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1970 is the year of the Metal Dog in the Chinese calendar, from 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 6 February 1970? That is still the Earth Rooster year.
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355 days · Year of the Metal Dog
Sexagenary year
Earth generates Metal: the year stem is Metal, while theDog'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 Metal Dog
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dog’s fixed element supports the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Dog” 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 1970
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 1970.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 6 February 1970 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 8 March 1970 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 6 April 1970 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 5 May 1970 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 4 June 1970 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 3 July 1970 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 2 August 1970 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 1 September 1970 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 30 September 1970 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 30 October 1970 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 29 November 1970 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 28 December 1970 | 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 1970 · 09:41:46 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1970 · 07:58:27 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1970 · 08:56:19 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1970 · 13:01:44 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1970 · 20:14:56 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1970 · 06:33:47 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1970 · 19:37:19 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1970 · 10:52:13 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1970 · 03:42:38 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1970 · 21:10:31 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1970 · 14:36:52 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1970 · 06:54:06 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1970 · 21:33:53 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1970 · 09:37:53 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1970 · 18:58:59 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1970 · 01:01:32 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1970 · 04:04:14 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1970 · 03:57:43 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1970 · 01:24:32 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1970 · 20:37:19 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1970 · 14:35:40 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1971 · 07:45:06 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1971 · 01:12:39 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1970 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 6 February 1970lunar 1/1
- 20 February 1970lunar 1/15
- 8 June 1970lunar 5/5
- 8 August 1970lunar 7/7
- 16 August 1970lunar 7/15
- 15 September 1970lunar 8/15
- 8 October 1970lunar 9/9
- 4 January 1971lunar 12/8
- 26 January 1971lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1970
Each Gregorian month of 1970, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.