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2011 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2011 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Rabbit (辛卯), runs from February 3, 2011 to January 22, 2012: 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 2010. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Monday, September 12, 2011, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 6, 2011. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival, Laba Festival.

2011 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 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
12th mo
5
2
6
3
Minor Cold
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
Laba Festival
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
Major Cold
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
February 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
1st mo
Chinese New Year
4
2
Start of Spring
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Lantern Festival
18
16
19
17
Rain Water
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
March 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
2nd mo
6
2
Awakening of Insects
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
Spring Equinox
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
April 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
3rd mo
4
2
5
3
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
4
7
5
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
Grain Rain
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
May 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
4th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
Start of Summer
7
5
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
Grain Buds
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
June 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
5th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
Grain in Ear
Dragon Boat Festival
7
6
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
Summer Solstice
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
July 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Minor Heat
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
23
23
Major Heat
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
7th mo
August 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
Qixi Festival
7
8
8
9
Start of Autumn
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
Ghost Festival
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
End of Heat
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
8th mo
30
2
31
3
September 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
White Dew
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
Autumn Equinox
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
9th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
October 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
Double Ninth Festival
6
10
7
11
8
12
Cold Dew
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
Frost's Descent
25
29
26
30
27
10th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
November 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
24
29
25
11th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
December 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
Major Snow
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
22
28
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
29
24
30
25
12th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7

Festival dates, 2011 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 3, 2011Thursday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 17, 2011Thursday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2011Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 6, 2011Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 6, 2011Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 14, 2011Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 12, 2011Monday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 5, 2011Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2011Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 1, 2012Sunday

The lunar year ends in 2012, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 1, 2012; Laba in early 2011 belongs to the 2010 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2011

From Feb 3, 2011 to Jan 22, 2012; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 3, 2011Mar 4, 201130
2nd monthMar 5, 2011Apr 2, 201129
3rd monthApr 3, 2011May 2, 201130
4th monthMay 3, 2011Jun 1, 201130
5th monthJun 2, 2011Jun 30, 201129
6th monthJul 1, 2011Jul 30, 201130
7th monthJul 31, 2011Aug 28, 201129
8th monthAug 29, 2011Sep 26, 201129
9th monthSep 27, 2011Oct 26, 201130
10th monthOct 27, 2011Nov 24, 201129
11th monthNov 25, 2011Dec 24, 201130
12th monthDec 25, 2011Jan 22, 201229

FAQ

When does the 2011 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Thursday, February 3, 2011, and ends on January 22, 2012. It is the Year of the Metal Rabbit (辛卯).

How long is the 2011 lunar year compared with 2010?

354 days, the same as the 2010 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2011 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2011 zodiac: Metal Rabbit2010 lunar calendar2012 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.