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1923 is the year of the Water Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 16 February 1923 to 4 February 1924: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 16 February 1923? That is still the Water Dog year.
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354 days · Year of the Water Pig
Sexagenary year
Water reinforces Water: the year stem is Water, while thePig'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
Not within this year
立春 does not fall inside it — a springless year, 无春年.
Year name explained
Why Water Pig
Water is both the year element and the Pig’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 Pig” 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 1923
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 1923.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 16 February 1923 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 17 March 1923 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 16 April 1923 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 16 May 1923 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 14 June 1923 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 14 July 1923 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 12 August 1923 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 11 September 1923 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 10 October 1923 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 8 November 1923 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 8 December 1923 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 6 January 1924 | 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 1923 · 23:59:40 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1923 · 22:24:26 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1923 · 23:28:42 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明6 April 1923 · 03:45:47 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1923 · 11:05:33 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1923 · 21:38:14 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1923 · 10:45:13 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种7 June 1923 · 02:14:18 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1923 · 19:02:42 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1923 · 12:42:11 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑24 July 1923 · 06:00:29 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1923 · 22:24:29 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1923 · 12:51:45 UTC+8
- White Dew白露9 September 1923 · 00:57:09 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1923 · 10:03:30 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1923 · 16:03:22 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1923 · 18:50:49 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1923 · 18:40:20 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1923 · 15:53:36 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1923 · 11:04:33 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至23 December 1923 · 04:53:13 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1924 · 22:05:33 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1924 · 15:28:21 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1923 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 16 February 1923lunar 1/1
- 2 March 1923lunar 1/15
- 18 June 1923lunar 5/5
- 18 August 1923lunar 7/7
- 26 August 1923lunar 7/15
- 25 September 1923lunar 8/15
- 18 October 1923lunar 9/9
- 13 January 1924lunar 12/8
- 4 February 1924lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1923
Each Gregorian month of 1923, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.