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2036 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2036 lunar year, the Year of the Fire Dragon (丙辰), runs from January 28, 2036 to February 14, 2037: 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 Monday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2035. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Saturday, October 4, 2036, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, May 30, 2036. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival.

2036 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 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Laba Festival
6
9
Minor Cold
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
Major Cold
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
1st mo
Chinese New Year
29
2
30
3
31
4
February 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Start of Spring
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
Lantern Festival
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
Rain Water
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
2nd mo
28
2
29
3
March 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Awakening of Insects
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
Spring Equinox
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
3rd mo
29
2
30
3
31
4
April 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
9
6
10
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
Grain Rain
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
4th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
May 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Start of Summer
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
Grain Buds
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
5th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
Dragon Boat Festival
31
6
June 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
Grain in Ear
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
21
27
Summer Solstice
22
28
23
29
24
6th mo
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
July 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
Minor Heat
7
14
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
Major Heat
23
Leap 6th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
August 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
Start of Autumn
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
7th mo
End of Heat
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
Qixi Festival
29
8
30
9
31
10
September 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Ghost Festival
6
16
7
17
White Dew
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
8th mo
21
2
22
3
Autumn Equinox
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
October 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
Cold Dew
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
9th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
Frost's Descent
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
Double Ninth Festival
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
November 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
Start of Winter
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
10th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
Minor Snow
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
December 2036
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
Major Snow
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
11th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15

Festival dates, 2036 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 28, 2036Monday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 11, 2036Monday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2036Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 30, 2036Friday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 28, 2036Thursday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Sep 5, 2036Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 4, 2036Saturday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 27, 2036Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2036Sunday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 23, 2037Friday

The lunar year ends in 2037, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 23, 2037; Laba in early 2036 belongs to the 2035 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2036

From Jan 28, 2036 to Feb 14, 2037; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 28, 2036Feb 26, 203630
2nd monthFeb 27, 2036Mar 27, 203630
3rd monthMar 28, 2036Apr 25, 203629
4th monthApr 26, 2036May 25, 203630
5th monthMay 26, 2036Jun 23, 203629
6th monthJun 24, 2036Jul 22, 203629
Leap 6th monthJul 23, 2036Aug 21, 203630
7th monthAug 22, 2036Sep 19, 203629
8th monthSep 20, 2036Oct 18, 203629
9th monthOct 19, 2036Nov 17, 203630
10th monthNov 18, 2036Dec 16, 203629
11th monthDec 17, 2036Jan 15, 203730
12th monthJan 16, 2037Feb 14, 203730

FAQ

When does the 2036 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Monday, January 28, 2036, and ends on February 14, 2037. It is the Year of the Fire Dragon (丙辰).

How long is the 2036 lunar year compared with 2035?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 2035 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2036 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 6th month follows the regular 6th month, starting on July 23, 2036, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2036 zodiac: Fire Dragon2035 lunar calendar2037 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.