1997 Korean lunar calendar
The solar date of the first day of each lunar month in lunar year 1997, and how many days each month has.
This year has no leap month.
Holiday dates
- Seollal (Lunar New Year), lunar 1/1: Sat 1997-02-08.
- Jeongwol Daeboreum (first full moon), lunar 1/15: Sat 1997-02-22.
- Dano (spring festival), lunar 5/5: Mon 1997-06-09.
- Chuseok (Korean harvest festival), lunar 8/15: Tue 1997-09-16.
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 | (Sat) | 29 a short month |
| 2 | (Sun) | 29 a short month |
| 3 | (Mon) | 30 a long month |
| 4 | (Wed) | 29 a short month |
| 5 | (Thu) | 30 a long month |
| 6 | (Sat) | 29 a short month |
| 7 | (Sun) | 30 a long month |
| 8 | (Tue) | 30 a long month |
| 9 | (Thu) | 29 a short month |
| 10 | (Fri) | 30 a long month |
| 11 | (Sun) | 30 a long month |
| 12 | (Tue) | 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