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2040 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2040 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Monkey (庚申), runs from February 12, 2040 to January 31, 2041: 12 months and 355 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 5 short months of 29. It has no leap month. Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2039. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, September 20, 2040, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 14, 2040. 3 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

2040 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 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
Minor Cold
7
23
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
12th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
Major Cold
21
8
Laba Festival
22
9
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
February 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
Start of Spring
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
1st mo
Chinese New Year
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
Rain Water
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
Lantern Festival
27
16
28
17
29
18
March 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
Awakening of Insects
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
2nd mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
Spring Equinox
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
31
19
April 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
3rd mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
Grain Rain
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
May 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Start of Summer
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
4th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
Grain Buds
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
June 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
Grain in Ear
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
5th mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
Dragon Boat Festival
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
Summer Solstice
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
July 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
Minor Heat
7
28
8
29
9
6th 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
Major Heat
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
August 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
Start of Autumn
8
7th mo
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
Qixi Festival
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
End of Heat
Ghost Festival
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
September 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
8th mo
7
2
White Dew
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
Mid-Autumn Festival
21
16
22
17
Autumn Equinox
23
18
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
October 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
9th mo
7
2
8
3
Cold Dew
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
9
Double Ninth Festival
15
10
16
11
17
12
18
13
19
14
20
15
21
16
22
17
23
18
Frost's Descent
24
19
25
20
26
21
27
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
31
26
November 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
30
5
10th mo
6
2
7
3
Start of Winter
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
21
17
22
18
Minor Snow
23
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
December 2040
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27
2
28
3
29
4
11th mo
5
2
6
3
Major Snow
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
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
19
23
20
24
21
25
22
26
23
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27
31
28

Festival dates, 2040 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 12, 2040Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 26, 2040Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2040Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 14, 2040Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 14, 2040Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 22, 2040Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 20, 2040Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 14, 2040Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2040Friday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 10, 2041Thursday

The lunar year ends in 2041, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 10, 2041; Laba in early 2040 belongs to the 2039 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2040

From Feb 12, 2040 to Jan 31, 2041; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 12, 2040Mar 12, 204030
2nd monthMar 13, 2040Apr 10, 204029
3rd monthApr 11, 2040May 10, 204030
4th monthMay 11, 2040Jun 9, 204030
5th monthJun 10, 2040Jul 8, 204029
6th monthJul 9, 2040Aug 7, 204030
7th monthAug 8, 2040Sep 5, 204029
8th monthSep 6, 2040Oct 5, 204030
9th monthOct 6, 2040Nov 4, 204030
10th monthNov 5, 2040Dec 3, 204029
11th monthDec 4, 2040Jan 2, 204130
12th monthJan 3, 2041Jan 31, 204129

FAQ

When does the 2040 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, February 12, 2040, and ends on January 31, 2041. It is the Year of the Metal Monkey (庚申).

How long is the 2040 lunar year compared with 2039?

355 days, 29 days shorter than the 2039 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2040 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 355 days.

Related

2040 zodiac: Metal Monkey2039 lunar calendar2041 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.