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1951 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1951 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Rabbit (辛卯), runs from February 6, 1951 to January 26, 1952: 12 months and 355 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 5 short months of 29. It has no leap month. Chinese New Year falls on a Tuesday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1950. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Saturday, September 15, 1951, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 9, 1951. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

1951 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 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
Minor Cold
7
30
8
12th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
Laba Festival
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
Major Cold
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
February 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
Start of Spring
5
29
6
1st mo
Chinese New Year
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
Rain Water
20
15
Lantern Festival
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
March 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
Awakening of Insects
7
30
8
2nd mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
Spring Equinox
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
April 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
3rd mo
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
Grain Rain
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
May 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
4th mo
Start of Summer
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
Grain Buds
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
June 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
5th mo
6
2
Grain in Ear
7
3
8
4
9
5
Dragon Boat Festival
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
22
18
Summer Solstice
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
July 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
6th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
Minor Heat
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
Major Heat
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
August 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
7th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
Start of Autumn
9
7
Qixi Festival
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Ghost Festival
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
End of Heat
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
September 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
White Dew
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
Autumn Equinox
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
October 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
Cold Dew
Double Ninth Festival
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
Frost's Descent
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
10th mo
31
2
November 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
10
Start of Winter
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
Minor Snow
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
11th mo
30
2
December 1951
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
10
Major Snow
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
12th mo
29
2
30
3
31
4

Festival dates, 1951 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 6, 1951Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 20, 1951Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1951Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 9, 1951Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 9, 1951Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 17, 1951Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 15, 1951Saturday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 9, 1951Tuesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 23, 1951Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 4, 1952Friday

The lunar year ends in 1952, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 4, 1952; Laba in early 1951 belongs to the 1950 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1951

From Feb 6, 1951 to Jan 26, 1952; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 6, 1951Mar 7, 195130
2nd monthMar 8, 1951Apr 5, 195129
3rd monthApr 6, 1951May 5, 195130
4th monthMay 6, 1951Jun 4, 195130
5th monthJun 5, 1951Jul 3, 195129
6th monthJul 4, 1951Aug 2, 195130
7th monthAug 3, 1951Aug 31, 195129
8th monthSep 1, 1951Sep 30, 195130
9th monthOct 1, 1951Oct 29, 195129
10th monthOct 30, 1951Nov 28, 195130
11th monthNov 29, 1951Dec 27, 195129
12th monthDec 28, 1951Jan 26, 195230

FAQ

When does the 1951 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 6, 1951, and ends on January 26, 1952. It is the Year of the Metal Rabbit (辛卯).

How long is the 1951 lunar year compared with 1950?

355 days, 1 days longer than the 1950 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1951 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

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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.