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1929 is the year of the Earth Snake in the Chinese calendar, from 10 February 1929 to 29 January 1930: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 10 February 1929? That is still the Earth Dragon year.
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354 days · Year of the Earth Snake
Sexagenary year
Fire generates Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theSnake's fixed phase is Fire.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Not within this year
立春 does not fall inside it — a springless year, 无春年.
Year name explained
Why Earth Snake
Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element supports the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Snake” 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 1929
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 1929.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 10 February 1929 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 11 March 1929 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 10 April 1929 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 9 May 1929 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 7 June 1929 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 7 July 1929 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 5 August 1929 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 3 September 1929 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 3 October 1929 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 1 November 1929 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 1 December 1929 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 31 December 1929 | 30 |
The solar year within it
23 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19 February 1929 · 11:06:48 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1929 · 09:31:57 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1929 · 10:34:45 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1929 · 14:51:13 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1929 · 22:10:15 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1929 · 08:40:20 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1929 · 21:47:33 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1929 · 13:10:47 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1929 · 06:00:33 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1929 · 23:31:38 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1929 · 16:53:14 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1929 · 09:08:41 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1929 · 23:41:12 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1929 · 11:39:34 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1929 · 20:52:15 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1929 · 02:47:02 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1929 · 05:41:24 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1929 · 05:27:27 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1929 · 02:48:03 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1929 · 21:56:24 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1929 · 15:52:41 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1930 · 09:02:32 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1930 · 02:32:56 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1929 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 10 February 1929lunar 1/1
- 24 February 1929lunar 1/15
- 11 June 1929lunar 5/5
- 11 August 1929lunar 7/7
- 19 August 1929lunar 7/15
- 17 September 1929lunar 8/15
- 11 October 1929lunar 9/9
- 7 January 1930lunar 12/8
- 29 January 1930lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1929
Each Gregorian month of 1929, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.