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1958 is the year of the Earth Dog in the Chinese calendar, from 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 18 February 1958? That is still the Fire Rooster year.
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355 days · Year of the Earth Dog
Sexagenary year
Earth reinforces Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theDog's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
355 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 Dog
Earth is both the year element and the Dog’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Dog” 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 1958
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 1958.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 18 February 1958 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 20 March 1958 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 19 April 1958 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 19 May 1958 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 17 June 1958 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 17 July 1958 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 15 August 1958 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 13 September 1958 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 13 October 1958 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 11 November 1958 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 11 December 1958 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 9 January 1959 | 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 1958 · 11:48:26 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1958 · 10:04:52 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1958 · 11:05:47 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1958 · 15:12:21 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1958 · 22:26:58 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1958 · 08:49:10 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1958 · 21:51:00 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1958 · 13:12:11 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1958 · 05:56:51 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1958 · 23:33:25 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1958 · 16:50:26 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1958 · 09:17:10 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1958 · 23:45:53 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1958 · 11:58:49 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1958 · 21:08:49 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1958 · 03:19:08 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1958 · 06:11:18 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1958 · 06:11:53 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1958 · 03:29:06 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1958 · 22:49:35 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1958 · 16:39:40 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1959 · 09:58:18 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1959 · 03:18:50 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1959 · 21:42:10 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1958 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 18 February 1958lunar 1/1
- 4 March 1958lunar 1/15
- 21 June 1958lunar 5/5
- 21 August 1958lunar 7/7
- 29 August 1958lunar 7/15
- 27 September 1958lunar 8/15
- 21 October 1958lunar 9/9
- 16 January 1959lunar 12/8
- 7 February 1959lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1958
Each Gregorian month of 1958, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.