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1969 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1969 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Rooster (己酉), runs from February 17, 1969 to February 5, 1970: 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 Monday, 18 days later in the calendar than in 1968. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 26, 1969, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 19, 1969. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

1969 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 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
Minor Cold
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
12th mo
19
2
20
3
Major Cold
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
Laba Festival
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
February 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
Start of Spring
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
1st mo
Chinese New Year
18
2
19
3
Rain Water
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
March 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Lantern Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
Awakening of Insects
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
2nd mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
Spring Equinox
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
April 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
3rd mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
Grain Rain
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
May 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
Start of Summer
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
4th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
Grain Buds
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
June 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
Grain in Ear
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
5th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
Dragon Boat Festival
20
6
21
7
Summer Solstice
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
July 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
Minor Heat
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
6th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
Major Heat
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
August 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
Start of Autumn
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
7th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
Qixi Festival
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
End of Heat
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
Ghost Festival
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
September 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
White Dew
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
8th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
Autumn Equinox
24
13
25
14
26
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
October 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
Cold Dew
9
28
10
29
11
9th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
Double Ninth Festival
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
Frost's Descent
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
November 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
Start of Winter
8
29
9
30
10
10th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
Minor Snow
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
December 1969
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
Major Snow
8
29
9
11th 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
22
14
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23

Festival dates, 1969 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 17, 1969Monday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 3, 1969Monday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1969Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 19, 1969Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 19, 1969Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 27, 1969Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 26, 1969Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 19, 1969Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1969Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 15, 1970Thursday

The lunar year ends in 1970, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 15, 1970; Laba in early 1969 belongs to the 1968 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1969

From Feb 17, 1969 to Feb 5, 1970; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 17, 1969Mar 17, 196929
2nd monthMar 18, 1969Apr 16, 196930
3rd monthApr 17, 1969May 15, 196929
4th monthMay 16, 1969Jun 14, 196930
5th monthJun 15, 1969Jul 13, 196929
6th monthJul 14, 1969Aug 12, 196930
7th monthAug 13, 1969Sep 11, 196930
8th monthSep 12, 1969Oct 10, 196929
9th monthOct 11, 1969Nov 9, 196930
10th monthNov 10, 1969Dec 8, 196929
11th monthDec 9, 1969Jan 7, 197030
12th monthJan 8, 1970Feb 5, 197029

FAQ

When does the 1969 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Monday, February 17, 1969, and ends on February 5, 1970. It is the Year of the Earth Rooster (己酉).

How long is the 1969 lunar year compared with 1968?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1968 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1969 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1969 zodiac: Earth Rooster1968 lunar calendar1970 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.