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2025 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2025 lunar year, the Year of the Wood Snake (乙巳), runs from January 29, 2025 to February 16, 2026: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 6th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Wednesday, 12 days earlier in the calendar than in 2024. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Monday, October 6, 2025, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, May 31, 2025. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

2025 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 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
Minor Cold
6
7
7
8
Laba Festival
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
Major Cold
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
1st mo
Chinese New Year
30
2
31
3
February 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
Start of Spring
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
Lantern Festival
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
Rain Water
19
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
2nd mo
March 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
Awakening of Insects
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
Spring Equinox
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
3rd mo
30
2
31
3
April 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
21
19
22
20
23
Grain Rain
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
4th mo
29
2
30
3
May 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Start of Summer
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
21
19
22
20
23
21
24
Grain Buds
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
5th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
Dragon Boat Festival
June 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Grain in Ear
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
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
Summer Solstice
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
6th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
July 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
Minor Heat
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
21
27
22
28
Major Heat
23
29
24
30
25
Leap 6th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
August 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Start of Autumn
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
23
7th mo
End of Heat
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
Qixi Festival
30
8
31
9
September 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
Ghost Festival
7
16
White Dew
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
22
8th mo
23
2
Autumn Equinox
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
October 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
7
16
8
17
Cold Dew
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
9th mo
22
2
23
3
Frost's Descent
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
Double Ninth Festival
30
10
31
11
November 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
Start of Winter
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
10th mo
21
2
22
3
Minor Snow
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
December 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
Major Snow
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
11th mo
21
2
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12

Festival dates, 2025 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 29, 2025Wednesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 12, 2025Wednesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2025Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 31, 2025Saturday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 29, 2025Friday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 6, 2025Saturday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 6, 2025Monday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 29, 2025Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2025Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 26, 2026Monday

The lunar year ends in 2026, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 26, 2026; Laba in early 2025 belongs to the 2024 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2025

From Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 16, 2026; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 29, 2025Feb 27, 202530
2nd monthFeb 28, 2025Mar 28, 202529
3rd monthMar 29, 2025Apr 27, 202530
4th monthApr 28, 2025May 26, 202529
5th monthMay 27, 2025Jun 24, 202529
6th monthJun 25, 2025Jul 24, 202530
Leap 6th monthJul 25, 2025Aug 22, 202529
7th monthAug 23, 2025Sep 21, 202530
8th monthSep 22, 2025Oct 20, 202529
9th monthOct 21, 2025Nov 19, 202530
10th monthNov 20, 2025Dec 19, 202530
11th monthDec 20, 2025Jan 18, 202630
12th monthJan 19, 2026Feb 16, 202629

FAQ

When does the 2025 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Wednesday, January 29, 2025, and ends on February 16, 2026. It is the Year of the Wood Snake (乙巳).

How long is the 2025 lunar year compared with 2024?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 2024 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2025 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 6th month follows the regular 6th month, starting on July 25, 2025, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2025 zodiac: Wood Snake2025 solar terms2024 lunar calendar2026 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.