Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2025
乙巳年 Year of the Wood Snake
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2025.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2025 is the Year of the Snake (Wood Snake, 乙巳). Chinese New Year falls on 29 January 2025 and the lunar year ends on 16 February 2026, with a leap 6th month, so 384 days. Mid-Autumn is on 6 October 2025.
Chinese festivals in 2025
Western dates for 2025. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan7Tue
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Jan28Tue
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.
- Jan29Wed
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.
- Feb12Wed
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr4Fri
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 3rd month, day 7 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- May31Sat
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug29Fri
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Sept6Sat
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Oct6Mon
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct29Wed
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec21Sun
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 2 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2025
Lunar year 2025 runs from 29 January 2025 to 16 February 2026: 13 months, including a leap 6th month, 384 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Wed 29 January 2025 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Fri 28 February 2025 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Sat 29 March 2025 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Mon 28 April 2025 | 29 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Tue 27 May 2025 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Wed 25 June 2025 | 30 |
| Leap 6th month | 闰六月 | Fri 25 July 2025 | 29 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Sat 23 August 2025 | 30 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Mon 22 September 2025 | 29 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Tue 21 October 2025 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Thu 20 November 2025 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Sat 20 December 2025 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Mon 19 January 2026 | 29 |
The 24 solar terms in 2025
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 2025
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2025
- 立春Start of Spring3 Feb 2025
- 雨水Rain Water18 Feb 2025
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 2025
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 2025
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)4 Apr 2025
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2025
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2025
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2025
- 芒种Grain in Ear5 Jun 2025
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2025
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2025
- 大暑Major Heat22 Jul 2025
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2025
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2025
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 2025
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2025
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2025
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2025
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2025
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2025
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2025
- 冬至Winter Solstice21 Dec 2025
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2025?
29 January 2025 (a Wednesday). It starts the Year of the Snake; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 28 January 2025.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2025?
The Snake (蛇, shé), a Wood Snake year (乙巳). People born from 29 January 2025 to 16 February 2026 are a Snake; those born earlier in 2025 belong to the Year of the Dragon.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2025?
6 October 2025, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2025?
31 May 2025, 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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