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2038 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2038 lunar year, the Year of the Earth Horse (戊午), runs from February 4, 2038 to January 23, 2039: 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 Thursday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2037. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Monday, September 13, 2038, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday, June 7, 2038. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qixi Festival, Ghost Festival, Laba Festival.

2038 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 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
12th mo
Minor Cold
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
Laba Festival
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
Major Cold
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
February 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
30
4
1st mo
Start of Spring
Chinese New Year
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
13
10
14
11
15
12
16
13
17
14
18
15
Rain Water
Lantern Festival
19
16
20
17
21
18
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
March 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
Awakening of Insects
6
2nd mo
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
Spring Equinox
21
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
April 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
3rd mo
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
20
16
Grain Rain
21
17
22
18
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
May 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
4th mo
5
2
Start of Summer
6
3
7
4
8
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
Grain Buds
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28
June 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
5th mo
4
2
5
3
Grain in Ear
6
4
7
5
Dragon Boat Festival
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
Summer Solstice
22
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
July 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
6th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
Minor Heat
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
Major Heat
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
31
30
August 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Start of Autumn
Qixi Festival
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
Ghost Festival
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
End of Heat
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
8th mo
31
2
September 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
White Dew
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
Autumn Equinox
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
9th mo
30
2
October 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
Double Ninth Festival
8
10
Cold Dew
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
Frost's Descent
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
10th mo
29
2
30
3
31
4
November 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
11
Start of Winter
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
21
25
22
26
Minor Snow
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
11th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
December 2038
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
12
Major Snow
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
22
27
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
12th mo
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
31
6

Festival dates, 2038 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 4, 2038Thursday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 18, 2038Thursday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2038Monday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 7, 2038Monday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 7, 2038Saturday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 15, 2038Sunday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 13, 2038Monday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 7, 2038Thursday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2038Wednesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 2, 2039Sunday

The lunar year ends in 2039, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 2, 2039; Laba in early 2038 belongs to the 2037 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2038

From Feb 4, 2038 to Jan 23, 2039; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 4, 2038Mar 5, 203830
2nd monthMar 6, 2038Apr 4, 203830
3rd monthApr 5, 2038May 3, 203829
4th monthMay 4, 2038Jun 2, 203830
5th monthJun 3, 2038Jul 1, 203829
6th monthJul 2, 2038Jul 31, 203830
7th monthAug 1, 2038Aug 29, 203829
8th monthAug 30, 2038Sep 28, 203830
9th monthSep 29, 2038Oct 27, 203829
10th monthOct 28, 2038Nov 25, 203829
11th monthNov 26, 2038Dec 25, 203830
12th monthDec 26, 2038Jan 23, 203929

FAQ

When does the 2038 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Thursday, February 4, 2038, and ends on January 23, 2039. It is the Year of the Earth Horse (戊午).

How long is the 2038 lunar year compared with 2037?

354 days, the same as the 2037 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2038 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 days.

Related

2038 zodiac: Earth Horse2037 lunar calendar2039 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.