Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 1944
甲申年 Year of the Wood Monkey
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 1944.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 1944 is the Year of the Monkey (Wood Monkey, 甲申). Chinese New Year falls on 25 January 1944 and the lunar year ends on 12 February 1945, with a leap 4th month, so 385 days. Mid-Autumn is on 1 October 1944.
Chinese festivals in 1944
Western dates for 1944. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan3Mon
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Jan24Mon
Chinese New Year’s Eve除夕
12th month, day 29 · 腊月廿九
Last day of the lunar year: reunion dinner and the CMG Spring Festival Gala.
- Jan25Tue
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)春节
1st month, day 1 · 正月初一
First day of the lunar year and the biggest family holiday of the year.
- Feb8Tue
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Wed
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 3rd month, day 13 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun25Sun
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug25Fri
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Sept2Sat
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Oct1Sun
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct25Wed
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Fri
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 8 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 1944
Lunar year 1944 runs from 25 January 1944 to 12 February 1945: 13 months, including a leap 4th month, 385 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Tue 25 January 1944 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Thu 24 February 1944 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Fri 24 March 1944 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Sun 23 April 1944 | 29 |
| Leap 4th month | 闰四月 | Mon 22 May 1944 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Wed 21 June 1944 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Thu 20 July 1944 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Sat 19 August 1944 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Sun 17 September 1944 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Tue 17 October 1944 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Thu 16 November 1944 | 29 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Fri 15 December 1944 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Sun 14 January 1945 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 1944
Solar terms (节气 jiéqì) mark the sun’s position, so their dates barely move from year to year. Dates are in Beijing time.
- 小寒Minor Cold6 Jan 1944
- 大寒Major Cold21 Jan 1944
- 立春Start of Spring5 Feb 1944
- 雨水Rain Water20 Feb 1944
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 1944
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 1944
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 1944
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 1944
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 1944
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 1944
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 1944
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 1944
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 1944
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 1944
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 1944
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 1944
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 1944
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 1944
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 1944
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 1944
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 1944
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 1944
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 1944
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 1944
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 1944?
25 January 1944 (a Tuesday). It starts the Year of the Monkey; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 24 January 1944.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1944?
The Monkey (猴, hóu), a Wood Monkey year (甲申). People born from 25 January 1944 to 12 February 1945 are a Monkey; those born earlier in 1944 belong to the Year of the Goat.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1944?
1 October 1944, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 1944?
25 June 1944, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
Tools
Sources
- Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion table · accessed 28 Oct 2026
- Wikipedia, Chinese calendar · accessed 28 Oct 2026
Update log. 28 October 2026 — published. Dates computed in Beijing time and spot-checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables. Suggest a correction
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