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1924 is the year of the Wood Rat in the Chinese calendar, from 5 February 1924 to 23 January 1925: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 5 February 1924? That is still the Water Pig year.
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354 days · Year of the Wood Rat
Sexagenary year
Water generates Wood: the year stem is Wood, 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 Wood Rat
Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the Rat’s fixed element supports the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Wood 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 1924
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 1924.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 5 February 1924 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 5 March 1924 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 4 April 1924 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 4 May 1924 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 2 June 1924 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 2 July 1924 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 1 August 1924 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 30 August 1924 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 29 September 1924 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 28 October 1924 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 27 November 1924 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 26 December 1924 | 29 |
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.
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1924 · 09:49:32 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水20 February 1924 · 05:51:16 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1924 · 04:12:12 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1924 · 05:20:05 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1924 · 09:33:07 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1924 · 16:58:33 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1924 · 03:25:39 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1924 · 16:40:25 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1924 · 08:01:31 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1924 · 00:59:18 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1924 · 18:29:24 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1924 · 11:57:27 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1924 · 04:12:14 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1924 · 18:47:53 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1924 · 06:45:30 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1924 · 15:58:13 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1924 · 21:52:09 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1924 · 00:44:22 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1924 · 00:29:11 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1924 · 21:46:22 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1924 · 16:52:59 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1924 · 10:45:24 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1925 · 03:53:14 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1925 · 21:20:08 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1924 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 5 February 1924lunar 1/1
- 19 February 1924lunar 1/15
- 6 June 1924lunar 5/5
- 7 August 1924lunar 7/7
- 15 August 1924lunar 7/15
- 13 September 1924lunar 8/15
- 7 October 1924lunar 9/9
- 2 January 1925lunar 12/8
- 23 January 1925lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1924
Each Gregorian month of 1924, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.