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2023 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2023 lunar year, the Year of the Water Rabbit (癸卯), runs from January 22, 2023 to February 9, 2024: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 2nd month. Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 2022. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 29, 2023, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 22, 2023. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival.

2023 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 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
Minor Cold
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
Major Cold
21
30
22
1st mo
Chinese New Year
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
February 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
Start of Spring
5
15
Lantern Festival
6
16
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
Rain Water
20
2nd mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
March 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
Awakening of Insects
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
30
Spring Equinox
22
Leap 2nd mo
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
April 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
16
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
3rd mo
Grain Rain
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
May 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
Start of Summer
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
4th mo
20
2
21
3
Grain Buds
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
June 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
Grain in Ear
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
5th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
Summer Solstice
22
5
Dragon Boat Festival
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
July 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
Minor Heat
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
6th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
Major Heat
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
August 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
Start of Autumn
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
7th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
Qixi Festival
23
8
End of Heat
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
Ghost Festival
31
16
September 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
White Dew
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
8th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
Autumn Equinox
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
30
16
October 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
Cold Dew
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
9th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
Double Ninth Festival
24
10
Frost's Descent
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
31
17
November 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
Start of Winter
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
10th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
Minor Snow
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
December 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
Major Snow
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
11th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19

Festival dates, 2023 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 22, 2023Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 5, 2023Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2023Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 22, 2023Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 22, 2023Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 30, 2023Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 29, 2023Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 23, 2023Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2023Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 18, 2024Thursday

The lunar year ends in 2024, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 18, 2024; Laba in early 2023 belongs to the 2022 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2023

From Jan 22, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 22, 2023Feb 19, 202329
2nd monthFeb 20, 2023Mar 21, 202330
Leap 2nd monthMar 22, 2023Apr 19, 202329
3rd monthApr 20, 2023May 18, 202329
4th monthMay 19, 2023Jun 17, 202330
5th monthJun 18, 2023Jul 17, 202330
6th monthJul 18, 2023Aug 15, 202329
7th monthAug 16, 2023Sep 14, 202330
8th monthSep 15, 2023Oct 14, 202330
9th monthOct 15, 2023Nov 12, 202329
10th monthNov 13, 2023Dec 12, 202330
11th monthDec 13, 2023Jan 10, 202429
12th monthJan 11, 2024Feb 9, 202430

FAQ

When does the 2023 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, January 22, 2023, and ends on February 9, 2024. It is the Year of the Water Rabbit (癸卯).

How long is the 2023 lunar year compared with 2022?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 2022 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2023 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 2nd month follows the regular 2nd month, starting on March 22, 2023, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2023 zodiac: Water Rabbit2023 solar terms2022 lunar calendar2024 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.