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1973 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1973 lunar year, the Year of the Water Ox (癸丑), runs from February 3, 1973 to January 22, 1974: 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 Saturday, 12 days earlier in the calendar than in 1972. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 11, 1973, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Tuesday, June 5, 1973. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

1973 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 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
12th mo
5
2
Minor Cold
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
Laba Festival
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
Major Cold
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
February 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
1st mo
Chinese New Year
4
2
Start of Spring
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Lantern Festival
18
16
19
17
Rain Water
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
March 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
2nd mo
6
2
Awakening of Insects
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
Spring Equinox
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
April 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
3rd mo
4
2
5
3
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
4
7
5
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
Grain Rain
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
May 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
4th mo
4
2
5
3
Start of Summer
6
4
7
5
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
Grain Buds
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
June 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Dragon Boat Festival
6
6
Grain in Ear
7
7
8
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
Summer Solstice
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
6th mo
July 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
Minor Heat
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
22
23
23
24
Major Heat
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
7th mo
31
2
August 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
Qixi Festival
6
8
7
9
8
10
Start of Autumn
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
Ghost Festival
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
End of Heat
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
8th mo
29
2
30
3
31
4
September 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
White Dew
9
13
10
14
11
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
Autumn Equinox
24
28
25
29
26
9th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
October 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
Double Ninth Festival
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
Cold Dew
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
Frost's Descent
24
29
25
30
26
10th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6
November 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
Start of Winter
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
Minor Snow
23
29
24
30
25
11th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
December 1973
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
Major Snow
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
29
24
12th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
Laba Festival

Festival dates, 1973 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 3, 1973Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 17, 1973Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1973Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 5, 1973Tuesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 5, 1973Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 13, 1973Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 11, 1973Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 4, 1973Thursday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1973Saturday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Dec 31, 1973Monday

The lunar year ends in 1974, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Dec 31, 1973; Laba in early 1973 belongs to the 1972 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1973

From Feb 3, 1973 to Jan 22, 1974; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 3, 1973Mar 4, 197330
2nd monthMar 5, 1973Apr 2, 197329
3rd monthApr 3, 1973May 2, 197330
4th monthMay 3, 1973May 31, 197329
5th monthJun 1, 1973Jun 29, 197329
6th monthJun 30, 1973Jul 29, 197330
7th monthJul 30, 1973Aug 27, 197329
8th monthAug 28, 1973Sep 25, 197329
9th monthSep 26, 1973Oct 25, 197330
10th monthOct 26, 1973Nov 24, 197330
11th monthNov 25, 1973Dec 23, 197329
12th monthDec 24, 1973Jan 22, 197430

FAQ

When does the 1973 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, February 3, 1973, and ends on January 22, 1974. It is the Year of the Water Ox (癸丑).

How long is the 1973 lunar year compared with 1972?

354 days, the same as the 1972 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1973 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1973 zodiac: Water Ox1972 lunar calendar1974 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.