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1913 is the year of the Water Ox in the Chinese calendar, from 6 February 1913 to 25 January 1914: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 6 February 1913? That is still the Water Rat year.
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354 days · Year of the Water Ox
Sexagenary year
Earth controls Water: the year stem is Water, while theOx's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Not within this year
立春 does not fall inside it — a springless year, 无春年.
Year name explained
Why Water Ox
Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Ox” 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 1913
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 1913.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 6 February 1913 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 8 March 1913 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 7 April 1913 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 6 May 1913 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 5 June 1913 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 4 July 1913 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 2 August 1913 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 1 September 1913 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 30 September 1913 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 29 October 1913 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 28 November 1913 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 27 December 1913 | 30 |
The solar year within it
23 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19 February 1913 · 13:44:12 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1913 · 12:08:58 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1913 · 13:17:55 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1913 · 17:35:51 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1913 · 01:02:51 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1913 · 11:34:39 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1913 · 00:49:51 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1913 · 16:13:24 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1913 · 09:09:26 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1913 · 02:38:52 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1913 · 20:03:41 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1913 · 12:15:47 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1913 · 02:48:09 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1913 · 14:42:24 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1913 · 23:52:41 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1913 · 05:43:40 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1913 · 08:34:49 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1913 · 08:17:42 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1913 · 05:35:12 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1913 · 00:41:01 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1913 · 18:34:51 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1914 · 11:42:51 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1914 · 05:11:49 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1913 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 6 February 1913lunar 1/1
- 20 February 1913lunar 1/15
- 9 June 1913lunar 5/5
- 8 August 1913lunar 7/7
- 16 August 1913lunar 7/15
- 15 September 1913lunar 8/15
- 8 October 1913lunar 9/9
- 3 January 1914lunar 12/8
- 25 January 1914lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1913
Each Gregorian month of 1913, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.