Chinese New Year 1983
13 February 1983 · Sunday · Year of the Pig (癸亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 13 February 1983Sunday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 12 February 1983Saturday · 壬戌年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui Hai癸亥 · Pig
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water of the Great Seathe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1983
- 4 February 198317:39 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1983 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 13 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 1983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1986 | 9 Feb 1986 | Sunday | 8 Feb | Tiger 丙寅 | 354 | — |