Chinese New Year 1976

Chinese New Year 1976 is on January 31, 1976, beginning the Year of the Fire Dragon (丙辰, Bing Chen), which lasts until February 17, 1977. Until then it is still the Year of the Wood Rabbit. In BaZi, which counts years from the solar term Start of Spring (Li Chun), the 1976 year begins on February 5, 1976 at 12:39 AM Beijing time (16:39 UTC on February 4). This lunar year has 13 months, including a leap eighth month.

1976 is mostly the Year of the Fire Dragon (丙辰), from January 31, 1976. Dates before then belong to the Year of the Wood Rabbit.

In the Year of the Fire Dragon, the signs traditionally said to be in conflict with Tai Sui, the year's ruling deity, are Dragon (birth year and punishment), Dog (clash), Rabbit (harm) and Ox (break).

Yes. The lunar year beginning in 1976 has 13 months, including a leap eighth month.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, falls on September 8, 1976.

Dates are computed astronomically, following the rules of the modern Chinese calendar (GB/T 33661-2017): days in China Standard Time (UTC+8), months starting on the day of the new moon, the winter solstice always in the eleventh month, and leap months placed in the first month without a principal solar term. Solar terms are the moments the Sun reaches each 15 degree point of its path, computed with the Astronomy Engine library. Years before 1929 used Beijing local time, so a handful of historical dates can differ by one day from older almanacs.