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2044 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2044 lunar year, the Year of the Wood Rat (甲子), runs from January 30, 2044 to February 16, 2045: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 7th month. Chinese New Year falls on a Saturday, 11 days earlier in the calendar than in 2043. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday, October 5, 2044, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Tuesday, May 31, 2044. 4 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival, Double Ninth Festival.

2044 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 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
Minor Cold
7
8
Laba Festival
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
Major Cold
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
1st mo
Chinese New Year
31
2
February 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
Start of Spring
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
Lantern Festival
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
Rain Water
20
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
24
26
25
27
26
28
27
29
28
30
29
2nd mo
March 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
Awakening of Insects
6
7
7
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
Spring Equinox
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
3rd mo
30
2
31
3
April 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
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
22
Grain Rain
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
30
28
4th mo
29
2
30
3
May 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
Start of Summer
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
Grain Buds
21
24
22
25
23
26
24
27
25
28
26
29
27
5th mo
28
2
29
3
30
4
31
5
Dragon Boat Festival
June 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Grain in Ear
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
21
26
Summer Solstice
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
6th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
July 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
Minor Heat
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
22
28
Major Heat
23
29
24
30
25
7th mo
26
2
27
3
28
4
29
5
30
6
31
7
Qixi Festival
August 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
13
7
14
Start of Autumn
8
15
Ghost Festival
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
End of Heat
23
Leap 7th mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
September 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
White Dew
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
8th mo
22
2
Autumn Equinox
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
October 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
6
16
7
17
Cold 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
30
21
9th mo
22
2
23
3
Frost's Descent
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
Double Ninth Festival
30
10
31
11
November 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
18
Start of Winter
8
19
9
20
10
21
11
22
12
23
13
24
14
25
15
26
16
27
17
28
18
29
19
10th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
Minor Snow
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
December 2044
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
Major Snow
7
19
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
11th mo
20
2
21
3
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
22
4
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13

Festival dates, 2044 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 30, 2044Saturday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 13, 2044Saturday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2044Monday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5May 31, 2044Tuesday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Jul 31, 2044Sunday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 8, 2044Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Oct 5, 2044Wednesday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 29, 2044Saturday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2044Wednesday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 25, 2045Wednesday

The lunar year ends in 2045, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 25, 2045; Laba in early 2044 belongs to the 2043 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2044

From Jan 30, 2044 to Feb 16, 2045; the longest run of 30-day months is 3.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 30, 2044Feb 28, 204430
2nd monthFeb 29, 2044Mar 28, 204429
3rd monthMar 29, 2044Apr 27, 204430
4th monthApr 28, 2044May 26, 204429
5th monthMay 27, 2044Jun 24, 204429
6th monthJun 25, 2044Jul 24, 204430
7th monthJul 25, 2044Aug 22, 204429
Leap 7th monthAug 23, 2044Sep 20, 204429
8th monthSep 21, 2044Oct 20, 204430
9th monthOct 21, 2044Nov 18, 204429
10th monthNov 19, 2044Dec 18, 204430
11th monthDec 19, 2044Jan 17, 204530
12th monthJan 18, 2045Feb 16, 204530

FAQ

When does the 2044 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Saturday, January 30, 2044, and ends on February 16, 2045. It is the Year of the Wood Rat (甲子).

How long is the 2044 lunar year compared with 2043?

384 days, 30 days longer than the 2043 lunar year (354 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2044 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 7th month follows the regular 7th month, starting on August 23, 2044, 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.