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1920 is the year of the Metal Monkey in the Chinese calendar, from 20 February 1920 to 7 February 1921: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 20 February 1920? That is still the Earth Goat year.
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354 days · Year of the Metal Monkey
Sexagenary year
Metal reinforces Metal: the year stem is Metal, while theMonkey's fixed phase is Metal.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Once
立春 falls once, as it usually does.
Year name explained
Why Metal Monkey
Metal is both the year element and the Monkey’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Monkey” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 12 lunar months of 1920
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 1920.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 20 February 1920 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 20 March 1920 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 19 April 1920 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 18 May 1920 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 16 June 1920 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 16 July 1920 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 14 August 1920 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 12 September 1920 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 12 October 1920 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 10 November 1920 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 10 December 1920 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 9 January 1921 | 30 |
The solar year within it
24 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.
- Rain Water雨水20 February 1920 · 06:28:57 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1920 · 04:51:02 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1920 · 05:59:15 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1920 · 10:14:54 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1920 · 17:39:07 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1920 · 04:11:17 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1920 · 17:21:43 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1920 · 08:50:22 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1920 · 01:39:45 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1920 · 19:18:36 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1920 · 12:34:53 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1920 · 04:58:14 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1920 · 19:21:15 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1920 · 07:26:32 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1920 · 16:28:05 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1920 · 22:29:08 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1920 · 01:12:39 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1920 · 01:04:54 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1920 · 22:15:23 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1920 · 17:30:16 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1920 · 11:16:56 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1921 · 04:33:40 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1921 · 21:54:39 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1921 · 16:20:12 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1920 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 20 February 1920lunar 1/1
- 5 March 1920lunar 1/15
- 20 June 1920lunar 5/5
- 20 August 1920lunar 7/7
- 28 August 1920lunar 7/15
- 26 September 1920lunar 8/15
- 20 October 1920lunar 9/9
- 16 January 1921lunar 12/8
- 7 February 1921lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1920
Each Gregorian month of 1920, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.