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1999 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 1999 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Rabbit (己卯), runs from February 16, 1999 to February 4, 2000: 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 Tuesday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 1998. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 24, 1999, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, June 18, 1999. 1 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Double Ninth Festival.

1999 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 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
Minor Cold
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
12th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
Major Cold
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
Laba Festival
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
February 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
Start of Spring
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
1st mo
Chinese New Year
17
2
18
3
19
4
Rain Water
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
March 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
Lantern Festival
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
Awakening of Insects
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
2nd mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
Spring Equinox
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
April 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
3rd mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
Grain Rain
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
May 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
Start of Summer
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
4th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
Grain Buds
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
June 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
Grain in Ear
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
5th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
Dragon Boat Festival
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
Summer Solstice
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
July 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
Minor Heat
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
6th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
Major Heat
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
August 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
Start of Autumn
9
28
10
29
11
7th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
Qixi Festival
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
End of Heat
24
14
25
15
Ghost Festival
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
September 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
White Dew
9
30
10
8th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
Autumn Equinox
24
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
October 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
9th mo
Cold Dew
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
Double Ninth Festival
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
Frost's Descent
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
November 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
10th mo
Start of Winter
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
23
16
Minor Snow
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
December 1999
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
Major Snow
8
11th mo
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24

Festival dates, 1999 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 16, 1999Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 2, 1999Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 1999Monday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 18, 1999Friday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 17, 1999Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 25, 1999Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 24, 1999Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 17, 1999Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 1999Wednesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 14, 2000Friday

The lunar year ends in 2000, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 14, 2000; Laba in early 1999 belongs to the 1998 lunar year.

Lunar months, 1999

From Feb 16, 1999 to Feb 4, 2000; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 16, 1999Mar 17, 199930
2nd monthMar 18, 1999Apr 15, 199929
3rd monthApr 16, 1999May 14, 199929
4th monthMay 15, 1999Jun 13, 199930
5th monthJun 14, 1999Jul 12, 199929
6th monthJul 13, 1999Aug 10, 199929
7th monthAug 11, 1999Sep 9, 199930
8th monthSep 10, 1999Oct 8, 199929
9th monthOct 9, 1999Nov 7, 199930
10th monthNov 8, 1999Dec 7, 199930
11th monthDec 8, 1999Jan 6, 200030
12th monthJan 7, 2000Feb 4, 200029

FAQ

When does the 1999 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 16, 1999, and ends on February 4, 2000. It is the Year of the Earth Rabbit (己卯).

How long is the 1999 lunar year compared with 1998?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 1998 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 1999 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

1999 zodiac: Earth Rabbit1998 lunar calendar2000 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.