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July 2026 Chinese lunar calendar

July 2026 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 5 / 6. New moon: 14 Jul. Full moon: 29 Jul. Minor Heat: 7 Jul. Major Heat: 23 Jul.

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Lunar 2026 month 5 into 2026 month 6 · Yang Fire Horse 丙午 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month: Yin Wood Goat · 乙未
Solar terms: Minor Heat · 7 at 09:56:57 UTC+8; Major Heat · 23 at 03:13:05 UTC+8
Lunar boundary: 13 July 2026 closes lunar 2026 month 5; lunar 2026 month 6 begins 14 July 2026.

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12 lunar months · 354 days · no leap month.

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Boundaries & marked days

14 July 2026 — lunar 2026 month 5 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 2026 month 6 opens.
7 July 2026 at 09:56:57 UTC+8 — Minor Heat, 小暑 Xiǎoshǔ, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
23 July 2026 at 03:13:05 UTC+8 — Major Heat, 大暑 Dàshǔ, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
14 July 2026 — the first day of lunar month 6.
28 July 2026 — lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 6, which falls near the full moon.