Chinese New Year 1962
5 February 1962 · Monday · Year of the Tiger (壬寅)
- New Year’s Day
- 5 February 1962Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 4 February 1962Sunday · 辛丑年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ren Yin壬寅 · Tiger
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold Leafthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1962
- 4 February 196215:17 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1962 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 5 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 1962
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1964 | 13 Feb 1964 | Thursday | 12 Feb | Loong 甲辰 | 355 | — |
| 1965 | 2 Feb 1965 | Tuesday | 1 Feb | Snake 乙巳 | 353 | — |