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2002 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2002 lunar year, the Year of the Water Horse (壬午), runs from February 12, 2002 to January 31, 2003: 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 Tuesday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2001. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Saturday, September 21, 2002, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2002. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

2002 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 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Minor Cold
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
12th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
Major Cold
Laba Festival
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
February 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
Start of Spring
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
1st mo
Chinese New Year
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
Rain Water
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
Lantern Festival
27
16
28
17
March 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
Awakening of Insects
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
2nd mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
Spring Equinox
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
April 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
3rd mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
Grain Rain
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
May 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
Start of Summer
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
4th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
Grain Buds
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
June 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
Grain in Ear
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
5th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
Dragon Boat Festival
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
Summer Solstice
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
July 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
Minor Heat
8
28
9
29
10
6th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
Major Heat
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
August 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
Start of Autumn
9
7th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
Qixi Festival
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
End of Heat
Ghost Festival
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
September 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
8th mo
8
2
White Dew
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
22
16
23
17
Autumn Equinox
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
October 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
9th mo
7
2
8
3
Cold Dew
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
Double Ninth Festival
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
Frost's Descent
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
November 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
10th mo
6
2
7
3
Start of Winter
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
21
17
22
18
Minor Snow
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
December 2002
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
11th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
Major Snow
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
22
19
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28

Festival dates, 2002 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 12, 2002Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 26, 2002Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2002Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 15, 2002Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 15, 2002Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 23, 2002Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 21, 2002Saturday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 14, 2002Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2002Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 10, 2003Friday

The lunar year ends in 2003, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 10, 2003; Laba in early 2002 belongs to the 2001 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2002

From Feb 12, 2002 to Jan 31, 2003; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 12, 2002Mar 13, 200230
2nd monthMar 14, 2002Apr 12, 200230
3rd monthApr 13, 2002May 11, 200229
4th monthMay 12, 2002Jun 10, 200230
5th monthJun 11, 2002Jul 9, 200229
6th monthJul 10, 2002Aug 8, 200230
7th monthAug 9, 2002Sep 6, 200229
8th monthSep 7, 2002Oct 5, 200229
9th monthOct 6, 2002Nov 4, 200230
10th monthNov 5, 2002Dec 3, 200229
11th monthDec 4, 2002Jan 2, 200330
12th monthJan 3, 2003Jan 31, 200329

FAQ

When does the 2002 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 12, 2002, and ends on January 31, 2003. It is the Year of the Water Horse (壬午).

How long is the 2002 lunar year compared with 2001?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2001 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2002 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2002 zodiac: Water Horse2001 lunar calendar2003 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.