Fengshui Zen

1998 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1998 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Tiger (戊寅), runs from January 28, 1998 to February 15, 1999: 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 Wednesday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 1997. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Monday, October 5, 1998, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, May 30, 1998. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Festival, Laba Festival.

1998 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 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
Minor Cold
6
8
Laba Festival
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
Major Cold
21
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
1st mo
Chinese New Year
29
2
30
3
31
4
February 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Start of Spring
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
Lantern Festival
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
Rain Water
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
2nd mo
28
2
March 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
Awakening of Insects
7
9
8
10
9
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
Spring Equinox
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
3rd mo
29
2
30
3
31
4
April 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
Grain Rain
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
4th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
May 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
Start of Summer
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
21
26
Grain Buds
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
5th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
Dragon Boat Festival
31
6
June 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
Grain in Ear
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
Summer Solstice
22
28
23
29
24
Leap 5th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
July 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Minor Heat
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
6th mo
Major Heat
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
August 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
Start of Autumn
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
7th mo
23
2
End of Heat
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
Qixi Festival
29
8
30
9
31
10
September 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Ghost Festival
6
16
7
17
8
18
White Dew
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
8th mo
22
2
23
3
Autumn Equinox
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
October 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
6
16
7
17
8
18
Cold Dew
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
9th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
Frost's Descent
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
Double Ninth Festival
29
10
30
11
31
12
November 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
Start of Winter
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
10th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
Minor Snow
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
December 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
Major Snow
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
11th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13

Festival dates, 1998 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 28, 1998Wednesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 11, 1998Wednesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1998Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 30, 1998Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 28, 1998Friday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 5, 1998Saturday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 5, 1998Monday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 28, 1998Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1998Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 24, 1999Sunday

The lunar year ends in 1999, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 24, 1999; Laba in early 1998 belongs to the 1997 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1998

From Jan 28, 1998 to Feb 15, 1999; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 28, 1998Feb 26, 199830
2nd monthFeb 27, 1998Mar 27, 199829
3rd monthMar 28, 1998Apr 25, 199829
4th monthApr 26, 1998May 25, 199830
5th monthMay 26, 1998Jun 23, 199829
Leap 5th monthJun 24, 1998Jul 22, 199829
6th monthJul 23, 1998Aug 21, 199830
7th monthAug 22, 1998Sep 20, 199830
8th monthSep 21, 1998Oct 19, 199829
9th monthOct 20, 1998Nov 18, 199830
10th monthNov 19, 1998Dec 18, 199830
11th monthDec 19, 1998Jan 16, 199929
12th monthJan 17, 1999Feb 15, 199930

FAQ

When does the 1998 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Wednesday, January 28, 1998, and ends on February 15, 1999. It is the Year of the Earth Tiger (戊寅).

How long is the 1998 lunar year compared with 1997?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 1997 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1998 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 5th month follows the regular 5th month, starting on June 24, 1998, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

1998 zodiac: Earth Tiger1997 lunar calendar1999 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.