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1903 is the year of the Water Rabbit in the Chinese calendar, from 29 January 1903 to 15 February 1904: 383 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 5. Born before 29 January 1903? That is still the Water Tiger year.
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383 days · Year of the Water Rabbit
Sexagenary year
Water generates Wood: the year stem is Water, while theRabbit's fixed phase is Wood.
Length
383 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 5
29 days in the repeated month.
Beginning of Spring
Twice
立春 falls twice — a double-spring year, 双春年.
Year name explained
Why Water Rabbit
Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rabbit’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Rabbit” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 13 lunar months of 1903
A lunar month begins on the day of the new moon, so its Gregorian start date moves every year. These are the exact correspondences for 1903.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 29 January 1903 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 27 February 1903 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 29 March 1903 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 27 April 1903 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 27 May 1903 | 29 |
| Leap month 5 | 25 June 1903 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 24 July 1903 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 23 August 1903 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 21 September 1903 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 20 October 1903 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 19 November 1903 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 19 December 1903 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 17 January 1904 | 30 |
The solar year within it
25 solar terms
Solar terms track the sun rather than the moon, so they sit at almost the same Gregorian date every year while the lunar months move by weeks. A twelve-month year is about eleven days shorter than the solar year and so holds fewer of them than a thirteen-month one.
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1903 · 07:31:17 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水20 February 1903 · 03:40:48 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰7 March 1903 · 01:58:52 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分22 March 1903 · 03:14:46 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明6 April 1903 · 07:25:53 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1903 · 14:58:39 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏7 May 1903 · 01:25:22 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1903 · 14:45:01 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种7 June 1903 · 06:07:07 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1903 · 23:04:55 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1903 · 16:36:36 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑24 July 1903 · 09:58:45 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋9 August 1903 · 02:15:50 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1903 · 16:41:35 UTC+8
- White Dew白露9 September 1903 · 04:42:21 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1903 · 13:43:41 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1903 · 19:41:44 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1903 · 22:23:03 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1903 · 22:13:23 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1903 · 19:21:24 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1903 · 14:35:19 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至23 December 1903 · 08:20:25 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒7 January 1904 · 01:37:02 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1904 · 18:57:51 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1904 · 13:24:07 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1903 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 29 January 1903lunar 1/1
- 12 February 1903lunar 1/15
- 31 May 1903lunar 5/5
- 29 August 1903lunar 7/7
- 6 September 1903lunar 7/15
- 5 October 1903lunar 8/15
- 28 October 1903lunar 9/9
- 24 January 1904lunar 12/8
- 15 February 1904lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1903
Each Gregorian month of 1903, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.