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1991 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1991 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Goat (辛未), runs from February 15, 1991 to February 3, 1992: 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 Friday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1990. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, September 22, 1991, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, June 16, 1991. 5 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Laba Festival.

1991 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 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
Minor Cold
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
12th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
Major Cold
21
6
22
7
23
8
Laba Festival
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
February 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
Start of Spring
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
1st mo
Chinese New Year
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
Rain Water
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
March 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
Lantern Festival
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
Awakening of Insects
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
2nd mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
Spring Equinox
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
April 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
3rd mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
Grain Rain
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
May 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
Start of Summer
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
4th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
Grain Buds
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
June 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
Grain in Ear
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
5th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
Dragon Boat Festival
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
Summer Solstice
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
July 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
Minor Heat
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
6th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
Major Heat
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
August 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
Start of Autumn
9
29
10
7th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
Qixi Festival
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
End of Heat
24
15
Ghost Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
September 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
8th mo
White Dew
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
23
16
Autumn Equinox
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
October 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
9th mo
9
2
Cold Dew
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
Double Ninth Festival
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
Frost's Descent
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
November 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
10th mo
7
2
8
3
Start of Winter
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
Minor Snow
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
December 1991
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
11th mo
7
2
Major Snow
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
21
16
22
17
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26

Festival dates, 1991 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 15, 1991Friday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 1, 1991Friday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1991Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 16, 1991Sunday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 16, 1991Friday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 24, 1991Saturday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 22, 1991Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 16, 1991Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1991Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 12, 1992Sunday

The lunar year ends in 1992, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 12, 1992; Laba in early 1991 belongs to the 1990 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1991

From Feb 15, 1991 to Feb 3, 1992; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 15, 1991Mar 15, 199129
2nd monthMar 16, 1991Apr 14, 199130
3rd monthApr 15, 1991May 13, 199129
4th monthMay 14, 1991Jun 11, 199129
5th monthJun 12, 1991Jul 11, 199130
6th monthJul 12, 1991Aug 9, 199129
7th monthAug 10, 1991Sep 7, 199129
8th monthSep 8, 1991Oct 7, 199130
9th monthOct 8, 1991Nov 5, 199129
10th monthNov 6, 1991Dec 5, 199130
11th monthDec 6, 1991Jan 4, 199230
12th monthJan 5, 1992Feb 3, 199230

FAQ

When does the 1991 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Friday, February 15, 1991, and ends on February 3, 1992. It is the Year of the Metal Goat (辛未).

How long is the 1991 lunar year compared with 1990?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1990 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1991 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1991 zodiac: Metal Goat1990 lunar calendar1992 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.