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May 1953 Chinese lunar calendar

May 1953 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 3 / 4. New moon: 13 May. Full moon: 29 May. Beginning of Summer: 6 May. Grain Buds: 21 May.

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Lunar 1953 month 3 into 1953 month 4 · Yin Water Snake 癸巳 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month: Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳
Solar terms: Beginning of Summer · 6 at 03:52:18 UTC+8; Grain Buds · 21 at 16:52:47 UTC+8
Lunar boundary: 12 May 1953 closes lunar 1953 month 3; lunar 1953 month 4 begins 13 May 1953.

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Boundaries & marked days

13 May 1953 — lunar 1953 month 3 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 1953 month 4 opens.
6 May 1953 at 03:52:18 UTC+8 — Beginning of Summer, 立夏 Lìxià, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
21 May 1953 at 16:52:47 UTC+8 — Grain Buds, 小满 Xiǎomǎn, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
13 May 1953 — the first day of lunar month 4.
27 May 1953 — lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 4, which falls near the full moon.