Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2015
乙未年 Year of the Wood Goat
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2015.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2015 is the Year of the Goat (Wood Goat, 乙未). Chinese New Year falls on 19 February 2015 and the lunar year ends on 7 February 2016, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 27 September 2015.
Chinese festivals in 2015
Western dates for 2015. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan27Tue
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb18Wed
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.
- Feb19Thu
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.
- Mar5Thu
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Sun
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 17 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun20Sat
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug20Thu
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug28Fri
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept27Sun
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct21Wed
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Tue
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 12 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2015
Lunar year 2015 runs from 19 February 2015 to 7 February 2016: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Thu 19 February 2015 | 29 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Fri 20 March 2015 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Sun 19 April 2015 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Mon 18 May 2015 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Tue 16 June 2015 | 30 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Thu 16 July 2015 | 29 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Fri 14 August 2015 | 30 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Sun 13 September 2015 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Tue 13 October 2015 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Thu 12 November 2015 | 29 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Fri 11 December 2015 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Sun 10 January 2016 | 29 |
The 24 solar terms in 2015
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 2015
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2015
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2015
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2015
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 2015
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 2015
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 2015
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2015
- 立夏Start of Summer6 May 2015
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2015
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 2015
- 夏至Summer Solstice22 Jun 2015
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2015
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 2015
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 2015
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2015
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 2015
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2015
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2015
- 霜降Frost's Descent24 Oct 2015
- 立冬Start of Winter8 Nov 2015
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2015
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2015
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 2015
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2015?
19 February 2015 (a Thursday). It starts the Year of the Goat; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 18 February 2015.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2015?
The Goat (羊, yáng), a Wood Goat year (乙未). People born from 19 February 2015 to 7 February 2016 are a Goat; those born earlier in 2015 belong to the Year of the Horse.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2015?
27 September 2015, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2015?
20 June 2015, 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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