Chinese New Year 1966
21 January 1966 · Friday · Year of the Horse (丙午)
- New Year’s Day
- 21 January 1966Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 20 January 1966Thursday · 乙巳年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Bing Wu丙午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water of the Milky Waythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 3th month
- Start of Spring 1966
- 4 February 196614:37 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1966 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 21 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 1966
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1967 | 9 Feb 1967 | Thursday | 8 Feb | Goat 丁未 | 355 | — |
| 1968 | 30 Jan 1968 | Tuesday | 29 Jan | Monkey 戊申 | 384 | 7 |
| 1969 | 17 Feb 1969 | Monday | 16 Feb | Rooster 己酉 | 354 | — |