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Chinese Calendar 1979

Next Chinese New Year: 16 February 1980

Year of the Earth Goat

己未 · Year 56 of the 60-year cycle

Element of the year: Earth
Yin / Yang: Yin
From: 28 January 1979
To: 15 February 1980

See the whole year About the Goat

Traditional festivals

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

28 January 1979	Chinese New Year	春节
11 February 1979	Lantern Festival	元宵节
5 April 1979	Qingming Festival	清明节
30 May 1979	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节
29 August 1979	Qixi Festival	七夕
5 October 1979	Mid-Autumn Festival	中秋节
29 October 1979	Double Ninth Festival	重阳节
22 December 1979	Dongzhi Festival	冬至

Lunar months

This year has a leap month after the 6th month. A leap month repeats the number of the month before it.

#	Starts	Days
1st month	28 January 1979	30
2nd month	27 February 1979	29
3rd month	28 March 1979	29
4th month	26 April 1979	30
5th month	26 May 1979	29
6th month	24 June 1979	30
Leap 6th month	24 July 1979	30
7th month	23 August 1979	29
8th month	21 September 1979	30
9th month	21 October 1979	30
10th month	20 November 1979	29
11th month	19 December 1979	30
12th month	18 January 1980	29

The 24 solar terms

6 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°
21 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°
8 Jul	Minor Heat	小暑	105°
23 Jul	Major Heat	大暑	120°
8 Aug	Start of Autumn	立秋	135°
24 Aug	End of Heat	处暑	150°
8 Sept	White Dew	白露	165°
23 Sept	Autumn Equinox	秋分	180°
9 Oct	Cold Dew	寒露	195°
24 Oct	Frost Descent	霜降	210°
8 Nov	Start of Winter	立冬	225°
23 Nov	Minor Snow	小雪	240°
8 Dec	Major Snow	大雪	255°
22 Dec	Winter Solstice	冬至	270°