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1952 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1952 lunar year, the Year of the Water Dragon (壬辰), runs from January 27, 1952 to February 13, 1953: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 5th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 1951. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, October 3, 1952, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, May 28, 1952. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival.

1952 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 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Laba Festival
5
9
6
10
Minor Cold
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
25
Major Cold
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
1st mo
Chinese New Year
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
February 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Start of Spring
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
Lantern Festival
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
Rain Water
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
2nd mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
March 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Awakening of Insects
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
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
Spring Equinox
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
3rd mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6
April 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
Grain Rain
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
4th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
May 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
Start of Summer
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
Grain Buds
22
29
23
30
24
5th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
Dragon Boat Festival
29
6
30
7
31
8
June 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
Grain in Ear
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
Summer Solstice
22
Leap 5th mo
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
July 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
Minor Heat
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
6th mo
23
2
Major Heat
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
August 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
Start of Autumn
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
7th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
End of Heat
24
5
25
6
26
7
Qixi Festival
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12
September 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Ghost Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
White Dew
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
8th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
Autumn Equinox
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
October 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
Cold Dew
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
9th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
Frost's Descent
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
Double Ninth Festival
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
November 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
Start of Winter
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
10th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
Minor Snow
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
December 1952
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
Major Snow
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
11th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15

Festival dates, 1952 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 27, 1952Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 10, 1952Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1952Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 28, 1952Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 26, 1952Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 3, 1952Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 3, 1952Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 27, 1952Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1952Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 22, 1953Thursday

The lunar year ends in 1953, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 22, 1953; Laba in early 1952 belongs to the 1951 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1952

From Jan 27, 1952 to Feb 13, 1953; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 27, 1952Feb 24, 195229
2nd monthFeb 25, 1952Mar 25, 195230
3rd monthMar 26, 1952Apr 23, 195229
4th monthApr 24, 1952May 23, 195230
5th monthMay 24, 1952Jun 21, 195229
Leap 5th monthJun 22, 1952Jul 21, 195230
6th monthJul 22, 1952Aug 19, 195229
7th monthAug 20, 1952Sep 18, 195230
8th monthSep 19, 1952Oct 18, 195230
9th monthOct 19, 1952Nov 16, 195229
10th monthNov 17, 1952Dec 16, 195230
11th monthDec 17, 1952Jan 14, 195329
12th monthJan 15, 1953Feb 13, 195330

FAQ

When does the 1952 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, January 27, 1952, and ends on February 13, 1953. It is the Year of the Water Dragon (壬辰).

How long is the 1952 lunar year compared with 1951?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 1951 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1952 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 5th month follows the regular 5th month, starting on June 22, 1952, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

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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.