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2030 is the year of the Metal Dog in the Chinese calendar, from 3 February 2030 to 22 January 2031: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 3 February 2030? That is still the Earth Rooster year.
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354 days · Year of the Metal Dog
Sexagenary year
Earth generates Metal: the year stem is Metal, while theDog's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Once
立春 falls once, as it usually does.
Year name explained
Why Metal Dog
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dog’s fixed element supports the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Dog” 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 2030
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 2030.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 3 February 2030 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 4 March 2030 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 3 April 2030 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 2 May 2030 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 1 June 2030 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 1 July 2030 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 30 July 2030 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 29 August 2030 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 27 September 2030 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 27 October 2030 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 25 November 2030 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 25 December 2030 | 29 |
The solar year within it
24 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 2030 · 03:08:28 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 2030 · 22:59:57 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2030 · 21:03:18 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2030 · 21:52:07 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 2030 · 01:41:01 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2030 · 08:43:36 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2030 · 18:46:18 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2030 · 07:41:06 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2030 · 22:44:30 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2030 · 15:31:18 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2030 · 08:55:29 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2030 · 02:24:53 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2030 · 18:47:20 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2030 · 09:36:24 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2030 · 21:52:50 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2030 · 07:26:55 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2030 · 13:45:17 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2030 · 17:00:35 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2030 · 17:08:44 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2030 · 14:44:36 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2030 · 10:07:37 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2030 · 04:09:37 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2031 · 21:23:09 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2031 · 14:47:58 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2030 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 3 February 2030lunar 1/1
- 17 February 2030lunar 1/15
- 5 June 2030lunar 5/5
- 5 August 2030lunar 7/7
- 13 August 2030lunar 7/15
- 12 September 2030lunar 8/15
- 5 October 2030lunar 9/9
- 1 January 2031lunar 12/8
- 22 January 2031lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2030
Each Gregorian month of 2030, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.