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1956 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1956 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Monkey (丙申), runs from February 12, 1956 to January 30, 1957: 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 Sunday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1955. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, September 19, 1956, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, June 13, 1956. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

1956 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 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
Minor Cold
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
12th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
Laba Festival
21
9
Major Cold
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
February 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
Start of Spring
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
1st mo
Chinese New Year
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
Rain Water
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
Lantern Festival
27
16
28
17
29
18
March 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
Awakening of Insects
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
2nd mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
Spring Equinox
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
April 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
3rd mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
Grain Rain
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
May 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Start of Summer
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
4th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
Grain Buds
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
June 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
Grain in Ear
7
29
8
30
9
5th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
Dragon Boat Festival
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
Summer Solstice
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
July 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
Minor Heat
8
6th 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
22
15
23
16
Major Heat
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
August 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
7th mo
7
2
Start of Autumn
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
Qixi Festival
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
Ghost Festival
21
16
22
17
23
18
End of Heat
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
September 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
8th mo
6
2
7
3
8
4
White Dew
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
Autumn Equinox
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
October 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
9th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
Cold Dew
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
Double Ninth Festival
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
Frost's Descent
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
November 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
10th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Start of Winter
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
Minor Snow
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
December 1956
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
11th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
Major Snow
8
7
9
8
10
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
30

Festival dates, 1956 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 12, 1956Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 26, 1956Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1956Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 13, 1956Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 12, 1956Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 20, 1956Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 19, 1956Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 12, 1956Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1956Saturday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 8, 1957Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 1957, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 8, 1957; Laba in early 1956 belongs to the 1955 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1956

From Feb 12, 1956 to Jan 30, 1957; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 12, 1956Mar 11, 195629
2nd monthMar 12, 1956Apr 10, 195630
3rd monthApr 11, 1956May 9, 195629
4th monthMay 10, 1956Jun 8, 195630
5th monthJun 9, 1956Jul 7, 195629
6th monthJul 8, 1956Aug 5, 195629
7th monthAug 6, 1956Sep 4, 195630
8th monthSep 5, 1956Oct 3, 195629
9th monthOct 4, 1956Nov 2, 195630
10th monthNov 3, 1956Dec 1, 195629
11th monthDec 2, 1956Dec 31, 195630
12th monthJan 1, 1957Jan 30, 195730

FAQ

When does the 1956 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, February 12, 1956, and ends on January 30, 1957. It is the Year of the Fire Monkey (丙申).

How long is the 1956 lunar year compared with 1955?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1955 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1956 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1956 zodiac: Fire Monkey1955 lunar calendar1957 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.