Chinese New Year 1995
31 January 1995 · Tuesday · Year of the Pig (乙亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 31 January 1995Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 30 January 1995Monday · 甲戌年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Yi Hai乙亥 · Pig
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire atop the Hillthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 8th month
- Start of Spring 1995
- 4 February 199515:12 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1995 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 31 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 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1998 | 28 Jan 1998 | Wednesday | 27 Jan | Tiger 戊寅 | 384 | 5 |