Chinese calendar
Chinese Calendar 2040
庚申年 Year of the Metal Monkey
Chinese New Year, every festival date, the lunar months and the 24 solar terms for 2040.
The answer
In the Chinese calendar, 2040 is the Year of the Monkey (Metal Monkey, 庚申). Chinese New Year falls on 12 February 2040 and the lunar year ends on 31 January 2041, with no leap month, so 355 days. Mid-Autumn is on 20 September 2040.
Chinese festivals in 2040
Western dates for 2040. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.
- Jan21Sat
Laba Festival腊八节
12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八
Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.
- Feb11Sat
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.
- Feb12Sun
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.
- Feb26Sun
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 23 · 清明
Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.
- Jun14Thu
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
5th month, day 5 · 五月初五
Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.
- Aug14Tue
Qixi Festival七夕
7th month, day 7 · 七月初七
The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.
- Aug22Wed
Ghost Festival中元节
7th month, day 15 · 七月十五
Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.
- Sept20Thu
Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节
8th month, day 15 · 八月十五
Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.
- Oct14Sun
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 18 · 冬至
Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.
Lunar months of the year 2040
Lunar year 2040 runs from 12 February 2040 to 31 January 2041: 12 months, 355 days.
| Month | Chinese | First day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 正月 | Sun 12 February 2040 | 30 |
| 2nd month | 二月 | Tue 13 March 2040 | 29 |
| 3rd month | 三月 | Wed 11 April 2040 | 30 |
| 4th month | 四月 | Fri 11 May 2040 | 30 |
| 5th month | 五月 | Sun 10 June 2040 | 29 |
| 6th month | 六月 | Mon 9 July 2040 | 30 |
| 7th month | 七月 | Wed 8 August 2040 | 29 |
| 8th month | 八月 | Thu 6 September 2040 | 30 |
| 9th month | 九月 | Sat 6 October 2040 | 30 |
| 10th month | 十月 | Mon 5 November 2040 | 29 |
| 11th month | 冬月 | Tue 4 December 2040 | 30 |
| 12th month | 腊月 | Thu 3 January 2041 | 29 |
The 24 solar terms in 2040
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 2040
- 大寒Major Cold20 Jan 2040
- 立春Start of Spring4 Feb 2040
- 雨水Rain Water19 Feb 2040
- 惊蛰Awakening of Insects5 Mar 2040
- 春分Spring Equinox20 Mar 2040
- 清明Pure Brightness (Qingming)4 Apr 2040
- 谷雨Grain Rain19 Apr 2040
- 立夏Start of Summer5 May 2040
- 小满Grain Buds20 May 2040
- 芒种Grain in Ear5 Jun 2040
- 夏至Summer Solstice21 Jun 2040
- 小暑Minor Heat6 Jul 2040
- 大暑Major Heat22 Jul 2040
- 立秋Start of Autumn7 Aug 2040
- 处暑End of Heat22 Aug 2040
- 白露White Dew7 Sept 2040
- 秋分Autumn Equinox22 Sept 2040
- 寒露Cold Dew8 Oct 2040
- 霜降Frost's Descent23 Oct 2040
- 立冬Start of Winter7 Nov 2040
- 小雪Minor Snow22 Nov 2040
- 大雪Major Snow6 Dec 2040
- 冬至Winter Solstice21 Dec 2040
Questions readers ask
When is Chinese New Year 2040?
12 February 2040 (a Sunday). It starts the Year of the Monkey; New Year’s Eve, the reunion dinner night, is 11 February 2040.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2040?
The Monkey (猴, hóu), a Metal Monkey year (庚申). People born from 12 February 2040 to 31 January 2041 are a Monkey; those born earlier in 2040 belong to the Year of the Goat.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2040?
20 September 2040, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2040?
14 June 2040, 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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