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1977 is the year of the Fire Snake in the Chinese calendar, from 18 February 1977 to 6 February 1978: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 18 February 1977? That is still the Fire Dragon year.
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354 days · Year of the Fire Snake
Sexagenary year
Fire reinforces Fire: the year stem is Fire, while theSnake's fixed phase is Fire.
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 Fire Snake
Fire is both the year element and the Snake’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Fire Snake” 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 1977
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 1977.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 18 February 1977 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 20 March 1977 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 18 April 1977 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 18 May 1977 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 17 June 1977 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 16 July 1977 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 15 August 1977 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 13 September 1977 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 13 October 1977 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 11 November 1977 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 11 December 1977 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 9 January 1978 | 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 1977 · 02:30:25 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1977 · 00:44:09 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1977 · 01:42:15 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1977 · 05:45:44 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1977 · 12:57:12 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 1977 · 23:16:00 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1977 · 12:14:20 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1977 · 03:32:01 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1977 · 20:13:44 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1977 · 13:47:52 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1977 · 07:03:38 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 1977 · 23:30:14 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1977 · 14:00:14 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1977 · 02:15:41 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1977 · 11:29:13 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1977 · 17:43:56 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1977 · 20:40:39 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1977 · 20:45:49 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1977 · 18:06:59 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1977 · 13:30:49 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1977 · 07:23:08 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1978 · 00:43:12 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1978 · 18:03:59 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1978 · 12:26:57 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1977 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 18 February 1977lunar 1/1
- 4 March 1977lunar 1/15
- 21 June 1977lunar 5/5
- 21 August 1977lunar 7/7
- 29 August 1977lunar 7/15
- 27 September 1977lunar 8/15
- 21 October 1977lunar 9/9
- 16 January 1978lunar 12/8
- 6 February 1978lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1977
Each Gregorian month of 1977, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.