Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2014
甲午年 Year of the Wood Horse
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2014.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2014 is the Year of the Horse (Wood Horse, 甲午). Chinese New Year falls on 31 January 2014 and the lunar year ends on 18 February 2015, with a leap 9th month, so 384 days. Mid-Autumn is on 8 September 2014.
Chinese festivals in 2014
Western dates for 2014. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan8Wed
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Jan30Thu
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.
- Jan31Fri
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.
- Feb14Fri
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Sat
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 3rd month, day 6 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun2Mon
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug2Sat
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug10Sun
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept8Mon
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct2Thu
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Mon
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 1 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2014
Lunar year 2014 runs from 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015: 13 months, including a leap 9th month, 384 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Fri 31 January 2014 | 29 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Sat 1 March 2014 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Mon 31 March 2014 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Tue 29 April 2014 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Thu 29 May 2014 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Fri 27 June 2014 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Sun 27 July 2014 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Mon 25 August 2014 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Wed 24 September 2014 | 30 |
| Leap 9th month | 闰九月 | Fri 24 October 2014 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Sat 22 November 2014 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Mon 22 December 2014 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Tue 20 January 2015 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 2014
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 Cold5 Jan 2014
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2014
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2014
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2014
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 2014
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 2014
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 2014
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2014
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2014
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2014
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 2014
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2014
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2014
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 2014
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2014
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2014
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 2014
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2014
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2014
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2014
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2014
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2014
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2014
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 2014
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2014?
31 January 2014 (a Friday). It starts the Year of the Horse; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 30 January 2014.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2014?
The Horse (马, mǎ), a Wood Horse year (甲午). People born from 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015 are a Horse; those born earlier in 2014 belong to the Year of the Snake.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2014?
8 September 2014, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2014?
2 June 2014, 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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