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2050 Chinese lunar calendar

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

The 2050 lunar year, the Year of the Metal Horse (庚午), runs from January 23, 2050 to February 10, 2051: 13 months and 384 days, with 7 long months of 30 days and 6 short months of 29. It includes a leap 3rd month. Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, 10 days earlier in the calendar than in 2049. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 30, 2050, and the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 23, 2050. 2 of the 10 festivals below fall on a weekend: Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival.

2050 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 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8
Laba Festival
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
Minor Cold
6
13
7
14
8
15
9
16
10
17
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
25
19
26
20
27
Major Cold
21
28
22
29
23
1st mo
Chinese New Year
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
February 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
Start of Spring
4
13
5
14
6
15
Lantern Festival
7
16
8
17
9
18
10
19
11
20
12
21
13
22
14
23
15
24
16
25
17
26
18
27
Rain Water
19
28
20
29
21
2nd mo
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
March 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
Awakening of Insects
6
14
7
15
8
16
9
17
10
18
11
19
12
20
13
21
14
22
15
23
16
24
17
25
18
26
19
27
20
28
Spring Equinox
21
29
22
30
23
3rd mo
24
2
25
3
26
4
27
5
28
6
29
7
30
8
31
9
April 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
Pure Brightness
Qingming Festival
5
14
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
Grain Rain
21
Leap 3rd mo
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
May 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
5
15
Start of Summer
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
30
21
4th mo
Grain Buds
22
2
23
3
24
4
25
5
26
6
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
31
11
June 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12
2
13
3
14
4
15
5
16
Grain in Ear
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
5th mo
20
2
21
3
Summer Solstice
22
4
23
5
Dragon Boat Festival
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
July 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
17
6
18
7
19
Minor Heat
8
20
9
21
10
22
11
23
12
24
13
25
14
26
15
27
16
28
17
29
18
30
19
6th mo
20
2
21
3
22
4
Major Heat
23
5
24
6
25
7
26
8
27
9
28
10
29
11
30
12
31
13
August 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
Start of Autumn
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
28
16
29
17
7th mo
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
End of Heat
Qixi Festival
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
Ghost Festival
September 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
White Dew
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
8th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
Autumn Equinox
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
Mid-Autumn Festival
October 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
16
2
17
3
18
4
19
5
20
6
21
7
22
8
23
Cold Dew
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
28
14
29
15
30
16
9th mo
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
Frost's Descent
24
9
Double Ninth Festival
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
30
15
31
16
November 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
Start of Winter
8
24
9
25
10
26
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
10th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
Minor Snow
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
December 2050
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
Major Snow
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
11th mo
15
2
16
3
17
4
18
5
19
6
20
7
21
8
22
9
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Festival
23
10
24
11
25
12
26
13
27
14
28
15
29
16
30
17
31
18

Festival dates, 2050 lunar year

FestivalLunar dateDateDay
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)1st month, day 1Jan 23, 2050Sunday
Lantern Festival1st month, day 15Feb 6, 2050Sunday
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)solar term Pure BrightnessApr 4, 2050Monday
Dragon Boat Festival5th month, day 5Jun 23, 2050Thursday
Qixi Festival7th month, day 7Aug 23, 2050Tuesday
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)7th month, day 15Aug 31, 2050Wednesday
Mid-Autumn Festival8th month, day 15Sep 30, 2050Friday
Double Ninth Festival9th month, day 9Oct 24, 2050Monday
Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi)solar term Winter SolsticeDec 22, 2050Thursday
Laba Festival12th month, day 8Jan 20, 2051Friday

The lunar year ends in 2051, so its last festival, Laba (12th month, day 8), falls on Jan 20, 2051; Laba in early 2050 belongs to the 2049 lunar year.

Lunar months, 2050

From Jan 23, 2050 to Feb 10, 2051; the longest run of 30-day months is 2.

MonthFirst dayLast dayDays
1st monthJan 23, 2050Feb 20, 205029
2nd monthFeb 21, 2050Mar 22, 205030
3rd monthMar 23, 2050Apr 20, 205029
Leap 3rd monthApr 21, 2050May 20, 205030
4th monthMay 21, 2050Jun 18, 205029
5th monthJun 19, 2050Jul 18, 205030
6th monthJul 19, 2050Aug 16, 205029
7th monthAug 17, 2050Sep 15, 205030
8th monthSep 16, 2050Oct 15, 205030
9th monthOct 16, 2050Nov 13, 205029
10th monthNov 14, 2050Dec 13, 205030
11th monthDec 14, 2050Jan 12, 205130
12th monthJan 13, 2051Feb 10, 205129

FAQ

When does the 2050 lunar year start and end?

It starts on Chinese New Year, Sunday, January 23, 2050, and ends on February 10, 2051. It is the Year of the Metal Horse (庚午).

How long is the 2050 lunar year compared with 2049?

384 days, 29 days longer than the 2049 lunar year (355 days). Lunar years have 353 to 355 days, or 383 to 385 with a leap month.

Does the 2050 lunar year have a leap month?

Yes. A leap 3rd month follows the regular 3rd month, starting on April 21, 2050, so the year has 13 months and 384 days.

Related

2049 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.