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2043 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2043 lunar year, the Year of the Water Pig (癸亥), runs from February 10, 2043 to January 29, 2044: 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 Tuesday, 19 days later in the calendar than in 2042. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Thursday, September 17, 2043, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 11, 2043. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

2043 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 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21
2
22
3
23
4
24
5
25
Minor Cold
6
26
7
27
8
28
9
29
10
30
11
12th mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
Laba Festival
19
9
20
10
Major Cold
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
February 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
Start of Spring
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
1st mo
Chinese New Year
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
Rain Water
20
11
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
Lantern Festival
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
March 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20
2
21
3
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
Awakening of Insects
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
2nd mo
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
Spring Equinox
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
30
20
31
21
April 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
3rd mo
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
19
10
20
11
Grain Rain
21
12
22
13
23
14
24
15
25
16
26
17
27
18
28
19
29
20
30
21
May 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
Start of Summer
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
4th 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
Grain Buds
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
19
28
20
29
21
30
22
31
23
June 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
Grain in Ear
7
5th mo
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
Dragon Boat Festival
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
Summer Solstice
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
July 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25
2
26
3
27
4
28
5
29
6
30
7
6th mo
Minor Heat
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
Major Heat
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
21
28
22
29
23
30
24
31
25
August 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
7th mo
6
2
7
3
Start of Autumn
8
4
9
5
10
6
11
7
Qixi Festival
12
8
13
9
14
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
Ghost Festival
20
16
21
17
22
18
23
19
End of Heat
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
30
26
31
27
September 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28
2
29
3
8th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
White Dew
9
7
10
8
11
9
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
Autumn Equinox
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
October 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
29
2
30
3
9th mo
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
Cold Dew
9
7
10
8
11
9
Double Ninth Festival
12
10
13
11
14
12
15
13
16
14
17
15
18
16
19
17
20
18
21
19
22
20
23
21
Frost's Descent
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
31
29
November 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30
2
10th mo
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
Start of Winter
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
Minor Snow
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
December 2043
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11th mo
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Major Snow
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
12th mo

Festival dates, 2043 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Feb 10, 2043Tuesday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 24, 2043Tuesday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 5, 2043Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 11, 2043Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 11, 2043Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 19, 2043Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 17, 2043Thursday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 11, 2043Sunday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2043Tuesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 7, 2044Thursday

The lunar year ends in 2044, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 7, 2044; Laba in early 2043 belongs to the 2042 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2043

From Feb 10, 2043 to Jan 29, 2044; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthFeb 10, 2043Mar 10, 204329
2nd monthMar 11, 2043Apr 9, 204330
3rd monthApr 10, 2043May 8, 204329
4th monthMay 9, 2043Jun 6, 204329
5th monthJun 7, 2043Jul 6, 204330
6th monthJul 7, 2043Aug 4, 204329
7th monthAug 5, 2043Sep 2, 204329
8th monthSep 3, 2043Oct 2, 204330
9th monthOct 3, 2043Nov 1, 204330
10th monthNov 2, 2043Nov 30, 204329
11th monthDec 1, 2043Dec 30, 204330
12th monthDec 31, 2043Jan 29, 204430

FAQ

When does the 2043 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Tuesday, February 10, 2043, and ends on January 29, 2044. It is the Year of the Water Pig (癸亥).

How long is the 2043 lunar year compared with 2042?

354 days, 30 days shorter than the 2042 lunar year (384 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2043 lunar year have a leap month?

No. It has 12 months and 354 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.