Chinese New Year 1999
16 February 1999 · Tuesday · Year of the Rabbit (己卯)
- New Year’s Day
- 16 February 1999Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 15 February 1999Monday · 戊寅年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Mao己卯 · Rabbit
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the City Wallthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 1999
- 4 February 199914:57 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1999 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 16 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 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2002 | 12 Feb 2002 | Tuesday | 11 Feb | Horse 壬午 | 354 | — |