Chinese New Year 1963
25 January 1963 · Friday · Year of the Rabbit (癸卯)
- New Year’s Day
- 25 January 1963Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 24 January 1963Thursday · 壬寅年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Gui Mao癸卯 · Rabbit
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold Leafthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 4th month
- Start of Spring 1963
- 4 February 196321:07 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1963 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 25 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 1963
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1966 | 21 Jan 1966 | Friday | 20 Jan | Horse 丙午 | 384 | 3 |