Chinese New Year 1970
6 February 1970 · Friday · Year of the Dog (庚戌)
- New Year’s Day
- 6 February 1970Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 5 February 1970Thursday · 己酉年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Geng Xu庚戌 · Dog
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold of Hairpin and Braceletthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1970
- 4 February 197013:45 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1970 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 6 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 1970
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1972 | 15 Feb 1972 | Tuesday | 14 Feb | Rat 壬子 | 354 | — |
| 1973 | 3 Feb 1973 | Saturday | 2 Feb | Ox 癸丑 | 354 | — |