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2020 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2020 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Rat (庚子), runs from January 25, 2020 to February 11, 2021: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 4th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Saturday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2019. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, October 1, 2020, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 25, 2020. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

2020 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 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
Laba Festival
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
Minor Cold
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
Major Cold
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
1st mo
Chinese New Year
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
February 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
Start of Spring
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
Lantern Festival
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
Rain Water
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
2nd mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
March 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
Awakening of Insects
6
13
7
14
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
Spring Equinox
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
3rd mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
31
8
April 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
Grain Rain
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
4th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
May 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
Start of Summer
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
Grain Buds
21
29
22
30
23
Leap 4th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
June 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
Grain in Ear
6
15
7
16
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
5th mo
Summer Solstice
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
Dragon Boat Festival
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
July 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
Minor Heat
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
30
21
6th mo
22
2
Major Heat
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
31
11
August 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
Start of Autumn
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
7th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
End of Heat
23
5
24
6
25
7
Qixi Festival
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
September 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
Ghost Festival
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
White Dew
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
8th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
Autumn Equinox
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
October 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
Cold Dew
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
9th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
Frost's Descent
24
8
25
9
Double Ninth Festival
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
November 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
Start of Winter
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
10th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
Minor Snow
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
December 2020
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
Major Snow
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
11th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17

Festival dates, 2020 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 25, 2020Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 8, 2020Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2020Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 25, 2020Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 25, 2020Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 2, 2020Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 1, 2020Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 25, 2020Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2020Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 20, 2021Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 2021, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 20, 2021; Laba in early 2020 belongs to the 2019 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2020

From Jan 25, 2020 to Feb 11, 2021; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 25, 2020Feb 22, 202029
2nd monthFeb 23, 2020Mar 23, 202030
3rd monthMar 24, 2020Apr 22, 202030
4th monthApr 23, 2020May 22, 202030
Leap 4th monthMay 23, 2020Jun 20, 202029
5th monthJun 21, 2020Jul 20, 202030
6th monthJul 21, 2020Aug 18, 202029
7th monthAug 19, 2020Sep 16, 202029
8th monthSep 17, 2020Oct 16, 202030
9th monthOct 17, 2020Nov 14, 202029
10th monthNov 15, 2020Dec 14, 202030
11th monthDec 15, 2020Jan 12, 202129
12th monthJan 13, 2021Feb 11, 202130

FAQ

When does the 2020 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, January 25, 2020, and ends on February 11, 2021. It is the Year of the Metal Rat (庚子).

How long is the 2020 lunar year compared with 2019?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 2019 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2020 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 4th month follows the regular 4th month, starting on May 23, 2020, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2020 zodiac: Metal Rat2020 solar terms2019 lunar calendar2021 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.