Chinese New Year 1998
28 January 1998 · Wednesday · Year of the Tiger (戊寅)
- New Year’s Day
- 28 January 1998Wednesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 27 January 1998Tuesday · 丁丑年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Yin戊寅 · Tiger
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the City Wallthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 5th month
- Start of Spring 1998
- 4 February 199808:56 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1998 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 28 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 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 2000 | 5 Feb 2000 | Saturday | 4 Feb | Loong 庚辰 | 354 | — |
| 2001 | 24 Jan 2001 | Wednesday | 23 Jan | Snake 辛巳 | 384 | 4 |