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1947 is the year of the Fire Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 2. Born before 22 January 1947? That is still the Fire Dog year.
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384 days · Year of the Fire Pig
Sexagenary year
Water controls Fire: the year stem is Fire, while thePig's fixed phase is Water.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 2
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 Fire Pig
Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the Pig’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 “Fire Pig” 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 1947
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 1947.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 22 January 1947 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 21 February 1947 | 30 |
| Leap month 2 | 23 March 1947 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 21 April 1947 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 20 May 1947 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 19 June 1947 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 18 July 1947 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 16 August 1947 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 15 September 1947 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 14 October 1947 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 13 November 1947 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 12 December 1947 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 11 January 1948 | 30 |
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 1947 · 23:50:21 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 1947 · 19:51:53 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1947 · 18:07:56 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1947 · 19:12:38 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1947 · 23:20:08 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1947 · 06:39:22 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1947 · 17:02:57 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1947 · 06:09:00 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1947 · 21:31:12 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1947 · 14:18:47 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1947 · 07:55:48 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑24 July 1947 · 01:14:09 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1947 · 17:40:51 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1947 · 08:08:56 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1947 · 20:21:03 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1947 · 05:28:35 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1947 · 11:37:17 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1947 · 14:25:50 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1947 · 14:24:22 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1947 · 11:37:36 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1947 · 06:56:11 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至23 December 1947 · 00:42:43 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1948 · 18:00:13 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1948 · 11:18:22 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1948 · 05:42:00 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1947 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 22 January 1947lunar 1/1
- 5 February 1947lunar 1/15
- 23 June 1947lunar 5/5
- 22 August 1947lunar 7/7
- 30 August 1947lunar 7/15
- 29 September 1947lunar 8/15
- 22 October 1947lunar 9/9
- 18 January 1948lunar 12/8
- 9 February 1948lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1947
Each Gregorian month of 1947, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.