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2000 Chinese lunar calendar

Last checked · calculated, then checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables

The 2000 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Dragon (庚辰), runs from February 5, 2000 to January 23, 2001: 12 months and 354 days, with 6 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It has no leap month. Chinese New Year falls on a Saturday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 1999. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 12, 2000, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Tuesday, June 6, 2000. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival.

2000 calendar with lunar dates

Each day shows its Chinese lunar day; the first day of a lunar month shows the month. Solar terms and festivals are marked. Printable.

January 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
Minor Cold
7
12th mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
Laba Festival
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
Major Cold
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
February 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
Start of Spring
5
1st mo
Chinese New Year
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
Rain Water
Lantern Festival
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
March 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
Awakening of Insects
6
2nd mo
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
Spring Equinox
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
April 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
3rd mo
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
Grain Rain
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
May 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
4th mo
5
2
Start of Summer
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
Grain Buds
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
June 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
5th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
Grain in Ear
6
5
Dragon Boat Festival
7
6
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
Summer Solstice
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
July 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
6th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
Minor Heat
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
Major Heat
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
7th mo
August 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
Qixi Festival
7
8
Start of Autumn
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
Ghost Festival
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
End of Heat
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
8th mo
30
2
31
3
September 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
White Dew
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
Autumn Equinox
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
9th mo
29
2
30
3
October 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
Double Ninth Festival
7
10
8
11
Cold Dew
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
Frost's Descent
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
10th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
November 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Start of Winter
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
Minor Snow
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
11th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
December 2000
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Major Snow
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
12th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6

Festival dates, 2000 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 5, 2000Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 19, 2000Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2000Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 6, 2000Tuesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 6, 2000Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 14, 2000Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 12, 2000Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 6, 2000Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2000Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 2, 2001Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 2001, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 2, 2001; Laba in early 2000 belongs to the 1999 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2000

From Feb 5, 2000 to Jan 23, 2001; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 5, 2000Mar 5, 200030
2nd monthMar 6, 2000Apr 4, 200030
3rd monthApr 5, 2000May 3, 200029
4th monthMay 4, 2000Jun 1, 200029
5th monthJun 2, 2000Jul 1, 200030
6th monthJul 2, 2000Jul 30, 200029
7th monthJul 31, 2000Aug 28, 200029
8th monthAug 29, 2000Sep 27, 200030
9th monthSep 28, 2000Oct 26, 200029
10th monthOct 27, 2000Nov 25, 200030
11th monthNov 26, 2000Dec 25, 200030
12th monthDec 26, 2000Jan 23, 200129

FAQ

When does the 2000 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, February 5, 2000, and ends on January 23, 2001. It is the Year of the Metal Dragon (庚辰).

How long is the 2000 lunar year compared with 1999?

354 days, the same as the 1999 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2000 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2000 zodiac: Metal Dragon1999 lunar calendar2001 lunar calendar

Calculated with astronomical algorithms in China Standard Time (UTC+8) and checked against the Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table. Festival dates follow the Chinese calendar; observances vary by place. All years.