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January 1928 Chinese lunar calendar

January 1928 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 12 / 1. Lunar New Year's Eve: 22 Jan. Chinese New Year: 23 Jan. Full moon: 7 Jan. New moon: 23 Jan. Minor Cold: 6 Jan. Major Cold: 21 Jan.

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Lunar 1927 month 12 into 1928 month 1 · Yin Fire Rabbit 丁卯 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑
Solar terms
Minor Cold · 6 at 21:31:11 UTC+8; Major Cold · 21 at 14:56:36 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
22 January 1928 closes lunar 1927 month 12; lunar 1928 month 1 begins 23 January 1928.

Lunar-year structure

Two lunar years meet here

Lunar 1927

12 lunar months · 355 days · no leap month.

Lunar 1928

13 lunar months · 384 days · leap month 2 (29 days).

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1928 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

Boundaries & marked days

What happens in January 1928

  • 23 January 1928 — lunar 1927 month 12 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 1928 month 1 opens.
  • 6 January 1928 at 21:31:11 UTC+8Minor Cold, 小寒 Xiǎohán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 21 January 1928 at 14:56:36 UTC+8Major Cold, 大寒 Dàhán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 7 January 1928lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 12, which falls near the full moon.
  • 23 January 1928the first day of lunar month 1.
  • 22 January 1928Lunar New Year's Eve, lunar 12/30. The last day of the twelfth lunar month, which can be day 29 or day 30.
  • 23 January 1928Chinese New Year, lunar 1/1. The first day of the first lunar month and the opening of a new lunar year.

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