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2019 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2019 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Pig (己亥), runs from February 5, 2019 to January 24, 2020: 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 Tuesday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2018. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 13, 2019, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, June 7, 2019. 1 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Winter Solstice Festival.

2019 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 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
Minor Cold
6
12th mo
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
Laba Festival
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
Major Cold
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
February 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
Start of Spring
5
1st mo
Chinese New Year
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
Rain Water
Lantern Festival
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
March 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
Awakening of Insects
7
2nd 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
21
15
Spring Equinox
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
April 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
3rd mo
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
Grain Rain
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
May 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
4th mo
6
2
Start of Summer
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
Grain Buds
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
June 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
5th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
Grain in Ear
7
5
Dragon Boat Festival
8
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
Summer Solstice
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
July 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
6th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
Minor Heat
8
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
21
Major Heat
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
August 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Qixi Festival
8
8
Start of Autumn
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
Ghost Festival
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
End of Heat
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
8th mo
31
2
September 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
10
White Dew
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
Autumn Equinox
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
9th mo
30
2
October 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
Double Ninth Festival
8
10
Cold Dew
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
22
24
23
25
24
26
Frost's Descent
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
10th mo
29
2
30
3
31
4
November 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
11th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
December 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Major Snow
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
22
27
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
12th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6

Festival dates, 2019 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 5, 2019Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 19, 2019Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2019Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 7, 2019Friday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 7, 2019Wednesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 15, 2019Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 13, 2019Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 7, 2019Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2019Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 2, 2020Thursday

The lunar year ends in 2020, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 2, 2020; Laba in early 2019 belongs to the 2018 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2019

From Feb 5, 2019 to Jan 24, 2020; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 5, 2019Mar 6, 201930
2nd monthMar 7, 2019Apr 4, 201929
3rd monthApr 5, 2019May 4, 201930
4th monthMay 5, 2019Jun 2, 201929
5th monthJun 3, 2019Jul 2, 201930
6th monthJul 3, 2019Jul 31, 201929
7th monthAug 1, 2019Aug 29, 201929
8th monthAug 30, 2019Sep 28, 201930
9th monthSep 29, 2019Oct 27, 201929
10th monthOct 28, 2019Nov 25, 201929
11th monthNov 26, 2019Dec 25, 201930
12th monthDec 26, 2019Jan 24, 202030

FAQ

When does the 2019 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 5, 2019, and ends on January 24, 2020. It is the Year of the Earth Pig (己亥).

How long is the 2019 lunar year compared with 2018?

354 days, the same as the 2018 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2019 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2019 zodiac: Earth Pig2018 lunar calendar2020 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.