Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2019
己亥年 Year of the Earth Pig
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2019.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2019 is the Year of the Pig (Earth Pig, 己亥). Chinese New Year falls on 5 February 2019 and the lunar year ends on 24 January 2020, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 13 September 2019.
Chinese festivals in 2019
Western dates for 2019. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan13Sun
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb4Mon
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.
- Feb5Tue
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.
- Feb19Tue
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Fri
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 3rd month, day 1 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun7Fri
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug7Wed
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug15Thu
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept13Fri
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct7Mon
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Sun
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 27 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2019
Lunar year 2019 runs from 5 February 2019 to 24 January 2020: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Tue 5 February 2019 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Thu 7 March 2019 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Fri 5 April 2019 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Sun 5 May 2019 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Mon 3 June 2019 | 30 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Wed 3 July 2019 | 29 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Thu 1 August 2019 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Fri 30 August 2019 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Sun 29 September 2019 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Mon 28 October 2019 | 29 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Tue 26 November 2019 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Thu 26 December 2019 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 2019
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 2019
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2019
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2019
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2019
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects6 Mar 2019
- 春分Spring Equinox21 Mar 2019
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 2019
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2019
- 立夏Start of Summer6 May 2019
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2019
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 2019
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2019
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2019
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 2019
- 立秋Start of Autumn8 Aug 2019
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2019
- 白露White Dew8 Sept 2019
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2019
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2019
- 霜降Frost's Descent24 Oct 2019
- 立冬Start of Winter8 Nov 2019
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2019
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2019
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 2019
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2019?
5 February 2019 (a Tuesday). It starts the Year of the Pig; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 4 February 2019.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2019?
The Pig (猪, zhū), a Earth Pig year (己亥). People born from 5 February 2019 to 24 January 2020 are a Pig; those born earlier in 2019 belong to the Year of the Dog.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2019?
13 September 2019, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019?
7 June 2019, 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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