Chinese New Year 1996
19 February 1996 · Monday · Year of the Rat (丙子)
- New Year’s Day
- 19 February 1996Monday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 18 February 1996Sunday · 乙亥年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Bing Zi丙子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Water in the Ravinethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1996
- 4 February 199621:07 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1996 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 19 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 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1999 | 16 Feb 1999 | Tuesday | 15 Feb | Rabbit 己卯 | 354 | — |