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1988 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1988 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Dragon (戊辰), runs from February 17, 1988 to February 5, 1989: 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 Wednesday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1987. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, September 25, 1988, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 18, 1988. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Laba Festival.

1988 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 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
Minor Cold
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
12th mo
20
2
21
3
Major Cold
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
Laba Festival
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
February 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
Start of Spring
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
1st mo
Chinese New Year
18
2
19
3
Rain Water
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
March 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
Lantern Festival
3
16
4
17
5
18
Awakening of Insects
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
2nd mo
19
2
20
3
Spring Equinox
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
April 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
3rd mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
Grain Rain
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
May 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
Start of Summer
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
4th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
Grain Buds
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
June 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
Grain in Ear
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
5th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
Dragon Boat Festival
19
6
20
7
21
8
Summer Solstice
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
July 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
Minor Heat
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
6th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
Major Heat
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
August 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
Start of Autumn
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
7th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
Qixi Festival
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
End of Heat
24
13
25
14
26
15
Ghost Festival
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
September 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
White Dew
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
8th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
Autumn Equinox
24
14
25
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
October 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
Cold Dew
9
29
10
30
11
9th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
Double Ninth Festival
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
Frost's Descent
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
November 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
Start of Winter
8
29
9
10th 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
Minor Snow
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
December 1988
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
Major Snow
8
30
9
11th 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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23

Festival dates, 1988 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 17, 1988Wednesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 2, 1988Wednesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 1988Monday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 18, 1988Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 18, 1988Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 26, 1988Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 25, 1988Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 19, 1988Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 1988Wednesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 15, 1989Sunday

The lunar year ends in 1989, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 15, 1989; Laba in early 1988 belongs to the 1987 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1988

From Feb 17, 1988 to Feb 5, 1989; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 17, 1988Mar 17, 198830
2nd monthMar 18, 1988Apr 15, 198829
3rd monthApr 16, 1988May 15, 198830
4th monthMay 16, 1988Jun 13, 198829
5th monthJun 14, 1988Jul 13, 198830
6th monthJul 14, 1988Aug 11, 198829
7th monthAug 12, 1988Sep 10, 198830
8th monthSep 11, 1988Oct 10, 198830
9th monthOct 11, 1988Nov 8, 198829
10th monthNov 9, 1988Dec 8, 198830
11th monthDec 9, 1988Jan 7, 198930
12th monthJan 8, 1989Feb 5, 198929

FAQ

When does the 1988 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Wednesday, February 17, 1988, and ends on February 5, 1989. It is the Year of the Earth Dragon (戊辰).

How long is the 1988 lunar year compared with 1987?

355 days, 29 days shorter than the 1987 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1988 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

1988 zodiac: Earth Dragon1987 lunar calendar1989 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.