Chinese New Year 1979
28 January 1979 · Sunday · Year of the Goat (己未)
- New Year’s Day
- 28 January 1979Sunday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 27 January 1979Saturday · 戊午年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Wei己未 · Goat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire in the Skythe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 6th month
- Start of Spring 1979
- 4 February 197918:12 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1979 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 28 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 1979
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1982 | 25 Jan 1982 | Monday | 24 Jan | Dog 壬戌 | 384 | 4 |