Chinese New Year 1968
30 January 1968 · Tuesday · Year of the Monkey (戊申)
- New Year’s Day
- 30 January 1968Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 29 January 1968Monday · 丁未年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Shen戊申 · Monkey
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth of the Relay Stationthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 7th month
- Start of Spring 1968
- 5 February 196802:07 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1968 the zodiac changes on 5 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 30 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 1968
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1970 | 6 Feb 1970 | Friday | 5 Feb | Dog 庚戌 | 355 | — |
| 1971 | 27 Jan 1971 | Wednesday | 26 Jan | Pig 辛亥 | 384 | 5 |