Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 1968
戊申年 Year of the Earth Monkey
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 1968.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 1968 is the Year of the Monkey (Earth Monkey, 戊申). Chinese New Year falls on 30 January 1968 and the lunar year ends on 16 February 1969, with a leap 7th month, so 384 days. Mid-Autumn is on 6 October 1968.
Chinese festivals in 1968
Western dates for 1968. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan7Sun
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Jan29Mon
Chinese New Year’s Eve除夕
12th month, day 30 · 腊月三十
Last day of the lunar year: reunion dinner and the CMG Spring Festival Gala.
- Jan30Tue
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.
- Feb13Tue
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Fri
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 3rd month, day 8 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- May31Fri
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Jul31Wed
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug8Thu
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Oct6Sun
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct30Wed
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Sun
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 3 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 1968
Lunar year 1968 runs from 30 January 1968 to 16 February 1969: 13 months, including a leap 7th month, 384 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Tue 30 January 1968 | 29 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Wed 28 February 1968 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Fri 29 March 1968 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Sat 27 April 1968 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Mon 27 May 1968 | 30 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Wed 26 June 1968 | 29 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Thu 25 July 1968 | 30 |
| Leap 7th month | 闰七月 | Sat 24 August 1968 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Sun 22 September 1968 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Tue 22 October 1968 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Wed 20 November 1968 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Fri 20 December 1968 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Sat 18 January 1969 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 1968
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 1968
- 大寒Major Cold21 Jan 1968
- 立春Start of Spring5 Feb 1968
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 1968
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 1968
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 1968
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 1968
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 1968
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 1968
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 1968
- 芒种Grain in Ear5 Jun 1968
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 1968
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 1968
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 1968
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 1968
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 1968
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 1968
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 1968
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 1968
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 1968
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 1968
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 1968
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 1968
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 1968
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 1968?
30 January 1968 (a Tuesday). It starts the Year of the Monkey; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 29 January 1968.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1968?
The Monkey (猴, hóu), a Earth Monkey year (戊申). People born from 30 January 1968 to 16 February 1969 are a Monkey; those born earlier in 1968 belong to the Year of the Goat.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1968?
6 October 1968, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 1968?
31 May 1968, 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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