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1980 is the year of the Metal Monkey in the Chinese calendar, from 16 February 1980 to 4 February 1981: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 16 February 1980? That is still the Earth Goat year.
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355 days · Year of the Metal Monkey
Sexagenary year
Metal reinforces Metal: the year stem is Metal, while theMonkey's fixed phase is Metal.
Length
355 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 Metal Monkey
Metal is both the year element and the Monkey’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Monkey” 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 1980
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 1980.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 16 February 1980 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 17 March 1980 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 15 April 1980 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 14 May 1980 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 13 June 1980 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 12 July 1980 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 11 August 1980 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 9 September 1980 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 9 October 1980 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 8 November 1980 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 7 December 1980 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 6 January 1981 | 30 |
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 1980 · 20:01:38 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 1980 · 18:16:29 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 1980 · 19:09:40 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 1980 · 23:14:42 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1980 · 06:22:41 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 1980 · 16:44:28 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1980 · 05:42:02 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 1980 · 21:03:44 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1980 · 13:47:00 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1980 · 07:23:56 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1980 · 00:41:59 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 1980 · 17:08:30 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1980 · 07:40:38 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 1980 · 19:53:27 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1980 · 05:08:40 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1980 · 11:19:14 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1980 · 14:17:30 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1980 · 14:18:13 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1980 · 11:41:23 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1980 · 07:01:15 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1980 · 00:56:04 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 1981 · 18:12:38 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1981 · 11:35:58 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1981 · 05:55:23 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1980 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 16 February 1980lunar 1/1
- 1 March 1980lunar 1/15
- 17 June 1980lunar 5/5
- 17 August 1980lunar 7/7
- 25 August 1980lunar 7/15
- 23 September 1980lunar 8/15
- 17 October 1980lunar 9/9
- 13 January 1981lunar 12/8
- 4 February 1981lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1980
Each Gregorian month of 1980, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.