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2009 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2009 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Ox (己丑), runs from January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2010: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 5th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Monday, 12 days earlier in the calendar than in 2008. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Saturday, October 3, 2009, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, May 28, 2009. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival.

2009 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 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
Laba Festival
4
9
5
10
Minor Cold
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
23
19
24
20
25
Major Cold
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
1st mo
Chinese New Year
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6
February 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
Start of Spring
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
Lantern Festival
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
Rain Water
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
2nd mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
March 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
Awakening of Insects
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
23
20
24
Spring Equinox
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
3rd mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
April 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
23
19
24
20
25
Grain Rain
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
4th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
May 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
Start of Summer
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
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
Grain Buds
22
28
23
29
24
5th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
Dragon Boat Festival
29
6
30
7
31
8
June 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
Grain in Ear
6
14
7
15
8
16
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
Summer Solstice
22
30
23
Leap 5th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
July 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
Minor Heat
8
16
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
6th mo
23
2
Major Heat
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
August 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
Start of Autumn
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
7th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
End of Heat
24
5
25
6
26
7
Qixi Festival
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12
September 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Ghost Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
White Dew
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
8th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
Autumn Equinox
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
October 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
Cold Dew
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
9th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
Frost's Descent
24
7
25
8
26
9
Double Ninth Festival
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
November 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
Start of Winter
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
10th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
Minor Snow
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
December 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
Major Snow
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
11th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16

Festival dates, 2009 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 26, 2009Monday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 9, 2009Monday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2009Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 28, 2009Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 26, 2009Wednesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 3, 2009Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 3, 2009Saturday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 26, 2009Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2009Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 22, 2010Friday

The lunar year ends in 2010, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 22, 2010; Laba in early 2009 belongs to the 2008 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2009

From Jan 26, 2009 to Feb 13, 2010; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 26, 2009Feb 24, 200930
2nd monthFeb 25, 2009Mar 26, 200930
3rd monthMar 27, 2009Apr 24, 200929
4th monthApr 25, 2009May 23, 200929
5th monthMay 24, 2009Jun 22, 200930
Leap 5th monthJun 23, 2009Jul 21, 200929
6th monthJul 22, 2009Aug 19, 200929
7th monthAug 20, 2009Sep 18, 200930
8th monthSep 19, 2009Oct 17, 200929
9th monthOct 18, 2009Nov 16, 200930
10th monthNov 17, 2009Dec 15, 200929
11th monthDec 16, 2009Jan 14, 201030
12th monthJan 15, 2010Feb 13, 201030

FAQ

When does the 2009 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Monday, January 26, 2009, and ends on February 13, 2010. It is the Year of the Earth Ox (己丑).

How long is the 2009 lunar year compared with 2008?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 2008 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2009 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 5th month follows the regular 5th month, starting on June 23, 2009, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2009 zodiac: Earth Ox2008 lunar calendar2010 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.