Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2022
壬寅年 Year of the Water Tiger
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2022.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger (Water Tiger, 壬寅). Chinese New Year falls on 1 February 2022 and the lunar year ends on 21 January 2023, with no leap month, so 355 days. Mid-Autumn is on 10 September 2022.
Chinese festivals in 2022
Western dates for 2022. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan10Mon
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Jan31Mon
Chinese New Year’s Eve除夕
12th month, day 29 · 腊月廿九
Last day of the lunar year: reunion dinner and the CMG Spring Festival Gala.
- Feb1Tue
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.
- Feb15Tue
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr5Tue
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 3rd month, day 5 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun3Fri
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug4Thu
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug12Fri
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept10Sat
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct4Tue
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec22Thu
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 29 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
- Dec30Fri
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
Lunar months of the year 2022
Lunar year 2022 runs from 1 February 2022 to 21 January 2023: 12 months, 355 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Tue 1 February 2022 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Thu 3 March 2022 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Fri 1 April 2022 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Sun 1 May 2022 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Mon 30 May 2022 | 30 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Wed 29 June 2022 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Fri 29 July 2022 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Sat 27 August 2022 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Mon 26 September 2022 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Tue 25 October 2022 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Thu 24 November 2022 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Fri 23 December 2022 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 2022
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 2022
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2022
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2022
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2022
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 2022
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 2022
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)5 Apr 2022
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2022
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2022
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2022
- 芒种Grain in Ear6 Jun 2022
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2022
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2022
- 大暑Major Heat23 Jul 2022
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2022
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2022
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 2022
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2022
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2022
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2022
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2022
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2022
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2022
- 冬至Winter Solstice22 Dec 2022
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2022?
1 February 2022 (a Tuesday). It starts the Year of the Tiger; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 31 January 2022.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2022?
The Tiger (虎, hǔ), a Water Tiger year (壬寅). People born from 1 February 2022 to 21 January 2023 are a Tiger; those born earlier in 2022 belong to the Year of the Ox.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2022?
10 September 2022, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2022?
3 June 2022, 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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