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1943 is the year of the Water Goat in the Chinese calendar, from 5 February 1943 to 24 January 1944: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 5 February 1943? That is still the Water Horse year.
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354 days · Year of the Water Goat
Sexagenary year
Earth controls Water: the year stem is Water, while theGoat'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
Once
立春 falls once, as it usually does.
Year name explained
Why Water Goat
Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Goat’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 Goat” 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 1943
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 1943.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 5 February 1943 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 6 March 1943 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 5 April 1943 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 4 May 1943 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 3 June 1943 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 2 July 1943 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 1 August 1943 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 31 August 1943 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 29 September 1943 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 29 October 1943 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 27 November 1943 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 27 December 1943 | 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 1943 · 00:40:04 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 1943 · 20:40:13 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1943 · 18:58:30 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1943 · 20:02:34 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明6 April 1943 · 00:11:10 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1943 · 07:31:29 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1943 · 17:53:21 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1943 · 07:02:49 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1943 · 22:18:57 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1943 · 15:12:17 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1943 · 08:38:50 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑24 July 1943 · 02:04:30 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1943 · 18:18:30 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1943 · 08:54:59 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1943 · 20:55:08 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1943 · 06:11:41 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1943 · 12:10:29 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1943 · 15:08:15 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1943 · 14:58:43 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1943 · 12:21:26 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1943 · 07:32:50 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至23 December 1943 · 01:29:04 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1944 · 18:39:15 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1944 · 12:07:04 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1943 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 1943lunar 1/1
- 19 February 1943lunar 1/15
- 7 June 1943lunar 5/5
- 7 August 1943lunar 7/7
- 15 August 1943lunar 7/15
- 14 September 1943lunar 8/15
- 7 October 1943lunar 9/9
- 3 January 1944lunar 12/8
- 24 January 1944lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1943
Each Gregorian month of 1943, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.