Chinese New Year 1984
2 February 1984 · Thursday · Year of the Rat (甲子)
- New Year’s Day
- 2 February 1984Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 1 February 1984Wednesday · 癸亥年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Zi甲子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Seathe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 10th month
- Start of Spring 1984
- 4 February 198423:18 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1984 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 2 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 1984
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1987 | 29 Jan 1987 | Thursday | 28 Jan | Rabbit 丁卯 | 384 | 6 |