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1986 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1986 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Tiger (丙寅), runs from February 9, 1986 to January 28, 1987: 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, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1985. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, September 18, 1986, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, June 11, 1986. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

1986 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 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Minor Cold
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
12th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
Laba Festival
18
9
19
10
20
11
Major Cold
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
February 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
Start of Spring
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
1st mo
Chinese New Year
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
Rain Water
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
Lantern Festival
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
March 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
Awakening of Insects
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
2nd mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
Spring Equinox
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
April 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
3rd mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
Grain Rain
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
May 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
Start of Summer
7
29
8
30
9
4th 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
Grain Buds
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
June 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
Grain in Ear
7
5th mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
Dragon Boat Festival
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
Summer Solstice
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
July 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
6th mo
Minor Heat
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
23
17
Major Heat
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
August 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
7th mo
7
2
8
3
Start of Autumn
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
Qixi Festival
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
Ghost Festival
21
16
22
17
23
18
End of Heat
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
September 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
8th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
White Dew
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
Autumn Equinox
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
October 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
30
4
9th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
Cold Dew
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
Double Ninth Festival
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
Frost's Descent
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
November 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
10th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
December 1986
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
11th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
12th mo

Festival dates, 1986 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 9, 1986Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 23, 1986Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1986Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 11, 1986Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 12, 1986Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 20, 1986Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 18, 1986Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 12, 1986Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1986Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 7, 1987Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 1987, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 7, 1987; Laba in early 1986 belongs to the 1985 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1986

From Feb 9, 1986 to Jan 28, 1987; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 9, 1986Mar 9, 198629
2nd monthMar 10, 1986Apr 8, 198630
3rd monthApr 9, 1986May 8, 198630
4th monthMay 9, 1986Jun 6, 198629
5th monthJun 7, 1986Jul 6, 198630
6th monthJul 7, 1986Aug 5, 198630
7th monthAug 6, 1986Sep 3, 198629
8th monthSep 4, 1986Oct 3, 198630
9th monthOct 4, 1986Nov 1, 198629
10th monthNov 2, 1986Dec 1, 198630
11th monthDec 2, 1986Dec 30, 198629
12th monthDec 31, 1986Jan 28, 198729

FAQ

When does the 1986 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, February 9, 1986, and ends on January 28, 1987. It is the Year of the Fire Tiger (丙寅).

How long is the 1986 lunar year compared with 1985?

354 days, the same as the 1985 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1986 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1986 zodiac: Fire Tiger1985 lunar calendar1987 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.