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2010 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2010 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Tiger (庚寅), runs from February 14, 2010 to February 2, 2011: 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 Sunday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2009. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

2010 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 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
Minor Cold
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
12th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
Major Cold
21
7
22
8
Laba Festival
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
February 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
Start of Spring
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
1st mo
Chinese New Year
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
Rain Water
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
Lantern Festival
March 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
Awakening of Insects
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
2nd mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
Spring Equinox
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
April 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
3rd mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Grain Rain
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
May 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Start of Summer
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
4th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
Grain Buds
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
June 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
Grain in Ear
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
5th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
Dragon Boat Festival
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
Summer Solstice
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
July 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
Minor Heat
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
6th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
Major Heat
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
August 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
Start of Autumn
8
28
9
29
10
7th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
Qixi Festival
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
End of Heat
24
15
Ghost Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
September 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
8th mo
White Dew
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
22
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
23
16
Autumn Equinox
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
October 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
9th mo
Cold Dew
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
Double Ninth Festival
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
Frost's Descent
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
November 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
10th mo
7
2
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
December 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
11th mo
7
2
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26

Festival dates, 2010 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 14, 2010Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 28, 2010Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2010Monday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 16, 2010Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 16, 2010Monday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 24, 2010Tuesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 22, 2010Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 16, 2010Saturday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2010Wednesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 11, 2011Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 2011, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 11, 2011; Laba in early 2010 belongs to the 2009 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2010

From Feb 14, 2010 to Feb 2, 2011; the longest run of 30-day months is 1.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 14, 2010Mar 15, 201030
2nd monthMar 16, 2010Apr 13, 201029
3rd monthApr 14, 2010May 13, 201030
4th monthMay 14, 2010Jun 11, 201029
5th monthJun 12, 2010Jul 11, 201030
6th monthJul 12, 2010Aug 9, 201029
7th monthAug 10, 2010Sep 7, 201029
8th monthSep 8, 2010Oct 7, 201030
9th monthOct 8, 2010Nov 5, 201029
10th monthNov 6, 2010Dec 5, 201030
11th monthDec 6, 2010Jan 3, 201129
12th monthJan 4, 2011Feb 2, 201130

FAQ

When does the 2010 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, February 14, 2010, and ends on February 2, 2011. It is the Year of the Metal Tiger (庚寅).

How long is the 2010 lunar year compared with 2009?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2009 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2010 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2010 zodiac: Metal Tiger2009 lunar calendar2011 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.