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2017 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2017 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Rooster (丁酉), runs from January 28, 2017 to February 15, 2018: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 6th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Saturday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2016. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

2017 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 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Minor Cold
Laba Festival
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
23
Major Cold
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
1st mo
Chinese New Year
29
2
30
3
31
4
February 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
Start of Spring
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
Lantern Festival
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
Rain Water
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
2nd mo
27
2
28
3
March 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Awakening of Insects
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
23
Spring Equinox
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
3rd mo
29
2
30
3
31
4
April 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
23
20
24
Grain Rain
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
4th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
May 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Start of Summer
6
11
7
12
8
13
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
Grain Buds
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
5th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
Dragon Boat Festival
31
6
June 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
Grain in Ear
6
12
7
13
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
Summer Solstice
22
28
23
29
24
6th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
July 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Minor Heat
8
15
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
Major Heat
23
Leap 6th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
August 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
Start of Autumn
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
7th mo
23
2
End of Heat
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
Qixi Festival
29
8
30
9
31
10
September 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Ghost Festival
6
16
7
17
White Dew
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
8th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
Autumn Equinox
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
October 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
Cold Dew
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
9th mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
Frost's Descent
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
Double Ninth Festival
29
10
30
11
31
12
November 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
Start of Winter
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
10th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
Minor Snow
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
December 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
Major Snow
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
11th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14

Festival dates, 2017 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 28, 2017Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 11, 2017Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2017Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 30, 2017Tuesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 28, 2017Monday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 5, 2017Tuesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 4, 2017Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 28, 2017Saturday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2017Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 24, 2018Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 2018, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 24, 2018; Laba in early 2017 belongs to the 2016 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2017

From Jan 28, 2017 to Feb 15, 2018; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 28, 2017Feb 25, 201729
2nd monthFeb 26, 2017Mar 27, 201730
3rd monthMar 28, 2017Apr 25, 201729
4th monthApr 26, 2017May 25, 201730
5th monthMay 26, 2017Jun 23, 201729
6th monthJun 24, 2017Jul 22, 201729
Leap 6th monthJul 23, 2017Aug 21, 201730
7th monthAug 22, 2017Sep 19, 201729
8th monthSep 20, 2017Oct 19, 201730
9th monthOct 20, 2017Nov 17, 201729
10th monthNov 18, 2017Dec 17, 201730
11th monthDec 18, 2017Jan 16, 201830
12th monthJan 17, 2018Feb 15, 201830

FAQ

When does the 2017 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, January 28, 2017, and ends on February 15, 2018. It is the Year of the Fire Rooster (丁酉).

How long is the 2017 lunar year compared with 2016?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 2016 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2017 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 6th month follows the regular 6th month, starting on July 23, 2017, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2017 zodiac: Fire Rooster2016 lunar calendar2018 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.