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1964 is the year of the Wood Dragon in the Chinese calendar, from 13 February 1964 to 1 February 1965: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 13 February 1964? That is still the Water Rabbit year.
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355 days · Year of the Wood Dragon
Sexagenary year
Wood controls Earth: the year stem is Wood, while theDragon'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
Not within this year
立春 does not fall inside it — a springless year, 无春年.
Year name explained
Why Wood Dragon
Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Dragon’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Wood Dragon” 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 1964
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 1964.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 13 February 1964 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 14 March 1964 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 12 April 1964 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 12 May 1964 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 10 June 1964 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 9 July 1964 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 8 August 1964 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 6 September 1964 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 6 October 1964 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 4 November 1964 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 4 December 1964 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 3 January 1965 | 30 |
The solar year within it
23 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 1964 · 22:57:17 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 1964 · 21:15:59 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 1964 · 22:09:50 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1964 · 02:18:20 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1964 · 09:27:08 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 1964 · 19:51:01 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1964 · 08:49:45 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1964 · 00:11:43 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1964 · 16:56:47 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1964 · 10:32:07 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1964 · 03:52:43 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 1964 · 20:16:09 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1964 · 10:51:01 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 1964 · 22:59:26 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1964 · 08:16:38 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1964 · 14:21:30 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1964 · 17:20:40 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1964 · 17:15:06 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1964 · 14:38:53 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1964 · 09:53:03 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1964 · 03:49:31 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 1965 · 21:01:57 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1965 · 14:28:51 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1964 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 13 February 1964lunar 1/1
- 27 February 1964lunar 1/15
- 14 June 1964lunar 5/5
- 14 August 1964lunar 7/7
- 22 August 1964lunar 7/15
- 20 September 1964lunar 8/15
- 14 October 1964lunar 9/9
- 10 January 1965lunar 12/8
- 1 February 1965lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1964
Each Gregorian month of 1964, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.