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1950 Chinese lunar calendar

Last checked · calculated, then checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables

The 1950 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Tiger (庚寅), runs from February 17, 1950 to February 5, 1951: 12 months and 354 days, with 6 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It has no leap month. Chinese New Year falls on a Friday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1949. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 26, 1950, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 19, 1950. 1 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qixi Festival.

1950 calendar with lunar dates

Each day shows its Chinese lunar day; the first day of a lunar month shows the month. Solar terms and festivals are marked. Printable.

January 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
Minor Cold
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
12th mo
19
2
20
3
Major Cold
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
Laba Festival
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
February 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
Start of Spring
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
1st mo
Chinese New Year
18
2
19
3
Rain Water
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
March 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Lantern Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
Awakening of Insects
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
2nd mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
Spring Equinox
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
April 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
3rd mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
Grain Rain
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
May 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
Start of Summer
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
4th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
Grain Buds
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
June 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
Grain in Ear
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
5th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
Dragon Boat Festival
20
6
21
7
22
8
Summer Solstice
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
July 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
Minor Heat
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
6th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
Major Heat
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
August 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
Start of Autumn
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
7th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Qixi Festival
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
End of Heat
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
Ghost Festival
29
16
30
17
31
18
September 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
White Dew
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
8th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
Autumn Equinox
24
13
25
14
26
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
October 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
Cold Dew
10
29
11
9th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
Double Ninth Festival
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
Frost's Descent
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
November 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
Start of Winter
9
30
10
10th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
Minor Snow
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
December 1950
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
Major Snow
9
11th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23

Festival dates, 1950 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 17, 1950Friday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 3, 1950Friday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1950Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 19, 1950Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 20, 1950Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 28, 1950Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 26, 1950Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 19, 1950Thursday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1950Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 15, 1951Monday

The lunar year ends in 1951, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 15, 1951; Laba in early 1950 belongs to the 1949 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1950

From Feb 17, 1950 to Feb 5, 1951; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 17, 1950Mar 17, 195029
2nd monthMar 18, 1950Apr 16, 195030
3rd monthApr 17, 1950May 16, 195030
4th monthMay 17, 1950Jun 14, 195029
5th monthJun 15, 1950Jul 14, 195030
6th monthJul 15, 1950Aug 13, 195030
7th monthAug 14, 1950Sep 11, 195029
8th monthSep 12, 1950Oct 10, 195029
9th monthOct 11, 1950Nov 9, 195030
10th monthNov 10, 1950Dec 8, 195029
11th monthDec 9, 1950Jan 7, 195130
12th monthJan 8, 1951Feb 5, 195129

FAQ

When does the 1950 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Friday, February 17, 1950, and ends on February 5, 1951. It is the Year of the Metal Tiger (庚寅).

How long is the 1950 lunar year compared with 1949?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1949 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1950 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1950 zodiac: Metal Tiger1951 lunar calendar

Calculated with astronomical algorithms in China Standard Time (UTC+8) and checked against the Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table. Festival dates follow the Chinese calendar; observances vary by place. All years.