1978 Korean lunar calendar
The solar date of the first day of each lunar month in lunar year 1978, and how many days each month has.
This year has no leap month.
Holiday dates
- Seollal (Lunar New Year), lunar 1/1: Tue 1978-02-07.
- Jeongwol Daeboreum (first full moon), lunar 1/15: Tue 1978-02-21.
- Dano (spring festival), lunar 5/5: Sat 1978-06-10.
- Chuseok (Korean harvest festival), lunar 8/15: Sun 1978-09-17.
These are the lunar dates moved to the solar calendar. Check public holidays and substitute days separately.
| Lunar month | Solar date of day 1 | Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Tue) | 30 a long month |
| 2 | (Thu) | 30 a long month |
| 3 | (Sat) | 29 a short month |
| 4 | (Sun) | 30 a long month |
| 5 | (Tue) | 29 a short month |
| 6 | (Wed) | 30 a long month |
| 7 | (Fri) | 30 a long month |
| 8 | (Sun) | 29 a short month |
| 9 | (Mon) | 30 a long month |
| 10 | (Wed) | 29 a short month |
| 11 | (Thu) | 30 a long month |
| 12 | (Sat) | 29 a short month |
Sources
- KASI astronomy information: lunar-solar conversion (Korean)
- korean-lunar-calendar (MIT-licensed lunar table)
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture: leap month (Korean)
Checked against KASI on 2026-09-23