Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 1969
己酉年 Year of the Earth Rooster
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 1969.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 1969 is the Year of the Rooster (Earth Rooster, 己酉). Chinese New Year falls on 17 February 1969 and the lunar year ends on 5 February 1970, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 26 September 1969.
Chinese festivals in 1969
Western dates for 1969. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan25Sat
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb16Sun
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.
- Feb17Mon
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.
- Mar3Mon
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Sat
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 19 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun19Thu
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug19Tue
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug27Wed
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept26Fri
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct19Sun
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Mon
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 14 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 1969
Lunar year 1969 runs from 17 February 1969 to 5 February 1970: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Mon 17 February 1969 | 29 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Tue 18 March 1969 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Thu 17 April 1969 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Fri 16 May 1969 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Sun 15 June 1969 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Mon 14 July 1969 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Wed 13 August 1969 | 30 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Fri 12 September 1969 | 29 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Sat 11 October 1969 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Mon 10 November 1969 | 29 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Tue 9 December 1969 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Thu 8 January 1970 | 29 |
The 24 solar terms in 1969
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 Cold5 Jan 1969
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 1969
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 1969
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 1969
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 1969
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 1969
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 1969
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 1969
- 立夏Start of Summer6 May 1969
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 1969
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 1969
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 1969
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 1969
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 1969
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 1969
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 1969
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 1969
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 1969
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 1969
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 1969
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 1969
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 1969
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 1969
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 1969
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 1969?
17 February 1969 (a Monday). It starts the Year of the Rooster; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 16 February 1969.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1969?
The Rooster (鸡, jī), a Earth Rooster year (己酉). People born from 17 February 1969 to 5 February 1970 are a Rooster; those born earlier in 1969 belong to the Year of the Monkey.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1969?
26 September 1969, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 1969?
19 June 1969, 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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