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December 1989 Chinese lunar calendar

December 1989 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 11 / 12. Winter Solstice: 22 Dec. Full moon: 13 Dec. New moon: 28 Dec. Major Snow: 7 Dec. Winter Solstice: 22 Dec.

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Lunar 1989 month 11 into 1989 month 12 · Yin Earth Snake 己巳 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子
Solar terms
Major Snow · 7 at 11:20:57 UTC+8; Winter Solstice · 22 at 05:22:00 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
27 December 1989 closes lunar 1989 month 11; lunar 1989 month 12 begins 28 December 1989.

Lunar-year structure

The lunar year around this month

Lunar 1989

12 lunar months · 355 days · no leap month.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

December 1989 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 11/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

Boundaries & marked days

What happens in December 1989

  • 28 December 1989 — lunar 1989 month 11 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 1989 month 12 opens.
  • 7 December 1989 at 11:20:57 UTC+8Major Snow, 大雪 Dàxuě, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 22 December 1989 at 05:22:00 UTC+8Winter Solstice, 冬至 Dōngzhì, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 12 December 1989lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 11, which falls near the full moon.
  • 28 December 1989the first day of lunar month 12.
  • 22 December 1989Winter Solstice. A seasonal observance fixed by the Winter Solstice solar-term instant.

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