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2021 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2021 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Ox (辛丑), runs from February 12, 2021 to January 31, 2022: 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, 18 days later in the calendar than in 2020. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 14, 2021. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival.

2021 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 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Minor Cold
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
12th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
Major Cold
Laba Festival
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
February 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
Start of Spring
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
1st mo
Chinese New Year
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
Rain Water
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
Lantern Festival
27
16
28
17
March 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
Awakening of Insects
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
2nd mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
Spring Equinox
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
April 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
3rd mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
Grain Rain
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
May 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
Start of Summer
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
4th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
Grain Buds
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20
June 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Grain in Ear
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
5th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
Dragon Boat Festival
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
Summer Solstice
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
July 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
Minor Heat
8
29
9
30
10
6th 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
Major Heat
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
August 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
Start of Autumn
8
7th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
Qixi Festival
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
Ghost Festival
23
16
End of Heat
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
September 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
8th mo
White Dew
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
Mid-Autumn Festival
22
16
23
17
Autumn Equinox
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
October 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
9th mo
7
2
8
3
Cold Dew
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
Double Ninth Festival
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
Frost's Descent
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
November 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
10th mo
6
2
7
3
Start of Winter
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
22
18
Minor Snow
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
December 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
11th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28

Festival dates, 2021 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 12, 2021Friday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 26, 2021Friday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2021Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 14, 2021Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 14, 2021Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 22, 2021Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 21, 2021Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 14, 2021Thursday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2021Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 10, 2022Monday

The lunar year ends in 2022, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 10, 2022; Laba in early 2021 belongs to the 2020 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2021

From Feb 12, 2021 to Jan 31, 2022; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 12, 2021Mar 12, 202129
2nd monthMar 13, 2021Apr 11, 202130
3rd monthApr 12, 2021May 11, 202130
4th monthMay 12, 2021Jun 9, 202129
5th monthJun 10, 2021Jul 9, 202130
6th monthJul 10, 2021Aug 7, 202129
7th monthAug 8, 2021Sep 6, 202130
8th monthSep 7, 2021Oct 5, 202129
9th monthOct 6, 2021Nov 4, 202130
10th monthNov 5, 2021Dec 3, 202129
11th monthDec 4, 2021Jan 2, 202230
12th monthJan 3, 2022Jan 31, 202229

FAQ

When does the 2021 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Friday, February 12, 2021, and ends on January 31, 2022. It is the Year of the Metal Ox (辛丑).

How long is the 2021 lunar year compared with 2020?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2020 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2021 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2021 zodiac: Metal Ox2021 solar terms2020 lunar calendar2022 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.