Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2024
甲辰年 Year of the Wood Dragon
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2024.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2024 is the Year of the Dragon (Wood Dragon, 甲辰). Chinese New Year falls on 10 February 2024 and the lunar year ends on 28 January 2025, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 17 September 2024.
Chinese festivals in 2024
Western dates for 2024. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan18Thu
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb9Fri
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.
- Feb10Sat
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.
- Feb24Sat
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr4Thu
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 26 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun10Mon
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug10Sat
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug18Sun
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept17Tue
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct11Fri
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec21Sat
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 21 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2024
Lunar year 2024 runs from 10 February 2024 to 28 January 2025: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Sat 10 February 2024 | 29 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Sun 10 March 2024 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Tue 9 April 2024 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Wed 8 May 2024 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Thu 6 June 2024 | 30 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Sat 6 July 2024 | 29 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Sun 4 August 2024 | 30 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Tue 3 September 2024 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Thu 3 October 2024 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Fri 1 November 2024 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Sun 1 December 2024 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Tue 31 December 2024 | 29 |
The 24 solar terms in 2024
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 2024
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2024
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2024
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2024
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 2024
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 2024
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)4 Apr 2024
- 谷雨Grain Rain19 Apr 2024
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2024
- 小满Grain Buds20 May 2024
- 芒种Grain in Ear5 Jun 2024
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2024
- 小暑Minor Heat6 Jul 2024
- 大暑Major Heat22 Jul 2024
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2024
- 处暑End of Heat22 Aug 2024
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 2024
- 秋分Autumn Equinox22 Sept 2024
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2024
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2024
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2024
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2024
- 大雪Major Snow6 Dec 2024
- 冬至Winter Solstice21 Dec 2024
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2024?
10 February 2024 (a Saturday). It starts the Year of the Dragon; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 9 February 2024.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2024?
The Dragon (龙, lóng), a Wood Dragon year (甲辰). People born from 10 February 2024 to 28 January 2025 are a Dragon; those born earlier in 2024 belong to the Year of the Rabbit.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2024?
17 September 2024, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2024?
10 June 2024, 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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