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2035 is the year of the Wood Rabbit in the Chinese calendar, from 8 February 2035 to 27 January 2036: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 8 February 2035? That is still the Wood Tiger year.
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354 days · Year of the Wood Rabbit
Sexagenary year
Wood reinforces Wood: the year stem is Wood, while theRabbit's fixed phase is Wood.
Length
354 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 Wood Rabbit
Wood is both the year element and the Rabbit’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Wood.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Wood Rabbit” 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 2035
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 2035.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 8 February 2035 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 10 March 2035 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 8 April 2035 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 8 May 2035 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 6 June 2035 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 5 July 2035 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 4 August 2035 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 2 September 2035 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 1 October 2035 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 31 October 2035 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 30 November 2035 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 29 December 2035 | 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19 February 2035 · 04:16:10 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 2035 · 02:21:39 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 2035 · 03:02:43 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 2035 · 06:53:52 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2035 · 13:48:59 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2035 · 23:54:57 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2035 · 12:43:27 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 2035 · 03:50:50 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2035 · 20:33:09 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2035 · 14:01:11 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2035 · 07:28:42 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2035 · 23:54:21 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2035 · 14:44:11 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 2035 · 03:02:30 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2035 · 12:38:58 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2035 · 18:57:42 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2035 · 22:16:11 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2035 · 22:23:52 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2035 · 20:03:13 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2035 · 15:25:32 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2035 · 09:30:53 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 2036 · 02:43:32 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2036 · 20:11:04 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2035 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 8 February 2035lunar 1/1
- 22 February 2035lunar 1/15
- 10 June 2035lunar 5/5
- 10 August 2035lunar 7/7
- 18 August 2035lunar 7/15
- 16 September 2035lunar 8/15
- 9 October 2035lunar 9/9
- 5 January 2036lunar 12/8
- 27 January 2036lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2035
Each Gregorian month of 2035, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.