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1979 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1979 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Goat (己未), runs from January 28, 1979 to February 15, 1980: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 6th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 1978. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, October 5, 1979, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, May 30, 1979. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

1979 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 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
Minor Cold
Laba Festival
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
Major Cold
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
1st mo
Chinese New Year
29
2
30
3
31
4
February 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Start of Spring
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
Lantern Festival
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
Rain Water
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
2nd mo
28
2
March 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
Awakening of Insects
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
Spring Equinox
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
3rd mo
29
2
30
3
31
4
April 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
23
20
24
21
25
Grain Rain
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
4th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
May 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
Start of Summer
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
24
20
25
21
26
Grain Buds
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
5th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
Dragon Boat Festival
31
6
June 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
Grain in Ear
7
13
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
Summer Solstice
23
29
24
6th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
July 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
Minor Heat
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
Major Heat
24
Leap 6th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
August 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
Start of Autumn
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
7th mo
24
2
End of Heat
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
Qixi Festival
30
8
31
9
September 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
Ghost Festival
7
16
8
17
White Dew
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
8th mo
22
2
23
3
Autumn Equinox
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
October 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
Cold Dew
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
9th mo
22
2
23
3
24
4
Frost's Descent
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
Double Ninth Festival
30
10
31
11
November 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
Start of Winter
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
10th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
Minor Snow
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
December 1979
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
Major Snow
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
11th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13

Festival dates, 1979 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 28, 1979Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 11, 1979Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1979Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 30, 1979Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 29, 1979Wednesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 6, 1979Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 5, 1979Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 29, 1979Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1979Saturday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 25, 1980Friday

The lunar year ends in 1980, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 25, 1980; Laba in early 1979 belongs to the 1978 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1979

From Jan 28, 1979 to Feb 15, 1980; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 28, 1979Feb 26, 197930
2nd monthFeb 27, 1979Mar 27, 197929
3rd monthMar 28, 1979Apr 25, 197929
4th monthApr 26, 1979May 25, 197930
5th monthMay 26, 1979Jun 23, 197929
6th monthJun 24, 1979Jul 23, 197930
Leap 6th monthJul 24, 1979Aug 22, 197930
7th monthAug 23, 1979Sep 20, 197929
8th monthSep 21, 1979Oct 20, 197930
9th monthOct 21, 1979Nov 19, 197930
10th monthNov 20, 1979Dec 18, 197929
11th monthDec 19, 1979Jan 17, 198030
12th monthJan 18, 1980Feb 15, 198029

FAQ

When does the 1979 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, January 28, 1979, and ends on February 15, 1980. It is the Year of the Earth Goat (己未).

How long is the 1979 lunar year compared with 1978?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 1978 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1979 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 6th month follows the regular 6th month, starting on July 24, 1979, 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.