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2007 is the year of the Fire Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 18 February 2007? That is still the Fire Dog year.
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354 days · Year of the Fire Pig
Sexagenary year
Water controls Fire: the year stem is Fire, while thePig's fixed phase is Water.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Once
立春 falls once, as it usually does.
Year name explained
Why Fire Pig
Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the Pig’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Fire Pig” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 12 lunar months of 2007
A lunar month begins on the day of the new moon, so its Gregorian start date moves every year. These are the exact correspondences for 2007.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 18 February 2007 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 19 March 2007 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 17 April 2007 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 17 May 2007 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 15 June 2007 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 14 July 2007 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 13 August 2007 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 11 September 2007 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 11 October 2007 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 10 November 2007 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 10 December 2007 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 8 January 2008 | 30 |
The solar year within it
24 solar terms
Solar terms track the sun rather than the moon, so they sit at almost the same Gregorian date every year while the lunar months move by weeks. A twelve-month year is about eleven days shorter than the solar year and so holds fewer of them than a thirteen-month one.
- Rain Water雨水19 February 2007 · 09:08:56 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 2007 · 07:17:59 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 2007 · 08:07:26 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 2007 · 12:04:39 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2007 · 19:07:05 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 2007 · 05:20:24 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2007 · 18:11:57 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 2007 · 09:27:04 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 2007 · 02:06:26 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2007 · 19:41:44 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2007 · 13:00:10 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 2007 · 05:31:15 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2007 · 20:07:57 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 2007 · 08:29:29 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2007 · 17:51:14 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 2007 · 00:11:29 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 2007 · 03:15:24 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 2007 · 03:24:01 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 2007 · 00:49:53 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2007 · 20:14:05 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2007 · 14:07:48 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 2008 · 07:24:50 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 2008 · 00:43:32 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 2008 · 19:00:24 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2007 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 18 February 2007lunar 1/1
- 4 March 2007lunar 1/15
- 19 June 2007lunar 5/5
- 19 August 2007lunar 7/7
- 27 August 2007lunar 7/15
- 25 September 2007lunar 8/15
- 19 October 2007lunar 9/9
- 15 January 2008lunar 12/8
- 6 February 2008lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2007
Each Gregorian month of 2007, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.