Chinese New Year 1960
28 January 1960 · Thursday · Year of the Rat (庚子)
- New Year’s Day
- 28 January 1960Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 27 January 1960Wednesday · 己亥年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Geng Zi庚子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the Wallthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 6th month
- Start of Spring 1960
- 5 February 196003:23 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1960 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 28 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 1960
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1963 | 25 Jan 1963 | Friday | 24 Jan | Rabbit 癸卯 | 384 | 4 |