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December 1959 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 11 / 12. Winter Solstice: 22 Dec. Full moon: 15 Dec. New moon: 30 Dec. Major Snow: 8 Dec. Winter Solstice: 22 Dec.
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Lunar 1959 month 11 into 1959 month 12 · Yin Earth Pig 己亥 year pillar at mid-month
- Month pillar at mid-month
- Yang Fire Rat · 丙子
- Solar terms
- Major Snow · 8 at 04:37:16 UTC+8; Winter Solstice · 22 at 22:34:18 UTC+8
- Lunar boundary
- 29 December 1959 closes lunar 1959 month 11; lunar 1959 month 12 begins 30 December 1959.
Lunar-year structure
The lunar year around this month
Lunar 1959
12 lunar months · 354 days · no leap month.
December 1959 day by day
Gregorian dates, Chinese lunar dates, moon boundaries, festivals, and solar terms.
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111/2丁巳Fire Snake211/3戊午Earth Horse311/4己未Earth Goat411/5庚申Metal Monkey511/6辛酉Metal Rooster11/7壬戌Water Dog711/8癸亥Water Pig811/9甲子Wood RatMajor Snow911/10乙丑Wood Ox1011/11丙寅Fire Tiger1111/12丁卯Fire Rabbit1211/13戊辰Earth Dragon11/14己巳Earth Snake1411/15庚午Metal HorseLunar mid-month1511/16辛未Metal Goat1611/17壬申Water Monkey1711/18癸酉Water Rooster1811/19甲戌Wood Dog1911/20乙亥Wood Pig11/21丙子Fire Rat2111/22丁丑Fire Ox11/23戊寅Earth TigerWinter Solstice2311/24己卯Earth Rabbit2411/25庚辰Metal Dragon2511/26辛巳Metal Snake2611/27壬午Water Horse11/28癸未Water Goat2811/29甲申Wood Monkey2911/30乙酉Wood Rooster3012/1丙戌Fire DogLunar month opens3112/2丁亥Fire PigThe Moon this month · UTC+8
December 1959 moon phases
First quarter
Lunar 11/8
Full moon
Lunar 11/16
Last quarter
Lunar 11/24
New moon
Lunar 12/1
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
Boundaries & marked days
What happens in December 1959
- 30 December 1959 — lunar 1959 month 11 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 1959 month 12 opens.
- 8 December 1959 at 04:37:16 UTC+8 — Major Snow, 大雪 Dàxuě, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
- 22 December 1959 at 22:34:18 UTC+8 — Winter Solstice, 冬至 Dōngzhì, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
- 14 December 1959 — lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 11, which falls near the full moon.
- 30 December 1959 — the first day of lunar month 12.
- 22 December 1959 — Winter Solstice. A seasonal observance fixed by the Winter Solstice solar-term instant.