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2024 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2024 lunar year, the Year of the Wood Dragon (甲辰), runs from February 10, 2024 to January 28, 2025: 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 Saturday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2023. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 10, 2024. 5 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

2024 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 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
Minor Cold
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
12th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
Laba Festival
19
9
20
10
Major Cold
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
February 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
Start of Spring
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
1st mo
Chinese New Year
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
Rain Water
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
Lantern Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
March 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Awakening of Insects
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
2nd mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
Spring Equinox
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
April 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
3rd mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
Grain Rain
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
May 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
Start of Summer
6
28
7
29
8
4th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
Grain Buds
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
June 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
Grain in Ear
6
5th mo
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
Dragon Boat Festival
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
Summer Solstice
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
July 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
6th mo
Minor Heat
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
Major Heat
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
August 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
7th mo
5
2
6
3
7
4
Start of Autumn
8
5
9
6
10
7
Qixi Festival
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
Ghost Festival
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
End of Heat
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
September 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
8th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
White Dew
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
Autumn Equinox
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
October 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
9th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
Cold Dew
9
7
10
8
11
9
Double Ninth Festival
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
Frost's Descent
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
November 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Start of Winter
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
22
22
Minor Snow
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
December 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
12th mo

Festival dates, 2024 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 10, 2024Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 24, 2024Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2024Thursday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 10, 2024Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 10, 2024Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 18, 2024Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 17, 2024Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 11, 2024Friday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2024Saturday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 7, 2025Tuesday

The lunar year ends in 2025, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 7, 2025; Laba in early 2024 belongs to the 2023 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2024

From Feb 10, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 10, 2024Mar 9, 202429
2nd monthMar 10, 2024Apr 8, 202430
3rd monthApr 9, 2024May 7, 202429
4th monthMay 8, 2024Jun 5, 202429
5th monthJun 6, 2024Jul 5, 202430
6th monthJul 6, 2024Aug 3, 202429
7th monthAug 4, 2024Sep 2, 202430
8th monthSep 3, 2024Oct 2, 202430
9th monthOct 3, 2024Oct 31, 202429
10th monthNov 1, 2024Nov 30, 202430
11th monthDec 1, 2024Dec 30, 202430
12th monthDec 31, 2024Jan 28, 202529

FAQ

When does the 2024 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, February 10, 2024, and ends on January 28, 2025. It is the Year of the Wood Dragon (甲辰).

How long is the 2024 lunar year compared with 2023?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2023 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2024 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2024 zodiac: Wood Dragon2024 solar terms2023 lunar calendar2025 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.