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2029 is the year of the Earth Rooster in the Chinese calendar, from 13 February 2029 to 2 February 2030: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 13 February 2029? That is still the Earth Monkey year.
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355 days · Year of the Earth Rooster
Sexagenary year
Earth generates Metal: the year stem is Earth, while theRooster's fixed phase is Metal.
Length
355 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Not within this year
立春 does not fall inside it — a springless year, 无春年.
Year name explained
Why Earth Rooster
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rooster’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Rooster” 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 2029
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 2029.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 13 February 2029 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 15 March 2029 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 14 April 2029 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 13 May 2029 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 12 June 2029 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 11 July 2029 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 10 August 2029 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 8 September 2029 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 8 October 2029 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 6 November 2029 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 5 December 2029 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 4 January 2030 | 30 |
The solar year within it
23 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18 February 2029 · 17:07:56 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2029 · 15:17:37 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2029 · 16:01:59 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2029 · 19:58:24 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2029 · 02:55:42 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2029 · 13:07:46 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2029 · 01:55:52 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2029 · 17:09:58 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2029 · 09:48:17 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2029 · 03:22:23 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2029 · 20:42:05 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2029 · 13:11:44 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2029 · 03:51:37 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2029 · 16:11:54 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2029 · 01:38:31 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2029 · 07:58:08 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2029 · 11:08:08 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2029 · 11:16:46 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2029 · 08:49:24 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2029 · 04:13:48 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2029 · 22:14:08 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2030 · 15:30:34 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2030 · 08:54:24 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2029 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 13 February 2029lunar 1/1
- 27 February 2029lunar 1/15
- 16 June 2029lunar 5/5
- 16 August 2029lunar 7/7
- 24 August 2029lunar 7/15
- 22 September 2029lunar 8/15
- 16 October 2029lunar 9/9
- 11 January 2030lunar 12/8
- 2 February 2030lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2029
Each Gregorian month of 2029, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.