Chinese New Year 1994
10 February 1994 · Thursday · Year of the Dog (甲戌)
- New Year’s Day
- 10 February 1994Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 9 February 1994Wednesday · 癸酉年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Xu甲戌 · Dog
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire atop the Hillthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1994
- 4 February 199409:30 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1994 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 10 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 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1997 | 7 Feb 1997 | Friday | 6 Feb | Ox 丁丑 | 355 | — |