Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 1967
丁未年 Year of the Fire Goat
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 1967.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 1967 is the Year of the Goat (Fire Goat, 丁未). Chinese New Year falls on 9 February 1967 and the lunar year ends on 29 January 1968, with no leap month, so 355 days. Mid-Autumn is on 18 September 1967.
Chinese festivals in 1967
Western dates for 1967. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan18Wed
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb8Wed
Chinese New Year’s Eve除夕
12th month, day 29 · 腊月廿九
Last day of the lunar year: reunion dinner and the CMG Spring Festival Gala.
- Feb9Thu
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)春节
1st month, day 1 · 正月初一
First day of the lunar year and the biggest family holiday of the year.
- Feb23Thu
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Wed
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 26 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun12Mon
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug12Sat
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug20Sun
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept18Mon
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct12Thu
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Fri
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 21 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 1967
Lunar year 1967 runs from 9 February 1967 to 29 January 1968: 12 months, 355 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Thu 9 February 1967 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Sat 11 March 1967 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Mon 10 April 1967 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Tue 9 May 1967 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Thu 8 June 1967 | 30 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Sat 8 July 1967 | 29 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Sun 6 August 1967 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Mon 4 September 1967 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Wed 4 October 1967 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Thu 2 November 1967 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Sat 2 December 1967 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Sun 31 December 1967 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 1967
Solar terms (节气 jiéqì) mark the sun’s position, so their dates barely move from year to year. Dates are in Beijing time.
- 小寒Minor Cold6 Jan 1967
- 大寒Major Cold21 Jan 1967
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 1967
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 1967
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 1967
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 1967
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 1967
- 谷雨Grain Rain21 Apr 1967
- 立夏Start of Summer6 May 1967
- 小满Grain Buds22 May 1967
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 1967
- 夏至Summer Solstice22 Jun 1967
- 小暑Minor Heat8 Jul 1967
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 1967
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 1967
- 处暑End of Heat24 Aug 1967
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 1967
- 秋分Autumn Equinox24 Sept 1967
- 寒露Cold Dew9 Oct 1967
- 霜降Frost's Descent24 Oct 1967
- 立冬Start of Winter8 Nov 1967
- 小雪Minor Snow23 Nov 1967
- 大雪Major Snow8 Dec 1967
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 1967
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 1967?
9 February 1967 (a Thursday). It starts the Year of the Goat; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 8 February 1967.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1967?
The Goat (羊, yáng), a Fire Goat year (丁未). People born from 9 February 1967 to 29 January 1968 are a Goat; those born earlier in 1967 belong to the Year of the Horse.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1967?
18 September 1967, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 1967?
12 June 1967, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
Tools
Sources
- Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion table · accessed 28 Oct 2026
- Wikipedia, Chinese calendar · accessed 28 Oct 2026
Update log. 28 October 2026 — published. Dates computed in Beijing time and spot-checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables. Suggest a correction
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