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1955 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1955 lunar year, the Year of the Wood Goat (乙未), runs from January 24, 1955 to February 11, 1956: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 3rd month. Chinese New Year falls on a Monday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 1954. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 30, 1955, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, June 24, 1955. None of the festivals below falls on a weekend.

1955 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 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
Laba Festival
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
Minor Cold
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
Major Cold
22
29
23
30
24
1st mo
Chinese New Year
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
February 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
Start of Spring
5
13
6
14
7
15
Lantern Festival
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
Rain Water
20
28
21
29
22
2nd mo
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
March 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
Awakening of Insects
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
Spring Equinox
22
29
23
30
24
3rd mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
April 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
14
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
Grain Rain
22
Leap 3rd mo
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
May 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
Start of Summer
7
16
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
4th mo
Grain Buds
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
June 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
Grain in Ear
7
17
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
5th mo
21
2
22
3
Summer Solstice
23
4
24
5
Dragon Boat Festival
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
July 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
Minor Heat
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
6th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
Major Heat
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
August 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
Start of Autumn
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
7th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
End of Heat
Qixi Festival
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
September 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
Ghost Festival
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
White Dew
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
8th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
Autumn Equinox
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
October 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
Cold Dew
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
9th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
Frost's Descent
Double Ninth Festival
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
November 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
Start of Winter
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
10th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
Minor Snow
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
December 1955
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
Major Snow
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
11th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18

Festival dates, 1955 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 24, 1955Monday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 7, 1955Monday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1955Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 24, 1955Friday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 24, 1955Wednesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 1, 1955Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 30, 1955Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 24, 1955Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1955Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 20, 1956Friday

The lunar year ends in 1956, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 20, 1956; Laba in early 1955 belongs to the 1954 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1955

From Jan 24, 1955 to Feb 11, 1956; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 24, 1955Feb 21, 195529
2nd monthFeb 22, 1955Mar 23, 195530
3rd monthMar 24, 1955Apr 21, 195529
Leap 3rd monthApr 22, 1955May 21, 195530
4th monthMay 22, 1955Jun 19, 195529
5th monthJun 20, 1955Jul 18, 195529
6th monthJul 19, 1955Aug 17, 195530
7th monthAug 18, 1955Sep 15, 195529
8th monthSep 16, 1955Oct 15, 195530
9th monthOct 16, 1955Nov 13, 195529
10th monthNov 14, 1955Dec 13, 195530
11th monthDec 14, 1955Jan 12, 195630
12th monthJan 13, 1956Feb 11, 195630

FAQ

When does the 1955 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Monday, January 24, 1955, and ends on February 11, 1956. It is the Year of the Wood Goat (乙未).

How long is the 1955 lunar year compared with 1954?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 1954 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1955 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 3rd month follows the regular 3rd month, starting on April 22, 1955, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

1955 zodiac: Wood Goat1954 lunar calendar1956 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.