Chinese New Year 1959
8 February 1959 · Sunday · Year of the Pig (己亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 8 February 1959Sunday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 7 February 1959Saturday · 戊戌年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Hai己亥 · Pig
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood on the Plainthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1959
- 4 February 195921:42 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1959 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 8 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 1959
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1962 | 5 Feb 1962 | Monday | 4 Feb | Tiger 壬寅 | 354 | — |