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Chinese Calendar 1953

Next Chinese New Year: 3 February 1954

Year of the Water Snake

癸巳 · Year 30 of the 60-year cycle

Element of the year: Water
Yin / Yang: Yin
From: 14 February 1953
To: 2 February 1954

See the whole year About the Snake

Traditional festivals

Traditional Chinese festivals on the same calendar. Local customs and official holidays differ between regions.

14 February 1953	Chinese New Year	春节
28 February 1953	Lantern Festival	元宵节
5 April 1953	Qingming Festival	清明节
15 June 1953	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节
16 August 1953	Qixi Festival	七夕
22 September 1953	Mid-Autumn Festival	中秋节
16 October 1953	Double Ninth Festival	重阳节
22 December 1953	Dongzhi Festival	冬至

Lunar months

This year has twelve lunar months and no leap month.

#	Starts	Days
1st month	14 February 1953	29
2nd month	15 March 1953	30
3rd month	14 April 1953	29
4th month	13 May 1953	29
5th month	11 June 1953	30
6th month	11 July 1953	30
7th month	10 August 1953	29
8th month	8 September 1953	30
9th month	8 October 1953	30
10th month	7 November 1953	29
11th month	6 December 1953	30
12th month	5 January 1954	29

The 24 solar terms

5 Jan	Minor Cold	小寒	285°
20 Jan	Major Cold	大寒	300°
4 Feb	Start of Spring	立春	315°
19 Feb	Rain Water	雨水	330°
6 Mar	Awakening of Insects	惊蛰	345°
21 Mar	Spring Equinox	春分	0°
5 Apr	Pure Brightness	清明	15°
20 Apr	Grain Rain	谷雨	30°
6 May	Start of Summer	立夏	45°
21 May	Grain Buds	小满	60°
6 Jun	Grain in Ear	芒种	75°
22 Jun	Summer Solstice	夏至	90°
7 Jul	Minor Heat	小暑	105°
23 Jul	Major Heat	大暑	120°
8 Aug	Start of Autumn	立秋	135°
23 Aug	End of Heat	处暑	150°
8 Sept	White Dew	白露	165°
23 Sept	Autumn Equinox	秋分	180°
8 Oct	Cold Dew	寒露	195°
24 Oct	Frost Descent	霜降	210°
8 Nov	Start of Winter	立冬	225°
22 Nov	Minor Snow	小雪	240°
7 Dec	Major Snow	大雪	255°
22 Dec	Winter Solstice	冬至	270°