Fengshui Zen

1990 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1990 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Horse (庚午), runs from January 27, 1990 to February 14, 1991: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 5th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Saturday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 1989. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, October 3, 1990, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, May 28, 1990. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

1990 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 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Laba Festival
5
9
Minor Cold
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
23
20
24
Major Cold
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
1st mo
Chinese New Year
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
February 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
Start of Spring
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
Lantern Festival
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
Rain Water
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
2nd mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
March 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
Awakening of Insects
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
23
20
24
21
25
Spring Equinox
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
3rd mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
April 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
24
20
25
Grain Rain
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
4th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
May 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
Start of Summer
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
Grain Buds
22
28
23
29
24
5th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
Dragon Boat Festival
29
6
30
7
31
8
June 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
Grain in Ear
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
Summer Solstice
22
30
23
Leap 5th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
July 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
Minor Heat
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
6th mo
23
2
Major Heat
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
August 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
Start of Autumn
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
7th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
End of Heat
24
5
25
6
26
7
Qixi Festival
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12
September 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Ghost Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
White Dew
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
8th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
Autumn Equinox
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
October 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
Cold Dew
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
9th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
Frost's Descent
25
8
26
9
Double Ninth Festival
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
November 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
Start of Winter
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
10th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
Minor Snow
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
December 1990
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
Major Snow
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
11th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15

Festival dates, 1990 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 27, 1990Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 10, 1990Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1990Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 28, 1990Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 26, 1990Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 3, 1990Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 3, 1990Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 26, 1990Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1990Saturday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 23, 1991Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 1991, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 23, 1991; Laba in early 1990 belongs to the 1989 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1990

From Jan 27, 1990 to Feb 14, 1991; the longest run of 30-day months is 4.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 27, 1990Feb 24, 199029
2nd monthFeb 25, 1990Mar 26, 199030
3rd monthMar 27, 1990Apr 24, 199029
4th monthApr 25, 1990May 23, 199029
5th monthMay 24, 1990Jun 22, 199030
Leap 5th monthJun 23, 1990Jul 21, 199029
6th monthJul 22, 1990Aug 19, 199029
7th monthAug 20, 1990Sep 18, 199030
8th monthSep 19, 1990Oct 17, 199029
9th monthOct 18, 1990Nov 16, 199030
10th monthNov 17, 1990Dec 16, 199030
11th monthDec 17, 1990Jan 15, 199130
12th monthJan 16, 1991Feb 14, 199130

FAQ

When does the 1990 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, January 27, 1990, and ends on February 14, 1991. It is the Year of the Metal Horse (庚午).

How long is the 1990 lunar year compared with 1989?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 1989 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1990 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 5th month follows the regular 5th month, starting on June 23, 1990, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

1990 zodiac: Metal Horse1989 lunar calendar1991 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.