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1980 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1980 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Monkey (庚申), runs from February 16, 1980 to February 4, 1981: 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 Saturday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1979. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 23, 1980, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Tuesday, June 17, 1980. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival.

1980 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 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
Minor Cold
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
12th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
Major Cold
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
Laba Festival
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
February 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
Start of Spring
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
1st mo
Chinese New Year
17
2
18
3
19
4
Rain Water
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
March 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
Lantern Festival
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
Awakening of Insects
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
2nd mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
Spring Equinox
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
April 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
3rd mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
Grain Rain
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
May 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
Start of Summer
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
4th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
Grain Buds
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
June 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
Grain in Ear
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
5th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
Dragon Boat Festival
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
Summer Solstice
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
July 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
Minor Heat
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
6th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
Major Heat
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
August 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
Start of Autumn
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
7th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
Qixi Festival
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
End of Heat
24
14
25
15
Ghost Festival
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
September 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
White Dew
8
29
9
8th 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
22
14
23
15
Autumn Equinox
Mid-Autumn Festival
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
October 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
Cold Dew
9
9th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
Double Ninth Festival
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
Frost's Descent
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
November 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
Start of Winter
8
10th 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
Minor Snow
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
December 1980
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
11th mo
Major Snow
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
22
16
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25

Festival dates, 1980 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 16, 1980Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 1, 1980Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 1980Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 17, 1980Tuesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 17, 1980Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 25, 1980Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 23, 1980Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 17, 1980Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1980Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 13, 1981Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 1981, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 13, 1981; Laba in early 1980 belongs to the 1979 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1980

From Feb 16, 1980 to Feb 4, 1981; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 16, 1980Mar 16, 198030
2nd monthMar 17, 1980Apr 14, 198029
3rd monthApr 15, 1980May 13, 198029
4th monthMay 14, 1980Jun 12, 198030
5th monthJun 13, 1980Jul 11, 198029
6th monthJul 12, 1980Aug 10, 198030
7th monthAug 11, 1980Sep 8, 198029
8th monthSep 9, 1980Oct 8, 198030
9th monthOct 9, 1980Nov 7, 198030
10th monthNov 8, 1980Dec 6, 198029
11th monthDec 7, 1980Jan 5, 198130
12th monthJan 6, 1981Feb 4, 198130

FAQ

When does the 1980 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, February 16, 1980, and ends on February 4, 1981. It is the Year of the Metal Monkey (庚申).

How long is the 1980 lunar year compared with 1979?

355 days, 29 days shorter than the 1979 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1980 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

1980 zodiac: Metal Monkey1979 lunar calendar1981 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.