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1989 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1989 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Snake (己巳), runs from February 6, 1989 to January 26, 1990: 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 Monday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1988. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, September 14, 1989, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 8, 1989. 1 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Double Ninth Festival.

1989 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 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
Minor Cold
6
29
7
30
8
12th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
Laba Festival
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
Major Cold
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
February 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
Start of Spring
5
29
6
1st mo
Chinese New Year
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
Rain Water
20
15
Lantern Festival
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
March 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
Awakening of Insects
6
29
7
30
8
2nd 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
Spring Equinox
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
April 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
3rd mo
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
Grain Rain
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
May 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
4th mo
Start of Summer
6
2
7
3
8
4
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
Grain Buds
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
June 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
30
4
5th mo
5
2
6
3
Grain in Ear
7
4
8
5
Dragon Boat Festival
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
Summer Solstice
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
July 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
6th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Minor Heat
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
Major Heat
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
August 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
7th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
Start of Autumn
8
7
Qixi Festival
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
Ghost Festival
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
End of Heat
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
8th mo
September 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
White Dew
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
Autumn Equinox
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
9th mo
October 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
Cold Dew
Double Ninth Festival
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
Frost's Descent
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
10th mo
30
2
31
3
November 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
Start of Winter
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
Minor Snow
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
11th mo
29
2
30
3
December 1989
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
Major Snow
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
12th mo
29
2
30
3
31
4

Festival dates, 1989 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 6, 1989Monday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 20, 1989Monday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1989Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 8, 1989Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 8, 1989Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 16, 1989Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 14, 1989Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 8, 1989Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1989Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 4, 1990Thursday

The lunar year ends in 1990, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 4, 1990; Laba in early 1989 belongs to the 1988 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1989

From Feb 6, 1989 to Jan 26, 1990; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 6, 1989Mar 7, 198930
2nd monthMar 8, 1989Apr 5, 198929
3rd monthApr 6, 1989May 4, 198929
4th monthMay 5, 1989Jun 3, 198930
5th monthJun 4, 1989Jul 2, 198929
6th monthJul 3, 1989Aug 1, 198930
7th monthAug 2, 1989Aug 30, 198929
8th monthAug 31, 1989Sep 29, 198930
9th monthSep 30, 1989Oct 28, 198929
10th monthOct 29, 1989Nov 27, 198930
11th monthNov 28, 1989Dec 27, 198930
12th monthDec 28, 1989Jan 26, 199030

FAQ

When does the 1989 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Monday, February 6, 1989, and ends on January 26, 1990. It is the Year of the Earth Snake (己巳).

How long is the 1989 lunar year compared with 1988?

355 days, the same as the 1988 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1989 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

1989 zodiac: Earth Snake1988 lunar calendar1990 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.