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January 1960 Chinese lunar calendar

January 1960 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 12 / 1. Laba Festival: 6 Jan. Lunar New Year's Eve: 27 Jan. Chinese New Year: 28 Jan. Full moon: 14 Jan. New moon: 28 Jan. Minor Cold: 6 Jan. Major Cold: 21 Jan.

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Lunar 1959 month 12 into 1960 month 1 · Yin Earth Pig 己亥 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑
Solar terms
Minor Cold · 6 at 15:42:27 UTC+8; Major Cold · 21 at 09:10:02 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
27 January 1960 closes lunar 1959 month 12; lunar 1960 month 1 begins 28 January 1960.

Lunar-year structure

Two lunar years meet here

Lunar 1959

12 lunar months · 354 days · no leap month.

Lunar 1960

13 lunar months · 384 days · leap month 6 (29 days).

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1960 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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 January 1960

  • 28 January 1960 — lunar 1959 month 12 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 1960 month 1 opens.
  • 6 January 1960 at 15:42:27 UTC+8Minor Cold, 小寒 Xiǎohán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 21 January 1960 at 09:10:02 UTC+8Major Cold, 大寒 Dàhán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 13 January 1960lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 12, which falls near the full moon.
  • 28 January 1960the first day of lunar month 1.
  • 6 January 1960Laba Festival, lunar 12/8. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, in the run-up to the new year.
  • 27 January 1960Lunar New Year's Eve, lunar 12/29. The last day of the twelfth lunar month, which can be day 29 or day 30.
  • 28 January 1960Chinese New Year, lunar 1/1. The first day of the first lunar month and the opening of a new lunar year.

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