Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 1945
乙酉年 Year of the Wood Rooster
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 1945.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 1945 is the Year of the Rooster (Wood Rooster, 乙酉). Chinese New Year falls on 13 February 1945 and the lunar year ends on 1 February 1946, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 20 September 1945.
Chinese festivals in 1945
Western dates for 1945. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan21Sun
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb12Mon
Chinese New Year’s Eve除夕
12th month, day 30 · 腊月三十
Last day of the lunar year: reunion dinner and the CMG Spring Festival Gala.
- Feb13Tue
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.
- Feb27Tue
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Thu
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 23 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun14Thu
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug14Tue
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug22Wed
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept20Thu
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct14Sun
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Sat
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 18 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 1945
Lunar year 1945 runs from 13 February 1945 to 1 February 1946: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Tue 13 February 1945 | 29 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Wed 14 March 1945 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Thu 12 April 1945 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Sat 12 May 1945 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Sun 10 June 1945 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Mon 9 July 1945 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Wed 8 August 1945 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Thu 6 September 1945 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Sat 6 October 1945 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Mon 5 November 1945 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Wed 5 December 1945 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Thu 3 January 1946 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 1945
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 1945
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 1945
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 1945
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 1945
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 1945
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 1945
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 1945
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 1945
- 立夏Start of Summer6 May 1945
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 1945
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 1945
- 夏至Summer Solstice22 Jun 1945
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 1945
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 1945
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 1945
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 1945
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 1945
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 1945
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 1945
- 霜降Frost's Descent24 Oct 1945
- 立冬Start of Winter8 Nov 1945
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 1945
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 1945
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 1945
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 1945?
13 February 1945 (a Tuesday). It starts the Year of the Rooster; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 12 February 1945.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1945?
The Rooster (鸡, jī), a Wood Rooster year (乙酉). People born from 13 February 1945 to 1 February 1946 are a Rooster; those born earlier in 1945 belong to the Year of the Monkey.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1945?
20 September 1945, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 1945?
14 June 1945, 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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