Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2037
丁巳年 Year of the Fire Snake
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2037.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2037 is the Year of the Snake (Fire Snake, 丁巳). Chinese New Year falls on 15 February 2037 and the lunar year ends on 3 February 2038, with no leap month, so 354 days. Mid-Autumn is on 24 September 2037.
Chinese festivals in 2037
Western dates for 2037. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan23Fri
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb14Sat
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.
- Feb15Sun
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.
- Mar1Sun
Lantern Festival元宵节
1st month, day 15 · 正月十五
Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.
- Apr4Sat
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节
solar term · 2nd month, day 19 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun18Thu
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug17Mon
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug25Tue
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept24Thu
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct17Sat
Double Ninth Festival重阳节
9th month, day 9 · 九月初九
Climbing heights and honouring older people.
- Dec21Mon
Winter Solstice冬至
solar term · 11th month, day 15 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2037
Lunar year 2037 runs from 15 February 2037 to 3 February 2038: 12 months, 354 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Sun 15 February 2037 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Tue 17 March 2037 | 30 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Thu 16 April 2037 | 29 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Fri 15 May 2037 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Sun 14 June 2037 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Mon 13 July 2037 | 29 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Tue 11 August 2037 | 30 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Thu 10 September 2037 | 29 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Fri 9 October 2037 | 29 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Sat 7 November 2037 | 30 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Mon 7 December 2037 | 29 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Tue 5 January 2038 | 30 |
The 24 solar terms in 2037
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 2037
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2037
- 立春Start of Spring3 Feb 2037
- 雨水Rain Water18 Feb 2037
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 2037
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 2037
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)4 Apr 2037
- 谷雨Grain Rain20 Apr 2037
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2037
- 小满Grain Buds21 May 2037
- 芒种Grain in Ear5 Jun 2037
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2037
- 小暑Minor Heat7 Jul 2037
- 大暑Major Heat22 Jul 2037
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2037
- 处暑End of Heat23 Aug 2037
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 2037
- 秋分Autumn Equinox23 Sept 2037
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2037
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2037
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2037
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2037
- 大雪Major Snow7 Dec 2037
- 冬至Winter Solstice21 Dec 2037
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2037?
15 February 2037 (a Sunday). It starts the Year of the Snake; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 14 February 2037.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2037?
The Snake (蛇, shé), a Fire Snake year (丁巳). People born from 15 February 2037 to 3 February 2038 are a Snake; those born earlier in 2037 belong to the Year of the Dragon.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2037?
24 September 2037, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2037?
18 June 2037, 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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