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2015 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2015 lunar year, the Year of the Wood Goat (乙未), runs from February 19, 2015 to February 7, 2016: 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, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2014. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 20, 2015. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Laba Festival.

2015 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 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
Minor Cold
7
17
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
12th mo
Major Cold
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
Laba Festival
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12
February 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
Start of Spring
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
1st mo
Rain Water
Chinese New Year
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
March 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Lantern Festival
6
16
Awakening of Insects
7
17
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
2nd mo
21
2
Spring Equinox
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12
April 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
3rd mo
20
2
Grain Rain
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
May 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
Start of Summer
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
4th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
Grain Buds
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
June 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
Grain in Ear
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
5th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
Dragon Boat Festival
21
6
22
7
Summer Solstice
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
July 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
Minor Heat
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
6th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
Major Heat
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
August 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
Start of Autumn
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
7th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Qixi Festival
21
8
22
9
23
10
End of Heat
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
Ghost Festival
29
16
30
17
31
18
September 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
White Dew
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
8th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
Autumn Equinox
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
28
16
29
17
30
18
October 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
Cold Dew
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
9th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
Double Ninth Festival
22
10
23
11
24
12
Frost's Descent
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
November 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
Start of Winter
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
10th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
Minor Snow
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
December 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
Major Snow
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
11th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21

Festival dates, 2015 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 19, 2015Thursday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 5, 2015Thursday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2015Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 20, 2015Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 20, 2015Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 28, 2015Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 27, 2015Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 21, 2015Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2015Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 17, 2016Sunday

The lunar year ends in 2016, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 17, 2016; Laba in early 2015 belongs to the 2014 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2015

From Feb 19, 2015 to Feb 7, 2016; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 19, 2015Mar 19, 201529
2nd monthMar 20, 2015Apr 18, 201530
3rd monthApr 19, 2015May 17, 201529
4th monthMay 18, 2015Jun 15, 201529
5th monthJun 16, 2015Jul 15, 201530
6th monthJul 16, 2015Aug 13, 201529
7th monthAug 14, 2015Sep 12, 201530
8th monthSep 13, 2015Oct 12, 201530
9th monthOct 13, 2015Nov 11, 201530
10th monthNov 12, 2015Dec 10, 201529
11th monthDec 11, 2015Jan 9, 201630
12th monthJan 10, 2016Feb 7, 201629

FAQ

When does the 2015 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Thursday, February 19, 2015, and ends on February 7, 2016. It is the Year of the Wood Goat (乙未).

How long is the 2015 lunar year compared with 2014?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2014 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2015 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2015 zodiac: Wood Goat2014 lunar calendar2016 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.