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January 1990 Chinese lunar calendar

January 1990 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 12 / 1. Laba Festival: 4 Jan. Lunar New Year's Eve: 26 Jan. Chinese New Year: 27 Jan. Full moon: 11 Jan. New moon: 27 Jan. Minor Cold: 5 Jan. Major Cold: 20 Jan.

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Lunar 1989 month 12 into 1990 month 1 · Yin Earth Snake 己巳 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑
Solar terms
Minor Cold · 5 at 22:33:14 UTC+8; Major Cold · 20 at 16:01:33 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
26 January 1990 closes lunar 1989 month 12; lunar 1990 month 1 begins 27 January 1990.

Lunar-year structure

Two lunar years meet here

Lunar 1989

12 lunar months · 355 days · no leap month.

Lunar 1990

13 lunar months · 384 days · leap month 5 (29 days).

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1990 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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 January 1990

  • 27 January 1990 — lunar 1989 month 12 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 1990 month 1 opens.
  • 5 January 1990 at 22:33:14 UTC+8Minor Cold, 小寒 Xiǎohán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 20 January 1990 at 16:01:33 UTC+8Major Cold, 大寒 Dàhán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 11 January 1990lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 12, which falls near the full moon.
  • 27 January 1990the first day of lunar month 1.
  • 4 January 1990Laba Festival, lunar 12/8. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, in the run-up to the new year.
  • 26 January 1990Lunar New Year's Eve, lunar 12/30. The last day of the twelfth lunar month, which can be day 29 or day 30.
  • 27 January 1990Chinese New Year, lunar 1/1. The first day of the first lunar month and the opening of a new lunar year.

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