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2013 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2013 lunar year, the Year of the Water Snake (癸巳), runs from February 10, 2013 to January 30, 2014: 12 months and 355 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 5 short months of 29. It has no leap month. Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, 18 days later in the calendar than in 2012. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, September 19, 2013, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

2013 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 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
Minor Cold
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
12th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
Laba Festival
20
9
Major Cold
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
February 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
Start of Spring
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
1st mo
Chinese New Year
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
Rain Water
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
Lantern Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
March 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
Awakening of Insects
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
2nd mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
Spring Equinox
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
April 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
3rd mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
Grain Rain
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
May 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
Start of Summer
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
4th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
Grain Buds
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
June 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
Grain in Ear
6
28
7
29
8
5th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
Dragon Boat Festival
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
Summer Solstice
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
July 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
Minor Heat
8
6th 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
21
14
22
15
Major Heat
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
August 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
7th mo
Start of Autumn
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
Qixi Festival
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
Ghost Festival
22
16
23
17
End of Heat
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
September 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
8th mo
6
2
7
3
White Dew
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
Autumn Equinox
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
October 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
9th mo
6
2
7
3
8
4
Cold Dew
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
Double Ninth Festival
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
Frost's Descent
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
November 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
10th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
December 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
11th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29

Festival dates, 2013 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 10, 2013Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 24, 2013Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2013Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 12, 2013Wednesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 13, 2013Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 21, 2013Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 19, 2013Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 13, 2013Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2013Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 8, 2014Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 2014, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 8, 2014; Laba in early 2013 belongs to the 2012 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2013

From Feb 10, 2013 to Jan 30, 2014; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 10, 2013Mar 11, 201330
2nd monthMar 12, 2013Apr 9, 201329
3rd monthApr 10, 2013May 9, 201330
4th monthMay 10, 2013Jun 7, 201329
5th monthJun 8, 2013Jul 7, 201330
6th monthJul 8, 2013Aug 6, 201330
7th monthAug 7, 2013Sep 4, 201329
8th monthSep 5, 2013Oct 4, 201330
9th monthOct 5, 2013Nov 2, 201329
10th monthNov 3, 2013Dec 2, 201330
11th monthDec 3, 2013Dec 31, 201329
12th monthJan 1, 2014Jan 30, 201430

FAQ

When does the 2013 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, February 10, 2013, and ends on January 30, 2014. It is the Year of the Water Snake (癸巳).

How long is the 2013 lunar year compared with 2012?

355 days, 29 days shorter than the 2012 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2013 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

2013 zodiac: Water Snake2012 lunar calendar2014 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.