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1968 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1968 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Monkey (戊申), runs from January 30, 1968 to February 16, 1969: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 7th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Tuesday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 1967. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, October 6, 1968, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, May 31, 1968. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Laba Festival.

1968 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 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
Minor Cold
7
8
Laba Festival
8
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
Major Cold
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
1st mo
Chinese New Year
31
2
February 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
Start of Spring
6
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
Lantern Festival
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
Rain Water
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
2nd mo
29
2
March 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
Awakening of Insects
6
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
Spring Equinox
21
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
3rd mo
30
2
31
3
April 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
Grain Rain
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
4th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
May 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
Start of Summer
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
Grain Buds
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
5th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
Dragon Boat Festival
June 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Grain in Ear
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
Summer Solstice
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
6th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
July 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Minor Heat
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
22
27
23
28
Major Heat
24
29
25
7th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
Qixi Festival
August 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Start of Autumn
8
15
Ghost Festival
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
End of Heat
24
Leap 7th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
September 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
White Dew
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
8th mo
23
2
Autumn Equinox
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
October 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
7
16
8
17
Cold Dew
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
9th mo
23
2
Frost's Descent
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
Double Ninth Festival
31
10
November 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
Start of Winter
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
10th mo
21
2
22
3
Minor Snow
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
December 1968
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
Major Snow
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
11th mo
21
2
22
3
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12

Festival dates, 1968 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 30, 1968Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 13, 1968Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1968Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 31, 1968Friday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Jul 31, 1968Wednesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 8, 1968Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 6, 1968Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 30, 1968Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1968Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 25, 1969Saturday

The lunar year ends in 1969, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 25, 1969; Laba in early 1968 belongs to the 1967 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1968

From Jan 30, 1968 to Feb 16, 1969; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 30, 1968Feb 27, 196829
2nd monthFeb 28, 1968Mar 28, 196830
3rd monthMar 29, 1968Apr 26, 196829
4th monthApr 27, 1968May 26, 196830
5th monthMay 27, 1968Jun 25, 196830
6th monthJun 26, 1968Jul 24, 196829
7th monthJul 25, 1968Aug 23, 196830
Leap 7th monthAug 24, 1968Sep 21, 196829
8th monthSep 22, 1968Oct 21, 196830
9th monthOct 22, 1968Nov 19, 196829
10th monthNov 20, 1968Dec 19, 196830
11th monthDec 20, 1968Jan 17, 196929
12th monthJan 18, 1969Feb 16, 196930

FAQ

When does the 1968 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, January 30, 1968, and ends on February 16, 1969. It is the Year of the Earth Monkey (戊申).

How long is the 1968 lunar year compared with 1967?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 1967 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1968 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 7th month follows the regular 7th month, starting on August 24, 1968, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

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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.