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1993 is the year of the Water Rooster in the Chinese calendar, from 23 January 1993 to 9 February 1994: 383 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 3. Born before 23 January 1993? That is still the Water Monkey year.
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383 days · Year of the Water Rooster
Sexagenary year
Metal generates Water: the year stem is Water, while theRooster's fixed phase is Metal.
Length
383 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 3
29 days in the repeated month.
Beginning of Spring
Twice
立春 falls twice — a double-spring year, 双春年.
Year name explained
Why Water Rooster
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the Rooster’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 “Water Rooster” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 13 lunar months of 1993
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 1993.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 23 January 1993 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 21 February 1993 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 23 March 1993 | 30 |
| Leap month 3 | 22 April 1993 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 21 May 1993 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 20 June 1993 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 19 July 1993 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 18 August 1993 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 16 September 1993 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 15 October 1993 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 14 November 1993 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 13 December 1993 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 12 January 1994 | 29 |
The solar year within it
25 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4 February 1993 · 03:37:09 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 1993 · 23:35:10 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 1993 · 21:42:32 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 1993 · 22:40:39 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1993 · 02:37:11 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1993 · 09:49:01 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 1993 · 20:01:43 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1993 · 09:01:43 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1993 · 00:15:13 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1993 · 16:59:44 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1993 · 10:32:02 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1993 · 03:50:49 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 1993 · 20:17:58 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1993 · 10:50:18 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 1993 · 23:07:47 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1993 · 08:22:30 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1993 · 14:40:02 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1993 · 17:37:08 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1993 · 17:45:33 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1993 · 15:06:51 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1993 · 10:33:49 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1993 · 04:25:48 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 1994 · 21:48:07 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1994 · 15:07:24 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1994 · 09:30:56 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1993 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 23 January 1993lunar 1/1
- 6 February 1993lunar 1/15
- 24 June 1993lunar 5/5
- 24 August 1993lunar 7/7
- 1 September 1993lunar 7/15
- 30 September 1993lunar 8/15
- 23 October 1993lunar 9/9
- 19 January 1994lunar 12/8
- 9 February 1994lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1993
Each Gregorian month of 1993, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.