Chinese New Year 1978
7 February 1978 · Tuesday · Year of the Horse (戊午)
- New Year’s Day
- 7 February 1978Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 6 February 1978Monday · 丁巳年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Wu戊午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire in the Skythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1978
- 4 February 197812:26 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1978 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 7 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 1978
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11 Feb 1975 | Tuesday | 10 Feb | Rabbit 乙卯 | 354 | — |
| 1976 | 31 Jan 1976 | Saturday | 30 Jan | Loong 丙辰 | 384 | 8 |
| 1977 | 18 Feb 1977 | Friday | 17 Feb | Snake 丁巳 | 354 | — |
| 1978 | 7 Feb 1978 | Tuesday | 6 Feb | Horse 戊午 | 355 | — |
| 1979 | 28 Jan 1979 | Sunday | 27 Jan | Goat 己未 | 384 | 6 |
| 1980 | 16 Feb 1980 | Saturday | 15 Feb | Monkey 庚申 | 355 | — |
| 1981 | 5 Feb 1981 | Thursday | 4 Feb | Rooster 辛酉 | 354 | — |