Chinese New Year 1951
6 February 1951 · Tuesday · Year of the Rabbit (辛卯)
- New Year’s Day
- 6 February 1951Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 5 February 1951Monday · 庚寅年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Xin Mao辛卯 · Rabbit
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of Pine and Cypressthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1951
- 4 February 195123:13 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1951 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 6 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 1951
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1952 | 27 Jan 1952 | Sunday | 26 Jan | Loong 壬辰 | 384 | 5 |
| 1953 | 14 Feb 1953 | Saturday | 13 Feb | Snake 癸巳 | 354 | — |
| 1954 | 3 Feb 1954 | Wednesday | 2 Feb | Horse 甲午 | 355 | — |