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2042 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2042 lunar year, the Year of the Water Dog (壬戌), runs from January 22, 2042 to February 9, 2043: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 2nd month. Chinese New Year falls on a Wednesday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 2041. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Sunday, September 28, 2042, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, June 22, 2042. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Laba Festival.

2042 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 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
Minor Cold
6
15
7
16
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
Major Cold
21
30
22
1st mo
Chinese New Year
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
February 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
Start of Spring
5
15
Lantern Festival
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
Rain Water
19
29
20
2nd mo
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
March 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
Awakening of Insects
6
15
7
16
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
Spring Equinox
21
30
22
Leap 2nd mo
23
2
24
3
25
4
26
5
27
6
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
10
April 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
15
6
16
7
17
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
3rd mo
Grain Rain
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
May 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
Start of Summer
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
4th mo
20
2
21
3
Grain Buds
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
June 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
Grain in Ear
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
5th mo
19
2
20
3
21
4
Summer Solstice
22
5
Dragon Boat Festival
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
July 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
Minor Heat
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
6th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
Major Heat
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
August 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
Start of Autumn
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
7th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
Qixi Festival
23
8
End of Heat
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
Ghost Festival
31
16
September 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
White Dew
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
8th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
23
10
Autumn Equinox
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
29
16
30
17
October 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
Cold Dew
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
9th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
Double Ninth Festival
23
10
Frost's Descent
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18
November 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
Start of Winter
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
30
13
10th mo
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
Minor Snow
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
30
18
December 2042
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
Major Snow
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
11th mo
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
31
20

Festival dates, 2042 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 22, 2042Wednesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 5, 2042Wednesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2042Friday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 22, 2042Sunday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 22, 2042Friday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 30, 2042Saturday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 28, 2042Sunday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 22, 2042Wednesday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2042Monday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 18, 2043Sunday

The lunar year ends in 2043, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 18, 2043; Laba in early 2042 belongs to the 2041 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2042

From Jan 22, 2042 to Feb 9, 2043; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 22, 2042Feb 19, 204229
2nd monthFeb 20, 2042Mar 21, 204230
Leap 2nd monthMar 22, 2042Apr 19, 204229
3rd monthApr 20, 2042May 18, 204229
4th monthMay 19, 2042Jun 17, 204230
5th monthJun 18, 2042Jul 16, 204229
6th monthJul 17, 2042Aug 15, 204230
7th monthAug 16, 2042Sep 13, 204229
8th monthSep 14, 2042Oct 13, 204230
9th monthOct 14, 2042Nov 12, 204230
10th monthNov 13, 2042Dec 11, 204229
11th monthDec 12, 2042Jan 10, 204330
12th monthJan 11, 2043Feb 9, 204330

FAQ

When does the 2042 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Wednesday, January 22, 2042, and ends on February 9, 2043. It is the Year of the Water Dog (壬戌).

How long is the 2042 lunar year compared with 2041?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 2041 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2042 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 2nd month follows the regular 2nd month, starting on March 22, 2042, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

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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.