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Chinese Calendar 1990

Next Chinese New Year: 15 February 1991

Year of the Metal Horse

庚午 · Year 7 of the 60-year cycle

Element of the year: Metal
Yin / Yang: Yang
From: 27 January 1990
To: 14 February 1991

See the whole year About the Horse

Traditional festivals

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

27 January 1990	Chinese New Year	春节
10 February 1990	Lantern Festival	元宵节
5 April 1990	Qingming Festival	清明节
28 May 1990	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节
26 August 1990	Qixi Festival	七夕
3 October 1990	Mid-Autumn Festival	中秋节
26 October 1990	Double Ninth Festival	重阳节
22 December 1990	Dongzhi Festival	冬至

Lunar months

This year has a leap month after the 5th month. A leap month repeats the number of the month before it.

#	Starts	Days
1st month	27 January 1990	29
2nd month	25 February 1990	30
3rd month	27 March 1990	29
4th month	25 April 1990	29
5th month	24 May 1990	30
Leap 5th month	23 June 1990	29
6th month	22 July 1990	29
7th month	20 August 1990	30
8th month	19 September 1990	29
9th month	18 October 1990	30
10th month	17 November 1990	30
11th month	17 December 1990	30
12th month	16 January 1991	30

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°
21 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°