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1911 is the year of the Metal Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 30 January 1911 to 17 February 1912: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 6. Born before 30 January 1911? That is still the Metal Dog year.
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384 days · Year of the Metal Pig
Sexagenary year
Metal generates Water: the year stem is Metal, while thePig's fixed phase is Water.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 6
29 days in the repeated month.
Beginning of Spring
Twice
立春 falls twice — a double-spring year, 双春年.
Year name explained
Why Metal Pig
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Pig’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Pig” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 13 lunar months of 1911
A lunar month begins on the day of the new moon, so its Gregorian start date moves every year. These are the exact correspondences for 1911.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 January 1911 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 1 March 1911 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 30 March 1911 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 29 April 1911 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 28 May 1911 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 26 June 1911 | 30 |
| Leap month 6 | 26 July 1911 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 24 August 1911 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 22 September 1911 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 22 October 1911 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 21 November 1911 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 20 December 1911 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 19 January 1912 | 30 |
The solar year within it
25 solar terms
Solar terms track the sun rather than the moon, so they sit at almost the same Gregorian date every year while the lunar months move by weeks. A twelve-month year is about eleven days shorter than the solar year and so holds fewer of them than a thirteen-month one.
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1911 · 06:10:16 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水20 February 1911 · 02:20:16 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰7 March 1911 · 00:38:50 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分22 March 1911 · 01:54:20 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明6 April 1911 · 06:04:32 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1911 · 13:35:55 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏7 May 1911 · 00:00:18 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1911 · 13:18:33 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种7 June 1911 · 04:37:52 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1911 · 21:35:30 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1911 · 15:04:55 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑24 July 1911 · 08:28:36 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋9 August 1911 · 00:44:25 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1911 · 15:12:57 UTC+8
- White Dew白露9 September 1911 · 03:13:16 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1911 · 12:17:30 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1911 · 18:14:56 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1911 · 20:58:11 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1911 · 20:47:00 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1911 · 17:55:53 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1911 · 13:07:34 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至23 December 1911 · 06:53:09 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒7 January 1912 · 00:07:29 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1912 · 17:29:06 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1912 · 11:53:31 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1911 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 30 January 1911lunar 1/1
- 13 February 1911lunar 1/15
- 1 June 1911lunar 5/5
- 30 August 1911lunar 7/7
- 7 September 1911lunar 7/15
- 6 October 1911lunar 8/15
- 30 October 1911lunar 9/9
- 26 January 1912lunar 12/8
- 17 February 1912lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1911
Each Gregorian month of 1911, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.