947Wednesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 21 January 1947Tuesday · 丙戌年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ding Hai丁亥 · Pig
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the Roofthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 2th month
- Start of Spring 1947
- 4 February 194723:50 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1947 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 22 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 1947
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1950 | 17 Feb 1950 | Friday | 16 Feb | Tiger 庚寅 | 354 | — |