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1959 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1959 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Pig (己亥), runs from February 8, 1959 to January 27, 1960: 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, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 1958. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, September 17, 1959, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, June 10, 1959. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

1959 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 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
Minor Cold
7
28
8
29
9
12th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
Laba Festival
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
Major Cold
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
February 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
Start of Spring
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
1st mo
Chinese New Year
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
Rain Water
20
13
21
14
22
15
Lantern Festival
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
March 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
Awakening of Insects
7
28
8
29
9
2nd mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
Spring Equinox
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
April 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
29
7
30
8
3rd 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
Grain Rain
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
May 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
Start of Summer
7
30
8
4th 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
Grain Buds
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
June 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
5th mo
Grain in Ear
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
Dragon Boat Festival
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
Summer Solstice
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
July 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
6th mo
7
2
8
3
Minor Heat
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
23
18
Major Heat
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
August 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
7th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
Start of Autumn
9
6
10
7
Qixi Festival
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
Ghost Festival
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
End of Heat
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
September 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
8th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
White Dew
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
Autumn Equinox
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
October 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
9th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
Cold Dew
10
9
Double Ninth Festival
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
Frost's Descent
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
30
November 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
Start of Winter
9
9
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
Minor Snow
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
11th mo
December 1959
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
Major Snow
9
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
12th mo
31
2

Festival dates, 1959 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 8, 1959Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 22, 1959Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1959Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 10, 1959Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 10, 1959Monday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 18, 1959Tuesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 17, 1959Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 10, 1959Saturday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1959Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 6, 1960Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 1960, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 6, 1960; Laba in early 1959 belongs to the 1958 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1959

From Feb 8, 1959 to Jan 27, 1960; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 8, 1959Mar 8, 195929
2nd monthMar 9, 1959Apr 7, 195930
3rd monthApr 8, 1959May 7, 195930
4th monthMay 8, 1959Jun 5, 195929
5th monthJun 6, 1959Jul 5, 195930
6th monthJul 6, 1959Aug 3, 195929
7th monthAug 4, 1959Sep 2, 195930
8th monthSep 3, 1959Oct 1, 195929
9th monthOct 2, 1959Oct 31, 195930
10th monthNov 1, 1959Nov 29, 195929
11th monthNov 30, 1959Dec 29, 195930
12th monthDec 30, 1959Jan 27, 196029

FAQ

When does the 1959 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, February 8, 1959, and ends on January 27, 1960. It is the Year of the Earth Pig (己亥).

How long is the 1959 lunar year compared with 1958?

354 days, 1 days shorter than the 1958 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1959 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.