Chinese New Year 1948
10 February 1948 · Tuesday · Year of the Rat (戊子)
- New Year’s Day
- 10 February 1948Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 9 February 1948Monday · 丁亥年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Zi戊子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire of the Thunderboltthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1948
- 5 February 194805:42 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1948 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 10 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 1948
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1951 | 6 Feb 1951 | Tuesday | 5 Feb | Rabbit 辛卯 | 355 | — |