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2008 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2008 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Rat (戊子), runs from February 7, 2008 to January 25, 2009: 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 Thursday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2007. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, September 14, 2008, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, June 8, 2008. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Laba Festival.

2008 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 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
Minor Cold
7
29
8
12th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
Laba Festival
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
Major Cold
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
February 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
Start of Spring
5
29
6
30
7
1st mo
Chinese New Year
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
Rain Water
20
14
21
15
Lantern Festival
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
March 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
Awakening of Insects
6
29
7
30
8
2nd 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
Spring Equinox
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
April 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
29
6
3rd 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
Grain Rain
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
May 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
4th mo
Start of Summer
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
21
17
Grain Buds
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
June 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
30
4
5th mo
5
2
Grain in Ear
6
3
7
4
8
5
Dragon Boat Festival
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
Summer Solstice
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
July 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
6th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Minor Heat
8
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
Major Heat
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
August 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Start of Autumn
Qixi Festival
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
Ghost Festival
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
End of Heat
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
8th mo
September 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
White Dew
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
Autumn Equinox
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
9th mo
30
2
October 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
Double Ninth Festival
8
10
Cold Dew
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
23
22
24
23
25
Frost's Descent
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
10th mo
30
2
31
3
November 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
Start of Winter
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
22
25
Minor Snow
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
11th mo
29
2
30
3
December 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
12th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5

Festival dates, 2008 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 7, 2008Thursday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 21, 2008Thursday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2008Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 8, 2008Sunday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 7, 2008Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 15, 2008Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 14, 2008Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 7, 2008Tuesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2008Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 3, 2009Saturday

The lunar year ends in 2009, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 3, 2009; Laba in early 2008 belongs to the 2007 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2008

From Feb 7, 2008 to Jan 25, 2009; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 7, 2008Mar 7, 200830
2nd monthMar 8, 2008Apr 5, 200829
3rd monthApr 6, 2008May 4, 200829
4th monthMay 5, 2008Jun 3, 200830
5th monthJun 4, 2008Jul 2, 200829
6th monthJul 3, 2008Jul 31, 200829
7th monthAug 1, 2008Aug 30, 200830
8th monthAug 31, 2008Sep 28, 200829
9th monthSep 29, 2008Oct 28, 200830
10th monthOct 29, 2008Nov 27, 200830
11th monthNov 28, 2008Dec 26, 200829
12th monthDec 27, 2008Jan 25, 200930

FAQ

When does the 2008 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Thursday, February 7, 2008, and ends on January 25, 2009. It is the Year of the Earth Rat (戊子).

How long is the 2008 lunar year compared with 2007?

354 days, the same as the 2007 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2008 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2008 zodiac: Earth Rat2007 lunar calendar2009 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.