Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2029
己酉年 Year of the Earth Rooster
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2029.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2029 is the Year of the Rooster (Earth Rooster, 己酉). Chinese New Year falls on 13 February 2029 and the lunar year ends on 2 February 2030, with no leap month, so 355 days. Mid-Autumn is on 22 September 2029.
Chinese festivals in 2029
Western dates for 2029. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan22Mon
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb12Mon
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.
- Feb13Tue
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.
- Feb27Tue
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr4Wed
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 21 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun16Sat
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug16Thu
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug24Fri
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept22Sat
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct16Tue
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec21Fri
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 17 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2029
Lunar year 2029 runs from 13 February 2029 to 2 February 2030: 12 months, 355 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Tue 13 February 2029 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Thu 15 March 2029 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Sat 14 April 2029 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Sun 13 May 2029 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Tue 12 June 2029 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Wed 11 July 2029 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Fri 10 August 2029 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Sat 8 September 2029 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Mon 8 October 2029 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Tue 6 November 2029 | 29 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Wed 5 December 2029 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Fri 4 January 2030 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 2029
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 2029
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2029
- 立春Start of Spring3 Feb 2029
- 雨水Rain Water18 Feb 2029
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 2029
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 2029
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)4 Apr 2029
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2029
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2029
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2029
- 芒种Grain in Ear5 Jun 2029
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2029
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2029
- 大暑Major Heat22 Jul 2029
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2029
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2029
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 2029
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2029
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2029
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2029
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2029
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2029
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2029
- 冬至Winter Solstice21 Dec 2029
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2029?
13 February 2029 (a Tuesday). It starts the Year of the Rooster; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 12 February 2029.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2029?
The Rooster (鸡, jī), a Earth Rooster year (己酉). People born from 13 February 2029 to 2 February 2030 are a Rooster; those born earlier in 2029 belong to the Year of the Monkey.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2029?
22 September 2029, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2029?
16 June 2029, 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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