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2031 is the year of the Metal Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 23 January 2031 to 10 February 2032: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 3. Born before 23 January 2031? That is still the Metal Dog year.
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384 days · Year of the Metal Pig
Sexagenary year
Metal generates Water: the year stem is Metal, while thePig's fixed phase is Water.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 3
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 Metal Pig
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Pig’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Pig” 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 2031
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 2031.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 23 January 2031 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 21 February 2031 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 23 March 2031 | 30 |
| Leap month 3 | 22 April 2031 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 21 May 2031 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 20 June 2031 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 19 July 2031 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 18 August 2031 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 17 September 2031 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 16 October 2031 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 15 November 2031 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 14 December 2031 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 13 January 2032 | 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 2031 · 08:58:19 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 2031 · 04:50:55 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 2031 · 02:51:03 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 2031 · 03:40:58 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 2031 · 07:28:24 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2031 · 14:31:14 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 2031 · 00:35:12 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2031 · 13:27:55 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 2031 · 04:35:42 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2031 · 21:17:08 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2031 · 14:48:51 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2031 · 08:10:28 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 2031 · 00:42:56 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2031 · 15:23:20 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 2031 · 03:50:11 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2031 · 13:15:19 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2031 · 19:42:59 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2031 · 22:49:27 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2031 · 23:05:40 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2031 · 20:32:36 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2031 · 16:02:53 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2031 · 09:55:33 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 2032 · 03:16:07 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2032 · 20:31:19 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 2032 · 14:48:59 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2031 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 23 January 2031lunar 1/1
- 6 February 2031lunar 1/15
- 24 June 2031lunar 5/5
- 24 August 2031lunar 7/7
- 1 September 2031lunar 7/15
- 1 October 2031lunar 8/15
- 24 October 2031lunar 9/9
- 20 January 2032lunar 12/8
- 10 February 2032lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2031
Each Gregorian month of 2031, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.