Chinese New Year 1958
18 February 1958 · Tuesday · Year of the Dog (戊戌)
- New Year’s Day
- 18 February 1958Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 17 February 1958Monday · 丁酉年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Xu戊戌 · Dog
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood on the Plainthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1958
- 4 February 195815:49 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1958 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 18 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 1958
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 24 Jan 1955 | Monday | 23 Jan | Goat 乙未 | 384 | 3 |
| 1956 | 12 Feb 1956 | Sunday | 11 Feb | Monkey 丙申 | 354 | — |
| 1957 | 31 Jan 1957 | Thursday | 30 Jan | Rooster 丁酉 | 383 | 8 |
| 1958 | 18 Feb 1958 | Tuesday | 17 Feb | Dog 戊戌 | 355 | — |
| 1959 | 8 Feb 1959 | Sunday | 7 Feb | Pig 己亥 | 354 | — |
| 1960 | 28 Jan 1960 | Thursday | 27 Jan | Rat 庚子 | 384 | 6 |
| 1961 | 15 Feb 1961 | Wednesday | 14 Feb | Ox 辛丑 | 355 | — |