Chinese Calendar 1912 — Year of the Water Rat

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Chinese Calendar 1912

Next Chinese New Year: 6 February 1913

Year of the Water Rat

壬子 · Year 49 of the 60-year cycle

Element of the year: Water
Yin / Yang: Yang
From: 18 February 1912
To: 5 February 1913

See the whole year About the Rat

Traditional festivals

Traditional Chinese festivals on the same calendar. Local customs and official holidays differ between regions.

18 February 1912	Chinese New Year	春节
3 March 1912	Lantern Festival	元宵节
5 April 1912	Qingming Festival	清明节
19 June 1912	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节
19 August 1912	Qixi Festival	七夕
25 September 1912	Mid-Autumn Festival	中秋节
18 October 1912	Double Ninth Festival	重阳节
22 December 1912	Dongzhi Festival	冬至

Lunar months

This year has twelve lunar months and no leap month.

#	Starts	Days
1st month	18 February 1912	30
2nd month	19 March 1912	29
3rd month	17 April 1912	30
4th month	17 May 1912	29
5th month	15 June 1912	29
6th month	14 July 1912	30
7th month	13 August 1912	29
8th month	11 September 1912	29
9th month	10 October 1912	30
10th month	9 November 1912	30
11th month	9 December 1912	29
12th month	7 January 1913	30

The 24 solar terms

6 Jan	Minor Cold	小寒	285°
21 Jan	Major Cold	大寒	300°
5 Feb	Start of Spring	立春	315°
20 Feb	Rain Water	雨水	330°
6 Mar	Awakening of Insects	惊蛰	345°
21 Mar	Spring Equinox	春分	0°
5 Apr	Pure Brightness	清明	15°
20 Apr	Grain Rain	谷雨	30°
6 May	Start of Summer	立夏	45°
21 May	Grain Buds	小满	60°
6 Jun	Grain in Ear	芒种	75°
22 Jun	Summer Solstice	夏至	90°
7 Jul	Minor Heat	小暑	105°
23 Jul	Major Heat	大暑	120°
8 Aug	Start of Autumn	立秋	135°
23 Aug	End of Heat	处暑	150°
8 Sept	White Dew	白露	165°
23 Sept	Autumn Equinox	秋分	180°
8 Oct	Cold Dew	寒露	195°
24 Oct	Frost Descent	霜降	210°
8 Nov	Start of Winter	立冬	225°
22 Nov	Minor Snow	小雪	240°
7 Dec	Major Snow	大雪	255°
22 Dec	Winter Solstice	冬至	270°