Chinese New Year 1993
23 January 1993 · Saturday · Year of the Rooster (癸酉)
- New Year’s Day
- 23 January 1993Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 22 January 1993Friday · 壬申年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Gui You癸酉 · Rooster
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold on the Sword Edgethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 383 daysincludes a leap 3th month
- Start of Spring 1993
- 4 February 199303:37 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1993 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 23 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 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27 Jan 1990 | Saturday | 26 Jan | Horse 庚午 | 384 | 5 |
| 1991 | 15 Feb 1991 | Friday | 14 Feb | Goat 辛未 | 354 | — |
| 1992 | 4 Feb 1992 | Tuesday | 3 Feb | Monkey 壬申 | 354 | — |
| 1993 | 23 Jan 1993 | Saturday | 22 Jan | Rooster 癸酉 | 383 | 3 |
| 1994 | 10 Feb 1994 | Thursday | 9 Feb | Dog 甲戌 | 355 | — |
| 1995 | 31 Jan 1995 | Tuesday | 30 Jan | Pig 乙亥 | 384 | 8 |
| 1996 | 19 Feb 1996 | Monday | 18 Feb | Rat 丙子 | 354 | — |