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2022 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2022 lunar year, the Year of the Water Tiger (壬寅), runs from February 1, 2022 to January 21, 2023: 12 months and 355 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 5 short months of 29. It has no leap month. Chinese New Year falls on a Tuesday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2021. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Saturday, September 10, 2022, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, June 3, 2022. 1 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Mid-Autumn Festival.

2022 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 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
12th mo
4
2
5
3
Minor Cold
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
8
Laba Festival
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
Major Cold
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
February 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1st mo
Chinese New Year
2
2
3
3
4
4
Start of Spring
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
Lantern Festival
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
Rain Water
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
March 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
2nd mo
4
2
5
3
Awakening of Insects
6
4
7
5
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
Spring Equinox
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
April 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3rd mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
Grain Rain
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
May 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Start of Summer
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
Grain Buds
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
5th mo
31
2
June 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
Dragon Boat Festival
4
6
5
7
6
8
Grain in Ear
7
9
8
10
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
Summer Solstice
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
6th mo
30
2
July 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
Minor Heat
8
10
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
Major Heat
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
7th mo
30
2
31
3
August 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
Qixi Festival
5
8
6
9
7
10
Start of Autumn
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
Ghost Festival
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
End of Heat
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
8th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
September 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
White Dew
8
13
9
14
10
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
Autumn Equinox
24
29
25
30
26
9th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
October 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
Double Ninth Festival
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
Cold Dew
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
23
28
Frost's Descent
24
29
25
10th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
November 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
30
24
11th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
December 2022
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
12th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
Laba Festival
31
9

Festival dates, 2022 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 1, 2022Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 15, 2022Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2022Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 3, 2022Friday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 4, 2022Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 12, 2022Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 10, 2022Saturday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 4, 2022Tuesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2022Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Dec 30, 2022Friday

The lunar year ends in 2023, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Dec 30, 2022; Laba in early 2022 belongs to the 2021 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2022

From Feb 1, 2022 to Jan 21, 2023; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 1, 2022Mar 2, 202230
2nd monthMar 3, 2022Mar 31, 202229
3rd monthApr 1, 2022Apr 30, 202230
4th monthMay 1, 2022May 29, 202229
5th monthMay 30, 2022Jun 28, 202230
6th monthJun 29, 2022Jul 28, 202230
7th monthJul 29, 2022Aug 26, 202229
8th monthAug 27, 2022Sep 25, 202230
9th monthSep 26, 2022Oct 24, 202229
10th monthOct 25, 2022Nov 23, 202230
11th monthNov 24, 2022Dec 22, 202229
12th monthDec 23, 2022Jan 21, 202330

FAQ

When does the 2022 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 1, 2022, and ends on January 21, 2023. It is the Year of the Water Tiger (壬寅).

How long is the 2022 lunar year compared with 2021?

355 days, 1 days longer than the 2021 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2022 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

2022 zodiac: Water Tiger2022 solar terms2021 lunar calendar2023 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.