When is Chinese New Year 2026?

Chinese New Year 2026 begins on February 17, 2026. It starts the Yang Fire Horse year.

What is the Chinese lunar calendar?

The Chinese lunar calendar (also called the agricultural calendar or Yin calendar) is a lunisolar calendar used to determine traditional Chinese holidays and auspicious dates. Each month begins on the day of the new moon, and the calendar incorporates both lunar phases and solar terms to track the seasons.

What Chinese festivals are in 2026?

Major Chinese festivals in 2026 include: La Ba Festival, Chinese New Year, Kitchen God's Return, Lantern Festival, Qing Ming Festival, Vesak Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Gates Open, Qi Xi Festival, Hungry Ghost, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Xia Yuan Festival, Winter Solstice.

Chinese Lunar Calendar 2026

Browse the complete lunar calendar for 2026. Select a month to view daily lunar dates, traditional festivals, and auspicious activities.

2026 Chinese lunar year at a glance

The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: lunar months follow the moon while solar terms keep the calendar aligned with the seasons. The dates below are calculated day by day, then grouped into a practical Gregorian-year reference.

Chinese year: Yang Fire Horse (马)
Lunar New Year: February 17, 2026
Lunar months beginning in 2026: 11
Named calendar observances: 14

Lunar month starts

Each row shows the Gregorian date on which a lunar month begins during the 2026 Chinese year.

Lunar month	Gregorian start
正月	February 17, 2026
二月	March 19, 2026
三月	April 17, 2026
四月	May 17, 2026
五月	June 15, 2026
六月	July 14, 2026
七月	August 13, 2026
八月	September 11, 2026
九月	October 10, 2026
十月	November 9, 2026
冬月	December 9, 2026

Key festival dates in 2026

These dates come from the same day-level conversion used by the monthly calendar pages.

Festival	Gregorian start
La Ba Festival	January 26, 2026
Chinese New Year	February 17, 2026
Kitchen God's Return	February 17, 2026
Lantern Festival	March 3, 2026
Qing Ming Festival	April 5, 2026
Vesak Day	May 24, 2026
Dragon Boat Festival	June 19, 2026
Ghost Gates Open	August 13, 2026
Qi Xi Festival	August 19, 2026
Hungry Ghost	August 27, 2026
Mid-Autumn Festival	September 25, 2026
Double Ninth Festival	October 18, 2026
Xia Yuan Festival	November 23, 2026
Winter Solstice	December 22, 2026

Calendar source and verification

Yueliang calculates the calendar locally. For an independent annual conversion reference, compare it with the Hong Kong Observatory's official Gregorian-Lunar table.

Hong Kong Observatory 2026 conversion table