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1912 is the year of the Water Rat in the Chinese calendar, from 18 February 1912 to 5 February 1913: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 18 February 1912? That is still the Metal Pig year.
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354 days · Year of the Water Rat
Sexagenary year
Water reinforces Water: the year stem is Water, while theRat's fixed phase is Water.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Once
立春 falls once, as it usually does.
Year name explained
Why Water Rat
Water is both the year element and the Rat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Rat” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 12 lunar months of 1912
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 1912.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 18 February 1912 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 19 March 1912 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 17 April 1912 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 17 May 1912 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 15 June 1912 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 14 July 1912 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 13 August 1912 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 11 September 1912 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 10 October 1912 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 9 November 1912 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 9 December 1912 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 7 January 1913 | 30 |
The solar year within it
24 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.
- Rain Water雨水20 February 1912 · 07:55:34 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1912 · 06:20:59 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1912 · 07:29:19 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1912 · 11:48:15 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1912 · 19:12:21 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1912 · 05:47:03 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1912 · 18:57:06 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1912 · 10:27:29 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1912 · 03:16:51 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1912 · 20:56:42 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1912 · 14:13:40 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1912 · 06:37:10 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1912 · 21:01:19 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1912 · 09:05:39 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1912 · 18:07:59 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1912 · 00:06:42 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1912 · 02:50:00 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1912 · 02:38:38 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1912 · 23:48:08 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1912 · 18:58:53 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1912 · 12:44:39 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1913 · 05:57:54 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1913 · 23:19:04 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1913 · 17:42:38 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1912 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 18 February 1912lunar 1/1
- 3 March 1912lunar 1/15
- 19 June 1912lunar 5/5
- 19 August 1912lunar 7/7
- 27 August 1912lunar 7/15
- 25 September 1912lunar 8/15
- 18 October 1912lunar 9/9
- 14 January 1913lunar 12/8
- 5 February 1913lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1912
Each Gregorian month of 1912, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.