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2033 is the year of the Water Ox in the Chinese calendar, from 31 January 2033 to 18 February 2034: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 11. Born before 31 January 2033? That is still the Water Rat year.
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384 days · Year of the Water Ox
Sexagenary year
Earth controls Water: the year stem is Water, while theOx's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 11
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 Water Ox
Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Ox” 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 2033
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 2033.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 31 January 2033 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 1 March 2033 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 31 March 2033 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 29 April 2033 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 28 May 2033 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 27 June 2033 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 26 July 2033 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 25 August 2033 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 23 September 2033 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 23 October 2033 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 22 November 2033 | 30 |
| Leap month 11 | 22 December 2033 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 20 January 2034 | 30 |
The solar year within it
26 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3 February 2033 · 20:41:36 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 2033 · 16:33:50 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2033 · 14:32:22 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2033 · 15:22:45 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2033 · 19:08:09 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2033 · 02:13:08 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2033 · 12:13:47 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2033 · 01:10:59 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2033 · 16:13:27 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2033 · 09:01:09 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2033 · 02:24:57 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2033 · 19:52:49 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2033 · 12:15:46 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2033 · 03:01:51 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2033 · 15:20:22 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2033 · 00:51:41 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2033 · 07:13:57 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2033 · 10:27:37 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2033 · 10:41:05 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2033 · 08:16:11 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2033 · 03:44:56 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2033 · 21:46:01 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2034 · 15:04:31 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2034 · 08:27:19 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 2034 · 02:41:10 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 2034 · 22:30:13 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2033 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 31 January 2033lunar 1/1
- 14 February 2033lunar 1/15
- 1 June 2033lunar 5/5
- 1 August 2033lunar 7/7
- 9 August 2033lunar 7/15
- 8 September 2033lunar 8/15
- 1 October 2033lunar 9/9
- 27 January 2034lunar 12/8
- 18 February 2034lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2033
Each Gregorian month of 2033, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.