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Today in the Chinese calendar
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The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: each month begins on the day of the new moon (China Standard Time), and a leap month is added about every three years to keep the year in step with the seasons. Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival, falls between 21 January and 20 February. Each year carries one of 12 animals of the zodiac. It sets the dates of the traditional festivals across China and much of East Asia.
Dates follow China Standard Time (UTC+8) and were checked against the Hong Kong Observatory's lunar calendar tables.
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Key dates 2025–2028
| Date | Chinese date |
|---|---|
| 29 January 2025 Wednesday | Chinese New Year Day 1 of the 1st month, Year of the Snake (2025) |
| 12 February 2025 Wednesday | Lantern Festival Day 15 of the 1st month, Year of the Snake (2025) |
| 31 May 2025 Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival Day 5 of the 5th month, Year of the Snake (2025) |
| 29 August 2025 Friday | Qixi Festival Day 7 of the 7th month, Year of the Snake (2025) |
| 6 October 2025 Monday | Mid-Autumn Festival Day 15 of the 8th month, Year of the Snake (2025) |
| 29 October 2025 Wednesday | Double Ninth Festival Day 9 of the 9th month, Year of the Snake (2025) |
| 17 February 2026 Tuesday | Chinese New Year Day 1 of the 1st month, Year of the Horse (2026) |
| 3 March 2026 Tuesday | Lantern Festival Day 15 of the 1st month, Year of the Horse (2026) |
| 19 June 2026 Friday | Dragon Boat Festival Day 5 of the 5th month, Year of the Horse (2026) |
| 19 August 2026 Wednesday | Qixi Festival Day 7 of the 7th month, Year of the Horse (2026) |
| 25 September 2026 Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival Day 15 of the 8th month, Year of the Horse (2026) |
| 18 October 2026 Sunday | Double Ninth Festival Day 9 of the 9th month, Year of the Horse (2026) |
| 6 February 2027 Saturday | Chinese New Year Day 1 of the 1st month, Year of the Goat (2027) |
| 20 February 2027 Saturday | Lantern Festival Day 15 of the 1st month, Year of the Goat (2027) |
| 9 June 2027 Wednesday | Dragon Boat Festival Day 5 of the 5th month, Year of the Goat (2027) |
| 8 August 2027 Sunday | Qixi Festival Day 7 of the 7th month, Year of the Goat (2027) |
| 15 September 2027 Wednesday | Mid-Autumn Festival Day 15 of the 8th month, Year of the Goat (2027) |
| 8 October 2027 Friday | Double Ninth Festival Day 9 of the 9th month, Year of the Goat (2027) |
| 26 January 2028 Wednesday | Chinese New Year Day 1 of the 1st month, Year of the Monkey (2028) |
| 9 February 2028 Wednesday | Lantern Festival Day 15 of the 1st month, Year of the Monkey (2028) |
| 28 May 2028 Sunday | Dragon Boat Festival Day 5 of the 5th month, Year of the Monkey (2028) |
| 26 August 2028 Saturday | Qixi Festival Day 7 of the 7th month, Year of the Monkey (2028) |
| 3 October 2028 Tuesday | Mid-Autumn Festival Day 15 of the 8th month, Year of the Monkey (2028) |
| 26 October 2028 Thursday | Double Ninth Festival Day 9 of the 9th month, Year of the Monkey (2028) |
The months of 2026 (Year of the Horse)
| # | Month | Gregorian dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st month30 days | 17 Feb 2026 – 18 Mar 2026 |
| 2 | 2nd month29 days | 19 Mar 2026 – 16 Apr 2026 |
| 3 | 3rd month30 days | 17 Apr 2026 – 16 May 2026 |
| 4 | 4th month29 days | 17 May 2026 – 14 Jun 2026 |
| 5 | 5th month29 days | 15 Jun 2026 – 13 Jul 2026 |
| 6 | 6th month30 days | 14 Jul 2026 – 12 Aug 2026 |
| 7 | 7th month29 days | 13 Aug 2026 – 10 Sep 2026 |
| 8 | 8th month29 days | 11 Sep 2026 – 9 Oct 2026 |
| 9 | 9th month30 days | 10 Oct 2026 – 8 Nov 2026 |
| 10 | 10th month30 days | 9 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026 |
| 11 | 11th month30 days | 9 Dec 2026 – 7 Jan 2027 |
| 12 | 12th month29 days | 8 Jan 2027 – 5 Feb 2027 |
Year calendars
2025 (Year of the Snake)29 January 2025 – 16 February 20262026 (Year of the Horse)17 February 2026 – 5 February 20272027 (Year of the Goat)6 February 2027 – 25 January 20282028 (Year of the Monkey)26 January 2028 – 12 February 2029
Checked month by month from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory's Gregorian–lunar calendar tables. Calculated with the Unicode ICU calendar rules built into your browser. All sources.
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