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1930 is the year of the Metal Horse in the Chinese calendar, from 30 January 1930 to 16 February 1931: 383 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 6. Born before 30 January 1930? That is still the Earth Snake year.
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383 days · Year of the Metal Horse
Sexagenary year
Fire controls Metal: the year stem is Metal, while theHorse's fixed phase is Fire.
Length
383 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 Horse
Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Horse” 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 1930
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 1930.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 January 1930 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 28 February 1930 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 30 March 1930 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 29 April 1930 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 28 May 1930 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 26 June 1930 | 30 |
| Leap month 6 | 26 July 1930 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 24 August 1930 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 22 September 1930 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 22 October 1930 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 20 November 1930 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 20 December 1930 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 19 January 1931 | 29 |
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4 February 1930 · 20:51:07 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 1930 · 16:59:45 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1930 · 15:16:33 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1930 · 16:29:42 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1930 · 20:37:22 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1930 · 04:05:45 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1930 · 14:26:59 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1930 · 03:41:59 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1930 · 18:58:02 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1930 · 11:52:45 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1930 · 05:19:40 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1930 · 22:41:53 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1930 · 14:56:58 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1930 · 05:26:17 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1930 · 17:28:22 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1930 · 02:35:52 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1930 · 08:37:28 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1930 · 11:25:57 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1930 · 11:20:12 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1930 · 08:34:25 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1930 · 03:50:37 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1930 · 21:39:29 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1931 · 14:55:35 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1931 · 08:17:27 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1931 · 02:40:38 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1930 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 1930lunar 1/1
- 13 February 1930lunar 1/15
- 1 June 1930lunar 5/5
- 30 August 1930lunar 7/7
- 7 September 1930lunar 7/15
- 6 October 1930lunar 8/15
- 30 October 1930lunar 9/9
- 26 January 1931lunar 12/8
- 16 February 1931lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1930
Each Gregorian month of 1930, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.