Chinese New Year 1985
20 February 1985 · Wednesday · Year of the Ox (乙丑)
- New Year’s Day
- 20 February 1985Wednesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 19 February 1985Tuesday · 甲子年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Yi Chou乙丑 · Ox
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Seathe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1985
- 4 February 198505:11 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1985 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 20 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 1985
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1988 | 17 Feb 1988 | Wednesday | 16 Feb | Loong 戊辰 | 355 | — |