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2026 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2026 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Horse (丙午), runs from February 17, 2026 to February 5, 2027: 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 Tuesday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2025. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 25, 2026, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, June 19, 2026. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

2026 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 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
Minor Cold
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
12th mo
20
2
Major Cold
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
Laba Festival
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
February 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
Start of Spring
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
1st mo
Chinese New Year
18
2
Rain Water
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
March 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Lantern Festival
4
16
5
17
Awakening of Insects
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
2nd mo
20
2
Spring Equinox
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
April 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
3rd mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
Grain Rain
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
May 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
Start of Summer
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
4th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
Grain Buds
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
June 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
Grain in Ear
6
21
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
5th mo
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
Dragon Boat Festival
20
6
21
7
Summer Solstice
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
July 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
Minor Heat
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
6th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
Major Heat
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
Start of Autumn
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
7th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
Qixi Festival
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
End of Heat
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
Ghost Festival
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
White Dew
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
8th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
Autumn Equinox
24
14
25
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
October 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
Cold Dew
9
29
10
9th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
Double Ninth Festival
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
Frost's Descent
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
31
22
November 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
Start of Winter
8
30
9
10th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
Minor Snow
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
December 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
Major Snow
8
30
9
11th mo
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23

Festival dates, 2026 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 17, 2026Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Mar 3, 2026Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2026Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 19, 2026Friday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 19, 2026Wednesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 27, 2026Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 25, 2026Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 18, 2026Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2026Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 15, 2027Friday

The lunar year ends in 2027, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 15, 2027; Laba in early 2026 belongs to the 2025 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2026

From Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 5, 2027; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 17, 2026Mar 18, 202630
2nd monthMar 19, 2026Apr 16, 202629
3rd monthApr 17, 2026May 16, 202630
4th monthMay 17, 2026Jun 14, 202629
5th monthJun 15, 2026Jul 13, 202629
6th monthJul 14, 2026Aug 12, 202630
7th monthAug 13, 2026Sep 10, 202629
8th monthSep 11, 2026Oct 9, 202629
9th monthOct 10, 2026Nov 8, 202630
10th monthNov 9, 2026Dec 8, 202630
11th monthDec 9, 2026Jan 7, 202730
12th monthJan 8, 2027Feb 5, 202729

FAQ

When does the 2026 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and ends on February 5, 2027. It is the Year of the Fire Horse (丙午).

How long is the 2026 lunar year compared with 2025?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2025 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2026 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2026 zodiac: Fire Horse2026 solar terms2025 lunar calendar2027 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.