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2005 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2005 lunar year, the Year of the Wood Rooster (乙酉), runs from February 9, 2005 to January 28, 2006: 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 Wednesday, 18 days later in the calendar than in 2004. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, September 18, 2005, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 11, 2005. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Laba Festival.

2005 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 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Minor Cold
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
12th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
Laba Festival
18
9
19
10
20
11
Major Cold
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
February 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
Start of Spring
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
1st mo
Chinese New Year
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
Rain Water
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
Lantern Festival
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
March 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Awakening of Insects
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
2nd mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
Spring Equinox
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
April 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
3rd mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
Grain Rain
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
May 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
Start of Summer
6
28
7
29
8
4th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
Grain Buds
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
June 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
Grain in Ear
6
30
7
5th mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
Dragon Boat Festival
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
Summer Solstice
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
July 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
6th mo
7
2
Minor Heat
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
21
16
22
17
23
18
Major Heat
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
August 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
7th mo
6
2
7
3
Start of Autumn
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
Qixi Festival
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
Ghost Festival
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
End of Heat
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
September 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
30
4
8th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
White Dew
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
Autumn Equinox
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
October 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
9th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
Cold Dew
9
7
10
8
11
9
Double Ninth Festival
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
Frost's Descent
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
November 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
10th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
December 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Major Snow
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
12th mo

Festival dates, 2005 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 9, 2005Wednesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 23, 2005Wednesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2005Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 11, 2005Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 11, 2005Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 19, 2005Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 18, 2005Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 11, 2005Tuesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2005Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 7, 2006Saturday

The lunar year ends in 2006, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 7, 2006; Laba in early 2005 belongs to the 2004 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2005

From Feb 9, 2005 to Jan 28, 2006; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 9, 2005Mar 9, 200529
2nd monthMar 10, 2005Apr 8, 200530
3rd monthApr 9, 2005May 7, 200529
4th monthMay 8, 2005Jun 6, 200530
5th monthJun 7, 2005Jul 5, 200529
6th monthJul 6, 2005Aug 4, 200530
7th monthAug 5, 2005Sep 3, 200530
8th monthSep 4, 2005Oct 2, 200529
9th monthOct 3, 2005Nov 1, 200530
10th monthNov 2, 2005Nov 30, 200529
11th monthDec 1, 2005Dec 30, 200530
12th monthDec 31, 2005Jan 28, 200629

FAQ

When does the 2005 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Wednesday, February 9, 2005, and ends on January 28, 2006. It is the Year of the Wood Rooster (乙酉).

How long is the 2005 lunar year compared with 2004?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2004 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2005 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2005 zodiac: Wood Rooster2004 lunar calendar2006 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.