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2028 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2028 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Monkey (戊申), runs from January 26, 2028 to February 12, 2029: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 5th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Wednesday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2027. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday, October 3, 2028, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2028. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival.

2028 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 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Laba Festival
5
9
6
10
Minor Cold
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
Major Cold
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
1st mo
Chinese New Year
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6
February 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
Start of Spring
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
15
Lantern Festival
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
Rain Water
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
2nd mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
March 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Awakening of Insects
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
Spring Equinox
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
3rd mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6
April 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
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
23
18
24
19
25
Grain Rain
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
4th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
May 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
Start of Summer
6
12
7
13
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
Grain Buds
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
5th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
Dragon Boat Festival
29
6
30
7
31
8
June 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
Grain in Ear
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
Summer Solstice
22
30
23
Leap 5th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
July 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
Minor Heat
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
6th mo
Major Heat
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
August 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
Start of Autumn
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
7th mo
21
2
22
3
End of Heat
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
Qixi Festival
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
31
12
September 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Ghost Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
White Dew
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
8th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
Autumn Equinox
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
October 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
Cold Dew
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
9th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
Frost's Descent
24
7
25
8
26
9
Double Ninth Festival
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
31
14
November 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
Start of Winter
8
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
10th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
Minor Snow
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
December 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
Major Snow
7
22
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
11th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16

Festival dates, 2028 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 26, 2028Wednesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 9, 2028Wednesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2028Tuesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 28, 2028Sunday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 26, 2028Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 3, 2028Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 3, 2028Tuesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 26, 2028Thursday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2028Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 22, 2029Monday

The lunar year ends in 2029, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 22, 2029; Laba in early 2028 belongs to the 2027 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2028

From Jan 26, 2028 to Feb 12, 2029; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 26, 2028Feb 24, 202830
2nd monthFeb 25, 2028Mar 25, 202830
3rd monthMar 26, 2028Apr 24, 202830
4th monthApr 25, 2028May 23, 202829
5th monthMay 24, 2028Jun 22, 202830
Leap 5th monthJun 23, 2028Jul 21, 202829
6th monthJul 22, 2028Aug 19, 202829
7th monthAug 20, 2028Sep 18, 202830
8th monthSep 19, 2028Oct 17, 202829
9th monthOct 18, 2028Nov 15, 202829
10th monthNov 16, 2028Dec 15, 202830
11th monthDec 16, 2028Jan 14, 202930
12th monthJan 15, 2029Feb 12, 202929

FAQ

When does the 2028 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Wednesday, January 26, 2028, and ends on February 12, 2029. It is the Year of the Earth Monkey (戊申).

How long is the 2028 lunar year compared with 2027?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 2027 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2028 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 5th month follows the regular 5th month, starting on June 23, 2028, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2028 zodiac: Earth Monkey2028 solar terms2027 lunar calendar2029 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.