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January 2031 Chinese lunar calendar

January 2031 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 12 / 1. Laba Festival: 1 Jan. Lunar New Year's Eve: 22 Jan. Chinese New Year: 23 Jan. Full moon: 9 Jan. New moon: 23 Jan. Minor Cold: 5 Jan. Major Cold: 20 Jan.

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Lunar 2030 month 12 into 2031 month 1 · Yang Metal Dog 庚戌 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑
Solar terms
Minor Cold · 5 at 21:23:09 UTC+8; Major Cold · 20 at 14:47:58 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
22 January 2031 closes lunar 2030 month 12; lunar 2031 month 1 begins 23 January 2031.

Lunar-year structure

Two lunar years meet here

Lunar 2030

12 lunar months · 354 days · no leap month.

Lunar 2031

13 lunar months · 384 days · leap month 3 (29 days).

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 2031 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

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 January 2031

  • 23 January 2031 — lunar 2030 month 12 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 2031 month 1 opens.
  • 5 January 2031 at 21:23:09 UTC+8Minor Cold, 小寒 Xiǎohán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 20 January 2031 at 14:47:58 UTC+8Major Cold, 大寒 Dàhán, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 8 January 2031lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 12, which falls near the full moon.
  • 23 January 2031the first day of lunar month 1.
  • 1 January 2031Laba Festival, lunar 12/8. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, in the run-up to the new year.
  • 22 January 2031Lunar New Year's Eve, lunar 12/29. The last day of the twelfth lunar month, which can be day 29 or day 30.
  • 23 January 2031Chinese New Year, lunar 1/1. The first day of the first lunar month and the opening of a new lunar year.

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