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1939 is the year of the Earth Rabbit in the Chinese calendar, from 19 February 1939 to 7 February 1940: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 19 February 1939? That is still the Earth Tiger year.
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354 days · Year of the Earth Rabbit
Sexagenary year
Wood controls Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theRabbit's fixed phase is Wood.
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 Earth Rabbit
Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the Rabbit’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 “Earth Rabbit” 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 1939
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 1939.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 19 February 1939 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 21 March 1939 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 20 April 1939 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 19 May 1939 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 17 June 1939 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 17 July 1939 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 15 August 1939 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 13 September 1939 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 13 October 1939 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 11 November 1939 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 11 December 1939 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 9 January 1940 | 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19 February 1939 · 21:09:15 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1939 · 19:26:11 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1939 · 20:28:26 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明6 April 1939 · 00:37:24 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1939 · 07:55:05 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1939 · 18:21:02 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1939 · 07:26:38 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1939 · 22:51:38 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1939 · 15:39:22 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1939 · 09:18:20 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑24 July 1939 · 02:36:36 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1939 · 19:03:27 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1939 · 09:31:08 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1939 · 21:42:01 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1939 · 06:49:25 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1939 · 12:56:36 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1939 · 15:45:49 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1939 · 15:43:30 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1939 · 12:58:28 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1939 · 08:17:00 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至23 December 1939 · 02:05:55 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1940 · 19:23:40 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1940 · 12:44:03 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1940 · 07:07:32 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1939 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 19 February 1939lunar 1/1
- 5 March 1939lunar 1/15
- 21 June 1939lunar 5/5
- 21 August 1939lunar 7/7
- 29 August 1939lunar 7/15
- 27 September 1939lunar 8/15
- 21 October 1939lunar 9/9
- 16 January 1940lunar 12/8
- 7 February 1940lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1939
Each Gregorian month of 1939, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.