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2016 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2016 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Monkey (丙申), runs from February 8, 2016 to January 27, 2017: 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 Monday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2015. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, September 15, 2016, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 9, 2016. 1 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Double Ninth Festival.

2016 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 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
Minor Cold
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
12th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
Laba Festival
18
9
19
10
20
11
Major Cold
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
February 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
Start of Spring
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
1st mo
Chinese New Year
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
Rain Water
20
13
21
14
22
15
Lantern Festival
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
March 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
Awakening of Insects
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
2nd mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
Spring Equinox
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
April 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
28
6
29
7
3rd mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
Grain Rain
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
May 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
Start of Summer
6
30
7
4th mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
Grain Buds
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
June 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
5th mo
Grain in Ear
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
Dragon Boat Festival
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
Summer Solstice
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
July 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
6th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
Minor Heat
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
Major Heat
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
August 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
7th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Start of Autumn
8
6
9
7
Qixi Festival
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Ghost Festival
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
End of Heat
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
September 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
White Dew
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
Autumn Equinox
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
October 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
Cold Dew
9
9
Double Ninth Festival
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
Frost's Descent
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
10th mo
November 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
11th mo
30
2
December 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
12th mo
30
2
31
3

Festival dates, 2016 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 8, 2016Monday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 22, 2016Monday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2016Monday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 9, 2016Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 9, 2016Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 17, 2016Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 15, 2016Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 9, 2016Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2016Wednesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 5, 2017Thursday

The lunar year ends in 2017, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 5, 2017; Laba in early 2016 belongs to the 2015 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2016

From Feb 8, 2016 to Jan 27, 2017; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 8, 2016Mar 8, 201630
2nd monthMar 9, 2016Apr 6, 201629
3rd monthApr 7, 2016May 6, 201630
4th monthMay 7, 2016Jun 4, 201629
5th monthJun 5, 2016Jul 3, 201629
6th monthJul 4, 2016Aug 2, 201630
7th monthAug 3, 2016Aug 31, 201629
8th monthSep 1, 2016Sep 30, 201630
9th monthOct 1, 2016Oct 30, 201630
10th monthOct 31, 2016Nov 28, 201629
11th monthNov 29, 2016Dec 28, 201630
12th monthDec 29, 2016Jan 27, 201730

FAQ

When does the 2016 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Monday, February 8, 2016, and ends on January 27, 2017. It is the Year of the Fire Monkey (丙申).

How long is the 2016 lunar year compared with 2015?

355 days, 1 days longer than the 2015 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2016 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

2016 zodiac: Fire Monkey2015 lunar calendar2017 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.