1981 Korean lunar calendar
The solar date of the first day of each lunar month in lunar year 1981, and how many days each month has.
This year has no leap month.
Holiday dates
- Seollal (Lunar New Year), lunar 1/1: Thu 1981-02-05.
- Jeongwol Daeboreum (first full moon), lunar 1/15: Thu 1981-02-19.
- Dano (spring festival), lunar 5/5: Sat 1981-06-06.
- Chuseok (Korean harvest festival), lunar 8/15: Sat 1981-09-12.
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 | (Thu) | 29 a short month |
| 2 | (Fri) | 30 a long month |
| 3 | (Sun) | 29 a short month |
| 4 | (Mon) | 29 a short month |
| 5 | (Tue) | 30 a long month |
| 6 | (Thu) | 29 a short month |
| 7 | (Fri) | 29 a short month |
| 8 | (Sat) | 30 a long month |
| 9 | (Mon) | 30 a long month |
| 10 | (Wed) | 29 a short month |
| 11 | (Thu) | 30 a long month |
| 12 | (Sat) | 30 a long 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