Chinese New Year 1982
25 January 1982 · Monday · Year of the Dog (壬戌)
- New Year’s Day
- 25 January 1982Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 24 January 1982Sunday · 辛酉年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ren Xu壬戌 · Dog
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water of the Great Seathe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 4th month
- Start of Spring 1982
- 4 February 198211:45 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1982 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 25 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 1982
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1983 | 13 Feb 1983 | Sunday | 12 Feb | Pig 癸亥 | 354 | — |
| 1984 | 2 Feb 1984 | Thursday | 1 Feb | Rat 甲子 | 384 | 10 |
| 1985 | 20 Feb 1985 | Wednesday | 19 Feb | Ox 乙丑 | 354 | — |