Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2007
丁亥年 Year of the Fire Pig
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2007.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2007 is the Year of the Pig (Fire Pig, 丁亥). Chinese New Year falls on 18 February 2007 and the lunar year ends on 6 February 2008, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 25 September 2007.
Chinese festivals in 2007
Western dates for 2007. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan26Fri
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb17Sat
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.
- Feb18Sun
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.
- Mar4Sun
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 18 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun19Tue
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug19Sun
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug27Mon
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept25Tue
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct19Fri
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 13 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2007
Lunar year 2007 runs from 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Sun 18 February 2007 | 29 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Mon 19 March 2007 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Tue 17 April 2007 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Thu 17 May 2007 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Fri 15 June 2007 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Sat 14 July 2007 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Mon 13 August 2007 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Tue 11 September 2007 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Thu 11 October 2007 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Sat 10 November 2007 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Mon 10 December 2007 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Tue 8 January 2008 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 2007
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 2007
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2007
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2007
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2007
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 2007
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 2007
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 2007
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2007
- 立夏Start of Summer6 May 2007
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2007
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 2007
- 夏至Summer Solstice22 Jun 2007
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2007
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 2007
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 2007
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2007
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 2007
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2007
- 寒露Cold Dew9 Oct 2007
- 霜降Frost's Descent24 Oct 2007
- 立冬Start of Winter8 Nov 2007
- 小雪Minor Snow23 Nov 2007
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2007
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 2007
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2007?
18 February 2007 (a Sunday). It starts the Year of the Pig; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 17 February 2007.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2007?
The Pig (猪, zhū), a Fire Pig year (丁亥). People born from 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008 are a Pig; those born earlier in 2007 belong to the Year of the Dog.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2007?
25 September 2007, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2007?
19 June 2007, 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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