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2014 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2014 lunar year, the Year of the Wood Horse (甲午), runs from January 31, 2014 to February 18, 2015: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 9th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Friday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 2013. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Monday, September 8, 2014, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 2, 2014. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival.

2014 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 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Minor Cold
6
6
7
7
8
8
Laba Festival
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
Major Cold
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
1st mo
Chinese New Year
February 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
Start of Spring
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
Lantern Festival
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
Rain Water
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
March 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2nd mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
Awakening of Insects
7
7
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
Spring Equinox
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
3rd mo
April 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
7
7
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
Grain Rain
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
4th mo
30
2
May 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
Start of Summer
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
23
Grain Buds
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
5th mo
30
2
31
3
June 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
Dragon Boat Festival
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
Grain in Ear
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
23
21
24
Summer Solstice
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
6th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
July 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
Minor Heat
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
21
25
22
26
23
27
Major Heat
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
7th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
August 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
Qixi Festival
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Start of Autumn
8
13
9
14
10
15
Ghost Festival
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
End of Heat
24
29
25
8th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
September 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
White Dew
Mid-Autumn Festival
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
Autumn Equinox
24
9th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
October 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
Double Ninth Festival
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
Cold Dew
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
Frost's Descent
24
Leap 9th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
November 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
Start of Winter
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
10th mo
Minor Snow
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
December 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
Major Snow
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
11th mo
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10

Festival dates, 2014 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 31, 2014Friday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 14, 2014Friday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2014Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 2, 2014Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 2, 2014Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 10, 2014Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 8, 2014Monday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 2, 2014Thursday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2014Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 27, 2015Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 2015, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 27, 2015; Laba in early 2014 belongs to the 2013 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2014

From Jan 31, 2014 to Feb 18, 2015; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 31, 2014Feb 28, 201429
2nd monthMar 1, 2014Mar 30, 201430
3rd monthMar 31, 2014Apr 28, 201429
4th monthApr 29, 2014May 28, 201430
5th monthMay 29, 2014Jun 26, 201429
6th monthJun 27, 2014Jul 26, 201430
7th monthJul 27, 2014Aug 24, 201429
8th monthAug 25, 2014Sep 23, 201430
9th monthSep 24, 2014Oct 23, 201430
Leap 9th monthOct 24, 2014Nov 21, 201429
10th monthNov 22, 2014Dec 21, 201430
11th monthDec 22, 2014Jan 19, 201529
12th monthJan 20, 2015Feb 18, 201530

FAQ

When does the 2014 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Friday, January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015. It is the Year of the Wood Horse (甲午).

How long is the 2014 lunar year compared with 2013?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 2013 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2014 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 9th month follows the regular 9th month, starting on October 24, 2014, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2014 zodiac: Wood Horse2013 lunar calendar2015 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.