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2009 is the year of the Earth Ox in the Chinese calendar, from 26 January 2009 to 13 February 2010: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 5. Born before 26 January 2009? That is still the Earth Rat year.
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384 days · Year of the Earth Ox
Sexagenary year
Earth reinforces Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theOx's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 5
29 days in the repeated month.
Beginning of Spring
Twice
立春 falls twice — a double-spring year, 双春年.
Year name explained
Why Earth Ox
Earth is both the year element and the Ox’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Ox” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 13 lunar months of 2009
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 2009.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 26 January 2009 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 25 February 2009 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 27 March 2009 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 25 April 2009 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 24 May 2009 | 30 |
| Leap month 5 | 23 June 2009 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 22 July 2009 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 20 August 2009 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 19 September 2009 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 18 October 2009 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 17 November 2009 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 16 December 2009 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 15 January 2010 | 30 |
The solar year within it
25 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.
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 2009 · 00:49:48 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 2009 · 20:46:07 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2009 · 18:47:31 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2009 · 19:43:39 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2009 · 23:33:47 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2009 · 06:44:25 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2009 · 16:50:50 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2009 · 05:51:10 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2009 · 20:59:04 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2009 · 13:45:30 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2009 · 07:13:29 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2009 · 00:35:42 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2009 · 17:01:09 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2009 · 07:38:34 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2009 · 19:57:37 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2009 · 05:18:36 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2009 · 11:40:04 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2009 · 14:43:28 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2009 · 14:56:16 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2009 · 12:22:34 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2009 · 07:52:14 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2009 · 01:46:47 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2010 · 19:08:47 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2010 · 12:27:42 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 2010 · 06:47:51 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2009 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 26 January 2009lunar 1/1
- 9 February 2009lunar 1/15
- 28 May 2009lunar 5/5
- 26 August 2009lunar 7/7
- 3 September 2009lunar 7/15
- 3 October 2009lunar 8/15
- 26 October 2009lunar 9/9
- 22 January 2010lunar 12/8
- 13 February 2010lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2009
Each Gregorian month of 2009, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.