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1978 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1978 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Horse (戊午), runs from February 7, 1978 to January 27, 1979: 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 Tuesday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1977. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, September 17, 1978, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 10, 1978. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Laba Festival.

1978 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 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
Minor Cold
7
28
8
29
9
12th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
Laba Festival
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
Major Cold
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
February 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
Start of Spring
5
28
6
29
7
1st mo
Chinese New Year
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
Rain Water
20
14
21
15
Lantern Festival
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
March 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
Awakening of Insects
7
29
8
30
9
2nd 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
Spring Equinox
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
April 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
29
7
3rd mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
Grain Rain
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
May 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
Start of Summer
7
4th mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
Grain Buds
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
June 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
5th mo
Grain in Ear
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
Dragon Boat Festival
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
Summer Solstice
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
July 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
6th mo
6
2
7
3
Minor Heat
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
22
18
23
19
Major Heat
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
August 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
30
4
7th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
Start of Autumn
9
6
10
7
Qixi Festival
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
Ghost Festival
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
End of Heat
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
September 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
8th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
White Dew
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
Autumn Equinox
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
October 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
9th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
Cold Dew
9
8
10
9
Double Ninth Festival
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
Frost's Descent
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
30
November 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
11th mo
December 1978
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
12th mo
31
2

Festival dates, 1978 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 7, 1978Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 21, 1978Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1978Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 10, 1978Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 10, 1978Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 18, 1978Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 17, 1978Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 10, 1978Tuesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1978Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 6, 1979Saturday

The lunar year ends in 1979, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 6, 1979; Laba in early 1978 belongs to the 1977 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1978

From Feb 7, 1978 to Jan 27, 1979; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 7, 1978Mar 8, 197830
2nd monthMar 9, 1978Apr 6, 197829
3rd monthApr 7, 1978May 6, 197830
4th monthMay 7, 1978Jun 5, 197830
5th monthJun 6, 1978Jul 4, 197829
6th monthJul 5, 1978Aug 3, 197830
7th monthAug 4, 1978Sep 2, 197830
8th monthSep 3, 1978Oct 1, 197829
9th monthOct 2, 1978Oct 31, 197830
10th monthNov 1, 1978Nov 29, 197829
11th monthNov 30, 1978Dec 29, 197830
12th monthDec 30, 1978Jan 27, 197929

FAQ

When does the 1978 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 7, 1978, and ends on January 27, 1979. It is the Year of the Earth Horse (戊午).

How long is the 1978 lunar year compared with 1977?

355 days, 1 days longer than the 1977 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1978 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

1978 zodiac: Earth Horse1977 lunar calendar1979 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.