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2036 is the year of the Fire Dragon in the Chinese calendar, from 28 January 2036 to 14 February 2037: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 6. Born before 28 January 2036? That is still the Wood Rabbit year.
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384 days · Year of the Fire Dragon
Sexagenary year
Fire generates Earth: the year stem is Fire, while theDragon's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 6
30 days in the repeated month.
Beginning of Spring
Twice
立春 falls twice — a double-spring year, 双春年.
Year name explained
Why Fire Dragon
Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Dragon’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Fire Dragon” 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 2036
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 2036.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 28 January 2036 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 27 February 2036 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 28 March 2036 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 26 April 2036 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 26 May 2036 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 24 June 2036 | 29 |
| Leap month 6 | 23 July 2036 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 22 August 2036 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 20 September 2036 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 19 October 2036 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 18 November 2036 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 17 December 2036 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 16 January 2037 | 30 |
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 2036 · 14:19:57 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 2036 · 10:14:19 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2036 · 08:11:51 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2036 · 09:02:52 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2036 · 12:46:17 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨19 April 2036 · 19:50:31 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2036 · 05:49:24 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满20 May 2036 · 18:44:54 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2036 · 09:47:01 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2036 · 02:32:15 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑6 July 2036 · 19:57:34 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2036 · 13:22:41 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2036 · 05:48:57 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑22 August 2036 · 20:32:25 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2036 · 08:55:00 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分22 September 2036 · 18:23:20 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2036 · 00:49:00 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2036 · 03:58:51 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2036 · 04:14:41 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2036 · 01:45:19 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪6 December 2036 · 21:16:03 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2036 · 15:12:54 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2037 · 08:34:05 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2037 · 01:53:45 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春3 February 2037 · 20:11:39 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2036 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 28 January 2036lunar 1/1
- 11 February 2036lunar 1/15
- 30 May 2036lunar 5/5
- 28 August 2036lunar 7/7
- 5 September 2036lunar 7/15
- 4 October 2036lunar 8/15
- 27 October 2036lunar 9/9
- 23 January 2037lunar 12/8
- 14 February 2037lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2036
Each Gregorian month of 2036, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.