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1972 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1972 lunar year, the Year of the Water Rat (壬子), runs from February 15, 1972 to February 2, 1973: 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 Tuesday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1971. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 22, 1972, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 15, 1972. 1 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Double Ninth Festival.

1972 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 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
Minor Cold
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
12th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
Major Cold
22
7
23
8
Laba Festival
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
February 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
Start of Spring
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
1st mo
Chinese New Year
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
Rain Water
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
Lantern Festival
March 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
Awakening of Insects
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
2nd mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
Spring Equinox
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
April 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
3rd mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Grain Rain
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
May 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Start of Summer
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
4th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
Grain Buds
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
June 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
Grain in Ear
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
5th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
Dragon Boat Festival
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
Summer Solstice
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
July 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
Minor Heat
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
6th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
Major Heat
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
August 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
Start of Autumn
8
29
9
7th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
Qixi Festival
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
End of Heat
Ghost Festival
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
September 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
White Dew
8
8th 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
Mid-Autumn Festival
23
16
Autumn Equinox
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
October 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
9th mo
8
2
Cold Dew
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
Double Ninth Festival
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
Frost's Descent
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
November 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
10th mo
7
2
Start of Winter
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
21
16
22
17
Minor Snow
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
December 1972
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
11th mo
7
2
Major Snow
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
21
16
22
17
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26

Festival dates, 1972 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 15, 1972Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 29, 1972Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1972Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 15, 1972Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 15, 1972Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 23, 1972Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 22, 1972Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 15, 1972Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1972Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 11, 1973Thursday

The lunar year ends in 1973, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 11, 1973; Laba in early 1972 belongs to the 1971 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1972

From Feb 15, 1972 to Feb 2, 1973; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 15, 1972Mar 14, 197229
2nd monthMar 15, 1972Apr 13, 197230
3rd monthApr 14, 1972May 12, 197229
4th monthMay 13, 1972Jun 10, 197229
5th monthJun 11, 1972Jul 10, 197230
6th monthJul 11, 1972Aug 8, 197229
7th monthAug 9, 1972Sep 7, 197230
8th monthSep 8, 1972Oct 6, 197229
9th monthOct 7, 1972Nov 5, 197230
10th monthNov 6, 1972Dec 5, 197230
11th monthDec 6, 1972Jan 3, 197329
12th monthJan 4, 1973Feb 2, 197330

FAQ

When does the 1972 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 15, 1972, and ends on February 2, 1973. It is the Year of the Water Rat (壬子).

How long is the 1972 lunar year compared with 1971?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1971 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1972 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1972 zodiac: Water Rat1971 lunar calendar1973 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.