Lunar New Year 1965 falls on Tuesday, February 2 and starts the Year of the Snake. Each lunar month begins on the day of the new moon in Beijing.
The Gregorian date each month of the chinese calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Chinese year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Month | January 3 | Sunday | jia-chen |
| First Month | February 2 | Tuesday | yi-si |
| Second Month | March 3 | Wednesday | yi-si |
| Third Month | April 2 | Friday | yi-si |
| Fourth Month | May 1 | Saturday | yi-si |
| Fifth Month | May 31 | Monday | yi-si |
| Sixth Month | June 29 | Tuesday | yi-si |
| Seventh Month | July 28 | Wednesday | yi-si |
| Eighth Month | August 27 | Friday | yi-si |
| Ninth Month | September 25 | Saturday | yi-si |
| Tenth Month | October 24 | Sunday | yi-si |
| Eleventh Month | November 23 | Tuesday | yi-si |
| Twelfth Month | December 23 | Thursday | yi-si |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Lantern Festival |
| Jun 4 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: each month starts on the day of the new moon, and a leap month is added about every three years to keep the calendar in step with the seasons. Lunar New Year falls between January 21 and February 20.
Each year has one of twelve zodiac animals and one of five elements, giving a 60-year cycle. The festivals below follow the lunar dates: the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first month, the Dragon Boat Festival on the 5th of the fifth, and the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th of the eighth.
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Chinese New Year 1965 falls on Tuesday, February 2, the start of the Year of the Snake.
1965 is the Year of the Snake from Tuesday, February 2; dates before Lunar New Year belong to the previous animal year.
A lunar month has 29 or 30 days, from one new moon to the next.