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1976 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1976 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Dragon (丙辰), runs from January 31, 1976 to February 17, 1977: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 8th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Saturday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1975. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, September 8, 1976, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, June 2, 1976. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

1976 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 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
Minor Cold
7
7
8
8
Laba Festival
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
Major Cold
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
1st mo
Chinese New Year
February 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
Start of Spring
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
Lantern Festival
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
Rain Water
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
March 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2nd mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Awakening of Insects
6
6
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
Spring Equinox
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
3rd mo
April 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
6
6
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
Grain Rain
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
4th mo
30
2
May 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
Start of Summer
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
21
23
Grain Buds
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
5th mo
30
2
31
3
June 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
Dragon Boat Festival
3
6
4
7
5
8
Grain in Ear
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
24
Summer Solstice
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
6th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
July 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
Minor Heat
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
22
26
23
27
Major Heat
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
7th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
August 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
Qixi Festival
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Start of Autumn
8
13
9
14
10
15
Ghost Festival
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
End of Heat
24
29
25
8th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
September 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
White Dew
8
15
Mid-Autumn 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
Autumn Equinox
24
Leap 8th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
October 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
Cold Dew
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
9th mo
Frost's Descent
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
Double Ninth Festival
November 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
Start of Winter
8
17
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
10th mo
22
2
Minor Snow
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
December 1976
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
Major Snow
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
30
21
11th mo
22
2
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
31
11

Festival dates, 1976 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 31, 1976Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 14, 1976Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 1976Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 2, 1976Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 2, 1976Monday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 10, 1976Tuesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 8, 1976Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 31, 1976Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1976Wednesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 26, 1977Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 1977, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 26, 1977; Laba in early 1976 belongs to the 1975 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1976

From Jan 31, 1976 to Feb 17, 1977; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 31, 1976Feb 29, 197630
2nd monthMar 1, 1976Mar 30, 197630
3rd monthMar 31, 1976Apr 28, 197629
4th monthApr 29, 1976May 28, 197630
5th monthMay 29, 1976Jun 26, 197629
6th monthJun 27, 1976Jul 26, 197630
7th monthJul 27, 1976Aug 24, 197629
8th monthAug 25, 1976Sep 23, 197630
Leap 8th monthSep 24, 1976Oct 22, 197629
9th monthOct 23, 1976Nov 20, 197629
10th monthNov 21, 1976Dec 20, 197630
11th monthDec 21, 1976Jan 18, 197729
12th monthJan 19, 1977Feb 17, 197730

FAQ

When does the 1976 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, January 31, 1976, and ends on February 17, 1977. It is the Year of the Fire Dragon (丙辰).

How long is the 1976 lunar year compared with 1975?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 1975 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1976 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 8th month follows the regular 8th month, starting on September 24, 1976, 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.