Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 1983
癸亥年 Year of the Water Pig
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 1983.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 1983 is the Year of the Pig (Water Pig, 癸亥). Chinese New Year falls on 13 February 1983 and the lunar year ends on 1 February 1984, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 21 September 1983.
Chinese festivals in 1983
Western dates for 1983. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan21Fri
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb12Sat
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.
- Feb13Sun
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.
- Feb27Sun
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Tue
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 22 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun15Wed
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug15Mon
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug23Tue
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept21Wed
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct14Fri
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Thu
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 19 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 1983
Lunar year 1983 runs from 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Sun 13 February 1983 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Tue 15 March 1983 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Wed 13 April 1983 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Fri 13 May 1983 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Sat 11 June 1983 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Sun 10 July 1983 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Tue 9 August 1983 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Wed 7 September 1983 | 29 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Thu 6 October 1983 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Sat 5 November 1983 | 29 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Sun 4 December 1983 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Tue 3 January 1984 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 1983
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 1983
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 1983
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 1983
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 1983
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 1983
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 1983
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 1983
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 1983
- 立夏Start of Summer6 May 1983
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 1983
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 1983
- 夏至Summer Solstice22 Jun 1983
- 小暑Minor Heat8 Jul 1983
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 1983
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 1983
- 处暑End of Heat24 Aug 1983
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 1983
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 1983
- 寒露Cold Dew9 Oct 1983
- 霜降Frost's Descent24 Oct 1983
- 立冬Start of Winter8 Nov 1983
- 小雪Minor Snow23 Nov 1983
- 大雪Major Snow8 Dec 1983
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 1983
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 1983?
13 February 1983 (a Sunday). It starts the Year of the Pig; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 12 February 1983.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1983?
The Pig (猪, zhū), a Water Pig year (癸亥). People born from 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984 are a Pig; those born earlier in 1983 belong to the Year of the Dog.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1983?
21 September 1983, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 1983?
15 June 1983, 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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