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1969 is the year of the Earth Rooster in the Chinese calendar, from 17 February 1969 to 5 February 1970: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 17 February 1969? That is still the Earth Monkey year.
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354 days · Year of the Earth Rooster
Sexagenary year
Earth generates Metal: the year stem is Earth, while theRooster's fixed phase is Metal.
Length
354 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 Rooster
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rooster’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Rooster” 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 1969
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 1969.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 17 February 1969 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 18 March 1969 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 17 April 1969 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 16 May 1969 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 15 June 1969 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 14 July 1969 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 13 August 1969 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 12 September 1969 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 11 October 1969 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 10 November 1969 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 9 December 1969 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 8 January 1970 | 29 |
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 1969 · 03:54:28 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1969 · 02:10:34 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1969 · 03:08:04 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1969 · 07:14:51 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1969 · 14:26:51 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1969 · 00:49:47 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1969 · 13:49:42 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1969 · 05:11:29 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1969 · 21:55:01 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1969 · 15:31:31 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1969 · 08:48:08 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1969 · 01:14:06 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1969 · 15:43:20 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1969 · 03:55:25 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1969 · 13:06:53 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1969 · 19:16:40 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1969 · 22:11:02 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1969 · 22:11:20 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1969 · 19:31:04 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1969 · 14:51:18 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1969 · 08:43:41 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1970 · 02:01:39 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1970 · 19:23:47 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1970 · 13:45:42 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1969 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 17 February 1969lunar 1/1
- 3 March 1969lunar 1/15
- 19 June 1969lunar 5/5
- 19 August 1969lunar 7/7
- 27 August 1969lunar 7/15
- 26 September 1969lunar 8/15
- 19 October 1969lunar 9/9
- 15 January 1970lunar 12/8
- 5 February 1970lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1969
Each Gregorian month of 1969, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.