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2006 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2006 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Dog (丙戌), runs from January 29, 2006 to February 17, 2007: 13 months and 385 days, with 8 long months of 30 days and 5 short months of 29. It includes a leap 7th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2005. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, October 6, 2006, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, May 31, 2006. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival.

2006 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 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
Minor Cold
6
7
7
8
Laba Festival
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
Major Cold
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
1st mo
Chinese New Year
30
2
31
3
February 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
Start of Spring
5
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
Lantern Festival
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
Rain Water
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
2nd mo
March 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
Awakening of Insects
7
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
Spring Equinox
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
3rd mo
30
2
31
3
April 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
Grain Rain
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
4th mo
29
2
30
3
May 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Start of Summer
6
9
7
10
8
11
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
Grain Buds
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
5th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
Dragon Boat Festival
June 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
Grain in Ear
7
12
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
Summer Solstice
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
6th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
July 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Minor Heat
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
23
28
Major Heat
24
29
25
7th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
Qixi Festival
August 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Start of Autumn
8
15
Ghost Festival
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
End of Heat
24
Leap 7th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
September 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
White Dew
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
8th mo
23
2
Autumn Equinox
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
October 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
7
16
8
17
Cold Dew
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
9th mo
23
2
Frost's Descent
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
Double Ninth Festival
31
10
November 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
Start of Winter
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
10th mo
22
2
Minor Snow
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
December 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
Major Snow
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
11th mo
21
2
22
3
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12

Festival dates, 2006 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 29, 2006Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 12, 2006Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2006Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 31, 2006Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Jul 31, 2006Monday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 8, 2006Tuesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 6, 2006Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 30, 2006Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2006Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 26, 2007Friday

The lunar year ends in 2007, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 26, 2007; Laba in early 2006 belongs to the 2005 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2006

From Jan 29, 2006 to Feb 17, 2007; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 29, 2006Feb 27, 200630
2nd monthFeb 28, 2006Mar 28, 200629
3rd monthMar 29, 2006Apr 27, 200630
4th monthApr 28, 2006May 26, 200629
5th monthMay 27, 2006Jun 25, 200630
6th monthJun 26, 2006Jul 24, 200629
7th monthJul 25, 2006Aug 23, 200630
Leap 7th monthAug 24, 2006Sep 21, 200629
8th monthSep 22, 2006Oct 21, 200630
9th monthOct 22, 2006Nov 20, 200630
10th monthNov 21, 2006Dec 19, 200629
11th monthDec 20, 2006Jan 18, 200730
12th monthJan 19, 2007Feb 17, 200730

FAQ

When does the 2006 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, January 29, 2006, and ends on February 17, 2007. It is the Year of the Fire Dog (丙戌).

How long is the 2006 lunar year compared with 2005?

385 days, 31 days longer than the 2005 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2006 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 7th month follows the regular 7th month, starting on August 24, 2006, so the year has 13 months and 385 days.

Related

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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.