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2028 is the year of the Earth Monkey in the Chinese calendar, from 26 January 2028 to 12 February 2029: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 5. Born before 26 January 2028? That is still the Fire Goat year.
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384 days · Year of the Earth Monkey
Sexagenary year
Earth generates Metal: the year stem is Earth, while theMonkey's fixed phase is Metal.
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 Monkey
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Monkey’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Monkey” 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 2028
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 2028.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 26 January 2028 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 25 February 2028 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 26 March 2028 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 25 April 2028 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 24 May 2028 | 30 |
| Leap month 5 | 23 June 2028 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 22 July 2028 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 20 August 2028 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 19 September 2028 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 18 October 2028 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 16 November 2028 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 16 December 2028 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 15 January 2029 | 29 |
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 2028 · 15:31:13 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 2028 · 11:26:02 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2028 · 09:24:47 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2028 · 10:17:10 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2028 · 14:03:06 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨19 April 2028 · 21:09:31 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2028 · 07:12:12 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满20 May 2028 · 20:09:49 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2028 · 11:16:00 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2028 · 04:02:00 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑6 July 2028 · 21:30:18 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2028 · 14:53:59 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2028 · 07:21:11 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑22 August 2028 · 22:00:56 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2028 · 10:22:10 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分22 September 2028 · 19:45:20 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2028 · 02:08:31 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2028 · 05:13:24 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2028 · 05:27:16 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2028 · 02:54:24 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪6 December 2028 · 22:24:41 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2028 · 16:19:41 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2029 · 09:41:55 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2029 · 03:00:53 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春3 February 2029 · 21:20:47 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2028 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 2028lunar 1/1
- 9 February 2028lunar 1/15
- 28 May 2028lunar 5/5
- 26 August 2028lunar 7/7
- 3 September 2028lunar 7/15
- 3 October 2028lunar 8/15
- 26 October 2028lunar 9/9
- 22 January 2029lunar 12/8
- 12 February 2029lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2028
Each Gregorian month of 2028, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.