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1983 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1983 lunar year, the Year of the Water Pig (癸亥), runs from February 13, 1983 to February 1, 1984: 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 Sunday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1982. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, September 21, 1983, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, June 15, 1983. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival.

1983 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 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
Minor Cold
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
12th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Major Cold
21
8
Laba Festival
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
February 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
Start of Spring
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
1st mo
Chinese New Year
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
Rain Water
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
Lantern Festival
28
16
March 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
Awakening of Insects
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
2nd mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
Spring Equinox
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
April 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
3rd mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
Grain Rain
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
May 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
Start of Summer
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
4th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
Grain Buds
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
June 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
Grain in Ear
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
5th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
Dragon Boat Festival
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
Summer Solstice
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
July 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
Minor Heat
9
29
10
6th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
Major Heat
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
August 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
Start of Autumn
9
7th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
Qixi Festival
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
Ghost Festival
24
16
End of Heat
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
September 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
8th mo
8
2
White Dew
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
Mid-Autumn Festival
22
16
23
17
Autumn Equinox
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
October 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
9th mo
7
2
8
3
9
4
Cold Dew
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
Double Ninth Festival
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
Frost's Descent
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
November 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
10th mo
6
2
7
3
8
4
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
December 1983
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
11th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
Major Snow
9
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28

Festival dates, 1983 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 13, 1983Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 27, 1983Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1983Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 15, 1983Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 15, 1983Monday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 23, 1983Tuesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 21, 1983Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 14, 1983Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1983Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 10, 1984Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 1984, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 10, 1984; Laba in early 1983 belongs to the 1982 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1983

From Feb 13, 1983 to Feb 1, 1984; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 13, 1983Mar 14, 198330
2nd monthMar 15, 1983Apr 12, 198329
3rd monthApr 13, 1983May 12, 198330
4th monthMay 13, 1983Jun 10, 198329
5th monthJun 11, 1983Jul 9, 198329
6th monthJul 10, 1983Aug 8, 198330
7th monthAug 9, 1983Sep 6, 198329
8th monthSep 7, 1983Oct 5, 198329
9th monthOct 6, 1983Nov 4, 198330
10th monthNov 5, 1983Dec 3, 198329
11th monthDec 4, 1983Jan 2, 198430
12th monthJan 3, 1984Feb 1, 198430

FAQ

When does the 1983 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, February 13, 1983, and ends on February 1, 1984. It is the Year of the Water Pig (癸亥).

How long is the 1983 lunar year compared with 1982?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1982 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1983 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1983 zodiac: Water Pig1982 lunar calendar1984 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.