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1953 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1953 lunar year, the Year of the Water Snake (癸巳), runs from February 14, 1953 to February 2, 1954: 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 Saturday, 18 days later in the calendar than in 1952. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 22, 1953, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 15, 1953. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Qixi Festival.

1953 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 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
Minor Cold
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
12th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
Major Cold
21
7
22
8
Laba Festival
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
February 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
Start of Spring
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
1st mo
Chinese New Year
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
Rain Water
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
Lantern Festival
March 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
Awakening of Insects
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
2nd mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
Spring Equinox
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
April 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
3rd mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Grain Rain
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
May 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
Start of Summer
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
4th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
Grain Buds
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
June 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
Grain in Ear
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
5th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
Dragon Boat Festival
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
Summer Solstice
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
July 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
Minor Heat
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
6th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
Major Heat
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
August 1953
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 Autumn
9
30
10
7th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
Qixi Festival
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
End of Heat
24
15
Ghost Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
September 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
8th mo
White Dew
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
22
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
23
16
Autumn Equinox
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
October 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
9th mo
Cold Dew
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
Double Ninth Festival
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
Frost's Descent
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
November 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
10th mo
8
2
Start of Winter
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
Minor Snow
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
December 1953
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
11th mo
7
2
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26

Festival dates, 1953 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 14, 1953Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 28, 1953Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1953Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 15, 1953Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 16, 1953Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 24, 1953Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 22, 1953Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 16, 1953Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1953Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 12, 1954Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 1954, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 12, 1954; Laba in early 1953 belongs to the 1952 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1953

From Feb 14, 1953 to Feb 2, 1954; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 14, 1953Mar 14, 195329
2nd monthMar 15, 1953Apr 13, 195330
3rd monthApr 14, 1953May 12, 195329
4th monthMay 13, 1953Jun 10, 195329
5th monthJun 11, 1953Jul 10, 195330
6th monthJul 11, 1953Aug 9, 195330
7th monthAug 10, 1953Sep 7, 195329
8th monthSep 8, 1953Oct 7, 195330
9th monthOct 8, 1953Nov 6, 195330
10th monthNov 7, 1953Dec 5, 195329
11th monthDec 6, 1953Jan 4, 195430
12th monthJan 5, 1954Feb 2, 195429

FAQ

When does the 1953 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, February 14, 1953, and ends on February 2, 1954. It is the Year of the Water Snake (癸巳).

How long is the 1953 lunar year compared with 1952?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1952 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1953 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 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.