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1971 is the year of the Metal Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 27 January 1971 to 14 February 1972: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 5. Born before 27 January 1971? That is still the Metal Dog year.
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384 days · Year of the Metal Pig
Sexagenary year
Metal generates Water: the year stem is Metal, while thePig's fixed phase is Water.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 5
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 Pig
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Pig’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Pig” 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 1971
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 1971.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 27 January 1971 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 25 February 1971 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 27 March 1971 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 25 April 1971 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 24 May 1971 | 30 |
| Leap month 5 | 23 June 1971 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 22 July 1971 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 21 August 1971 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 19 September 1971 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 19 October 1971 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 18 November 1971 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 18 December 1971 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 16 January 1972 | 30 |
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4 February 1971 · 19:25:25 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 1971 · 15:26:55 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1971 · 13:34:44 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1971 · 14:38:06 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1971 · 18:36:00 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1971 · 01:54:13 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1971 · 12:08:08 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1971 · 01:14:59 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1971 · 16:28:51 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1971 · 09:19:34 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1971 · 02:51:07 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1971 · 20:14:43 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1971 · 12:40:12 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1971 · 03:15:14 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1971 · 15:30:12 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1971 · 00:44:52 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1971 · 06:58:34 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1971 · 09:53:08 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1971 · 09:56:37 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1971 · 07:13:56 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1971 · 02:35:42 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1971 · 20:23:53 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1972 · 13:41:50 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1972 · 06:58:59 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1972 · 01:20:13 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1971 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 27 January 1971lunar 1/1
- 10 February 1971lunar 1/15
- 28 May 1971lunar 5/5
- 27 August 1971lunar 7/7
- 4 September 1971lunar 7/15
- 3 October 1971lunar 8/15
- 27 October 1971lunar 9/9
- 23 January 1972lunar 12/8
- 14 February 1972lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1971
Each Gregorian month of 1971, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.