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1997 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1997 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Ox (丁丑), runs from February 7, 1997 to January 27, 1998: 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 Friday, 12 days earlier in the calendar than in 1996. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 16, 1997, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 9, 1997. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival.

1997 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 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
Minor Cold
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
12th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
Laba Festival
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
Major Cold
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
February 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
Start of Spring
5
28
6
29
7
1st mo
Chinese New Year
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
Rain Water
19
13
20
14
21
15
Lantern Festival
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
March 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
Awakening of Insects
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
2nd mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
Spring Equinox
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
April 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
29
7
3rd mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
Grain Rain
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
May 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
Start of Summer
6
30
7
4th mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
Grain Buds
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
June 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
5th mo
Grain in Ear
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
Dragon Boat Festival
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
Summer Solstice
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
July 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
6th mo
6
2
7
3
Minor Heat
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
22
18
23
19
Major Heat
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
August 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
7th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Start of Autumn
8
6
9
7
Qixi Festival
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Ghost Festival
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
End of Heat
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
September 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
8th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
White Dew
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
Autumn Equinox
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
October 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
9th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
Cold Dew
9
8
10
9
Double Ninth Festival
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
Frost's Descent
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
10th mo
November 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
Start of Winter
8
9
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
Minor Snow
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
11th mo
December 1997
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
Major Snow
8
9
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
12th mo
31
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Festival dates, 1997 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 7, 1997Friday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 21, 1997Friday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1997Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 9, 1997Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 9, 1997Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 17, 1997Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 16, 1997Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 10, 1997Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1997Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 6, 1998Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 1998, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 6, 1998; Laba in early 1997 belongs to the 1996 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1997

From Feb 7, 1997 to Jan 27, 1998; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 7, 1997Mar 8, 199730
2nd monthMar 9, 1997Apr 6, 199729
3rd monthApr 7, 1997May 6, 199730
4th monthMay 7, 1997Jun 4, 199729
5th monthJun 5, 1997Jul 4, 199730
6th monthJul 5, 1997Aug 2, 199729
7th monthAug 3, 1997Sep 1, 199730
8th monthSep 2, 1997Oct 1, 199730
9th monthOct 2, 1997Oct 30, 199729
10th monthOct 31, 1997Nov 29, 199730
11th monthNov 30, 1997Dec 29, 199730
12th monthDec 30, 1997Jan 27, 199829

FAQ

When does the 1997 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Friday, February 7, 1997, and ends on January 27, 1998. It is the Year of the Fire Ox (丁丑).

How long is the 1997 lunar year compared with 1996?

355 days, 1 days longer than the 1996 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1997 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

1997 zodiac: Fire Ox1996 lunar calendar1998 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.