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1996 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1996 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Rat (丙子), runs from February 19, 1996 to February 6, 1997: 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 Monday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1995. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 27, 1996, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 20, 1996. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

1996 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 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
Minor Cold
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
12th mo
21
2
Major Cold
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
Laba Festival
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12
February 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
Start of Spring
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
1st mo
Rain Water
Chinese New Year
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
March 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
Lantern Festival
5
16
Awakening of Insects
6
17
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
2nd mo
20
2
Spring Equinox
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
April 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
30
18
3rd mo
19
2
20
3
Grain Rain
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
May 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
Start of Summer
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
4th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
Grain Buds
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
June 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
Grain in Ear
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
5th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
Dragon Boat Festival
21
6
Summer Solstice
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
July 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
Minor Heat
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
6th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
Major Heat
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
August 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
Start of Autumn
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
7th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Qixi Festival
21
8
22
9
23
10
End of Heat
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
Ghost Festival
29
16
30
17
31
18
September 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
White Dew
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
8th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
Autumn Equinox
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
28
16
29
17
30
18
October 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
Cold Dew
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
9th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
Double Ninth Festival
21
10
22
11
23
12
Frost's Descent
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
November 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
Start of Winter
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
10th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
Minor Snow
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
December 1996
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
Major Snow
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
11th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21

Festival dates, 1996 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 19, 1996Monday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 4, 1996Monday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 1996Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 20, 1996Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 20, 1996Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 28, 1996Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 27, 1996Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 20, 1996Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 1996Saturday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 16, 1997Thursday

The lunar year ends in 1997, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 16, 1997; Laba in early 1996 belongs to the 1995 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1996

From Feb 19, 1996 to Feb 6, 1997; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 19, 1996Mar 18, 199629
2nd monthMar 19, 1996Apr 17, 199630
3rd monthApr 18, 1996May 16, 199629
4th monthMay 17, 1996Jun 15, 199630
5th monthJun 16, 1996Jul 15, 199630
6th monthJul 16, 1996Aug 13, 199629
7th monthAug 14, 1996Sep 12, 199630
8th monthSep 13, 1996Oct 11, 199629
9th monthOct 12, 1996Nov 10, 199630
10th monthNov 11, 1996Dec 10, 199630
11th monthDec 11, 1996Jan 8, 199729
12th monthJan 9, 1997Feb 6, 199729

FAQ

When does the 1996 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Monday, February 19, 1996, and ends on February 6, 1997. It is the Year of the Fire Rat (丙子).

How long is the 1996 lunar year compared with 1995?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1995 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1996 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1996 zodiac: Fire Rat1995 lunar calendar1997 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.