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1970 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1970 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Dog (庚戌), runs from February 6, 1970 to January 26, 1971: 12 months and 355 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 5 short months of 29. It has no leap month. Chinese New Year falls on a Friday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1969. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 15, 1970, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 8, 1970. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival.

1970 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 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
Minor Cold
7
30
8
12th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
Laba Festival
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
Major Cold
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
February 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
Start of Spring
5
29
6
1st mo
Chinese New Year
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
Rain Water
20
15
Lantern Festival
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
March 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
Awakening of Insects
7
30
8
2nd 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
Spring Equinox
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
April 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
3rd mo
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
Grain Rain
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
May 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
4th mo
6
2
Start of Summer
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
Grain Buds
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
June 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
30
4
5th mo
5
2
6
3
Grain in Ear
7
4
8
5
Dragon Boat Festival
9
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
Summer Solstice
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
July 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
6th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Minor Heat
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
23
21
Major Heat
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
August 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
7th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
Start of Autumn
Qixi Festival
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
Ghost Festival
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
End of Heat
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
30
September 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
White Dew
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
Autumn Equinox
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
9th mo
October 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
Double Ninth Festival
9
10
Cold Dew
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
24
24
25
Frost's Descent
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
10th mo
31
2
November 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
10
Start of Winter
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
22
24
23
25
Minor Snow
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
11th mo
30
2
December 1970
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
Major Snow
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
22
24
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
12th mo
29
2
30
3
31
4

Festival dates, 1970 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 6, 1970Friday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 20, 1970Friday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1970Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 8, 1970Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 8, 1970Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 16, 1970Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 15, 1970Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 8, 1970Thursday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1970Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 4, 1971Monday

The lunar year ends in 1971, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 4, 1971; Laba in early 1970 belongs to the 1969 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1970

From Feb 6, 1970 to Jan 26, 1971; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 6, 1970Mar 7, 197030
2nd monthMar 8, 1970Apr 5, 197029
3rd monthApr 6, 1970May 4, 197029
4th monthMay 5, 1970Jun 3, 197030
5th monthJun 4, 1970Jul 2, 197029
6th monthJul 3, 1970Aug 1, 197030
7th monthAug 2, 1970Aug 31, 197030
8th monthSep 1, 1970Sep 29, 197029
9th monthSep 30, 1970Oct 29, 197030
10th monthOct 30, 1970Nov 28, 197030
11th monthNov 29, 1970Dec 27, 197029
12th monthDec 28, 1970Jan 26, 197130

FAQ

When does the 1970 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Friday, February 6, 1970, and ends on January 26, 1971. It is the Year of the Metal Dog (庚戌).

How long is the 1970 lunar year compared with 1969?

355 days, 1 days longer than the 1969 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1970 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

1970 zodiac: Metal Dog1969 lunar calendar1971 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.