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2018 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2018 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Dog (戊戌), runs from February 16, 2018 to February 4, 2019: 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 Friday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2017. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Monday, September 24, 2018, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 18, 2018. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Ghost Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Laba Festival.

2018 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 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
Minor Cold
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
12th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
Major Cold
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
Laba Festival
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
February 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
Start of Spring
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
1st mo
Chinese New Year
17
2
18
3
19
4
Rain Water
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
March 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
Lantern Festival
3
16
4
17
5
18
Awakening of Insects
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
2nd mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
Spring Equinox
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
April 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
3rd mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
Grain Rain
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
May 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
Start of Summer
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
4th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
Grain Buds
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
June 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
Grain in Ear
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
5th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
Dragon Boat Festival
19
6
20
7
21
8
Summer Solstice
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
July 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
Minor Heat
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
6th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
Major Heat
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
August 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
Start of Autumn
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
7th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
Qixi Festival
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
End of Heat
24
14
25
15
Ghost Festival
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
September 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
White Dew
9
30
10
8th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
Autumn Equinox
24
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
October 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
Cold Dew
9
9th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
Double Ninth Festival
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
Frost's Descent
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
November 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
Start of Winter
8
10th 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
Minor Snow
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
December 2018
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
11th mo
Major Snow
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
21
15
22
16
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25

Festival dates, 2018 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 16, 2018Friday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 2, 2018Friday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2018Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 18, 2018Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 17, 2018Friday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 25, 2018Saturday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 24, 2018Monday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 17, 2018Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2018Saturday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 13, 2019Sunday

The lunar year ends in 2019, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 13, 2019; Laba in early 2018 belongs to the 2017 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2018

From Feb 16, 2018 to Feb 4, 2019; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 16, 2018Mar 16, 201829
2nd monthMar 17, 2018Apr 15, 201830
3rd monthApr 16, 2018May 14, 201829
4th monthMay 15, 2018Jun 13, 201830
5th monthJun 14, 2018Jul 12, 201829
6th monthJul 13, 2018Aug 10, 201829
7th monthAug 11, 2018Sep 9, 201830
8th monthSep 10, 2018Oct 8, 201829
9th monthOct 9, 2018Nov 7, 201830
10th monthNov 8, 2018Dec 6, 201829
11th monthDec 7, 2018Jan 5, 201930
12th monthJan 6, 2019Feb 4, 201930

FAQ

When does the 2018 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Friday, February 16, 2018, and ends on February 4, 2019. It is the Year of the Earth Dog (戊戌).

How long is the 2018 lunar year compared with 2017?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2017 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2018 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2018 zodiac: Earth Dog2017 lunar calendar2019 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.