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September 2026 Chinese lunar calendar

September 2026 has 30 days, spanning lunar months 7 / 8. Mid-Autumn Festival: 25 Sept. New moon: 11 Sept. Full moon: 27 Sept. White Dew: 7 Sept. Autumn Equinox: 23 Sept.

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Lunar 2026 month 7 into 2026 month 8 · Yang Fire Horse 丙午 year pillar at mid-month

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Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉
Solar terms
White Dew · 7 at 22:41:16 UTC+8; Autumn Equinox · 23 at 08:05:14 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
10 September 2026 closes lunar 2026 month 7; lunar 2026 month 8 begins 11 September 2026.

Lunar-year structure

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Lunar 2026

12 lunar months · 354 days · no leap month.

September 2026 day by day

Gregorian dates, Chinese lunar dates, moon boundaries, festivals, and solar terms.

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Thu
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17/20戊寅Tiger27/21己卯Rabbit37/22庚辰Dragon47/23辛巳Snake57/24壬午Horse67/25癸未Goat77/26甲申MonkeyWhite Dew87/27乙酉Rooster97/28丙戌Dog107/29丁亥Pig118/1戊子RatLunar month opens128/2己丑Ox138/3庚寅Tiger148/4辛卯Rabbit158/5壬辰Dragon168/6癸巳Snake178/7甲午Horse188/8乙未Goat198/9丙申Monkey208/10丁酉Rooster218/11戊戌Dog228/12己亥Pig238/13庚子RatAutumn Equinox248/14辛丑OxFestival258/15壬寅TigerMid-Autumn FestivalLunar mid-month268/16癸卯Rabbit278/17甲辰Dragon288/18乙巳Snake298/19丙午Horse308/20丁未Goat

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 2026 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 8/17

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

Boundaries & marked days

What happens in September 2026

  • 11 September 2026 — lunar 2026 month 7 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 2026 month 8 opens.
  • 7 September 2026 at 22:41:16 UTC+8 — White Dew, 白露 Báilù, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 23 September 2026 at 08:05:14 UTC+8 — Autumn Equinox, 秋分 Qiūfēn, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 11 September 2026 — the first day of lunar month 8.
  • 25 September 2026 — lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 8, which falls near the full moon.
  • 25 September 2026 — Mid-Autumn Festival, lunar 8/15. The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, near that month's full moon.

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