Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2032
壬子年 Year of the Water Rat
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2032.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2032 is the Year of the Rat (Water Rat, 壬子). Chinese New Year falls on 11 February 2032 and the lunar year ends on 30 January 2033, with no leap month, so 355 days. Mid-Autumn is on 19 September 2032.
Chinese festivals in 2032
Western dates for 2032. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan20Tue
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb10Tue
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.
- Feb11Wed
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.
- Feb25Wed
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr4Sun
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 24 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun12Sat
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug12Thu
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug20Fri
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept19Sun
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct12Tue
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec21Tue
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 19 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2032
Lunar year 2032 runs from 11 February 2032 to 30 January 2033: 12 months, 355 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Wed 11 February 2032 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Fri 12 March 2032 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Sat 10 April 2032 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Sun 9 May 2032 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Tue 8 June 2032 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Wed 7 July 2032 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Fri 6 August 2032 | 30 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Sun 5 September 2032 | 29 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Mon 4 October 2032 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Wed 3 November 2032 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Fri 3 December 2032 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Sat 1 January 2033 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 2032
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 2032
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2032
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2032
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2032
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 2032
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 2032
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)4 Apr 2032
- 谷雨Grain Rain19 Apr 2032
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2032
- 小满Grain Buds20 May 2032
- 芒种Grain in Ear5 Jun 2032
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2032
- 小暑Minor Heat6 Jul 2032
- 大暑Major Heat22 Jul 2032
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2032
- 处暑End of Heat22 Aug 2032
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 2032
- 秋分Autumn Equinox22 Sept 2032
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2032
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2032
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2032
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2032
- 大雪Major Snow6 Dec 2032
- 冬至Winter Solstice21 Dec 2032
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2032?
11 February 2032 (a Wednesday). It starts the Year of the Rat; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 10 February 2032.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2032?
The Rat (鼠, shǔ), a Water Rat year (壬子). People born from 11 February 2032 to 30 January 2033 are a Rat; those born earlier in 2032 belong to the Year of the Pig.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2032?
19 September 2032, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2032?
12 June 2032, 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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