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1960 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1960 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Rat (庚子), runs from January 28, 1960 to February 14, 1961: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 6th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Thursday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1959. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, October 5, 1960, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, May 29, 1960. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Qixi Festival.

1960 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 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
Minor Cold
Laba Festival
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
23
Major Cold
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
1st mo
Chinese New Year
29
2
30
3
31
4
February 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
Start of Spring
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
Lantern Festival
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
Rain Water
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
2nd mo
28
2
29
3
March 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Awakening of Insects
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
23
Spring Equinox
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
3rd mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
April 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
Grain Rain
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
4th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
May 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Start of Summer
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
Grain Buds
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
5th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
Dragon Boat Festival
30
6
31
7
June 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
Grain in Ear
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
Summer Solstice
22
29
23
30
24
6th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
July 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Minor Heat
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
22
29
23
30
Major Heat
24
Leap 6th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
August 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
Start of Autumn
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
22
7th mo
23
2
End of Heat
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
Qixi Festival
29
8
30
9
31
10
September 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Ghost Festival
6
16
7
17
White Dew
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
30
21
8th mo
22
2
23
3
Autumn Equinox
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
October 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
6
16
7
17
8
18
Cold Dew
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
9th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
Frost's Descent
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
Double Ninth Festival
29
10
30
11
31
12
November 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
Start of Winter
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
10th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
Minor Snow
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
December 1960
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
Major Snow
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
11th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14

Festival dates, 1960 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 28, 1960Thursday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 11, 1960Thursday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1960Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 29, 1960Sunday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 28, 1960Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 5, 1960Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 5, 1960Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 28, 1960Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1960Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 24, 1961Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 1961, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 24, 1961; Laba in early 1960 belongs to the 1959 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1960

From Jan 28, 1960 to Feb 14, 1961; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 28, 1960Feb 26, 196030
2nd monthFeb 27, 1960Mar 26, 196029
3rd monthMar 27, 1960Apr 25, 196030
4th monthApr 26, 1960May 24, 196029
5th monthMay 25, 1960Jun 23, 196030
6th monthJun 24, 1960Jul 23, 196030
Leap 6th monthJul 24, 1960Aug 21, 196029
7th monthAug 22, 1960Sep 20, 196030
8th monthSep 21, 1960Oct 19, 196029
9th monthOct 20, 1960Nov 18, 196030
10th monthNov 19, 1960Dec 17, 196029
11th monthDec 18, 1960Jan 16, 196130
12th monthJan 17, 1961Feb 14, 196129

FAQ

When does the 1960 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Thursday, January 28, 1960, and ends on February 14, 1961. It is the Year of the Metal Rat (庚子).

How long is the 1960 lunar year compared with 1959?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 1959 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1960 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 6th month follows the regular 6th month, starting on July 24, 1960, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

1960 zodiac: Metal Rat1959 lunar calendar1961 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.