Chinese New Year 1973
3 February 1973 · Saturday · Year of the Ox (癸丑)
- New Year’s Day
- 3 February 1973Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 2 February 1973Friday · 壬子年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui Chou癸丑 · Ox
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood of Mulberrythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1973
- 4 February 197307:04 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1973 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 3 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 1973
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1974 | 23 Jan 1974 | Wednesday | 22 Jan | Tiger 甲寅 | 384 | 4 |
| 1975 | 11 Feb 1975 | Tuesday | 10 Feb | Rabbit 乙卯 | 354 | — |
| 1976 | 31 Jan 1976 | Saturday | 30 Jan | Loong 丙辰 | 384 | 8 |