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1960 is the year of the Metal Rat in the Chinese calendar, from 28 January 1960 to 14 February 1961: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 6. Born before 28 January 1960? That is still the Earth Pig year.
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384 days · Year of the Metal Rat
Sexagenary year
Metal generates Water: the year stem is Metal, while theRat's fixed phase is Water.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 6
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 Metal Rat
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rat’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Rat” 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 1960
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 1960.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 28 January 1960 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 27 February 1960 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 27 March 1960 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 26 April 1960 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 25 May 1960 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 24 June 1960 | 30 |
| Leap month 6 | 24 July 1960 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 22 August 1960 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 21 September 1960 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 20 October 1960 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 19 November 1960 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 18 December 1960 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 17 January 1961 | 29 |
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5 February 1960 · 03:23:09 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 1960 · 23:26:17 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 1960 · 21:36:06 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 1960 · 22:42:38 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1960 · 02:43:33 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1960 · 10:05:51 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 1960 · 20:22:33 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1960 · 09:33:28 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1960 · 00:48:34 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1960 · 17:42:15 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1960 · 11:12:39 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1960 · 04:37:25 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 1960 · 20:59:44 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1960 · 11:34:22 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 1960 · 23:45:22 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1960 · 08:58:50 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1960 · 15:08:39 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1960 · 18:01:49 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1960 · 18:02:01 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1960 · 15:18:20 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1960 · 10:37:44 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1960 · 04:25:53 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 1961 · 21:42:36 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1961 · 15:01:06 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1961 · 09:22:26 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1960 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 28 January 1960lunar 1/1
- 11 February 1960lunar 1/15
- 29 May 1960lunar 5/5
- 28 August 1960lunar 7/7
- 5 September 1960lunar 7/15
- 5 October 1960lunar 8/15
- 28 October 1960lunar 9/9
- 24 January 1961lunar 12/8
- 14 February 1961lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1960
Each Gregorian month of 1960, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.