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2038 is the year of the Earth Horse in the Chinese calendar, from 4 February 2038 to 23 January 2039: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 4 February 2038? That is still the Fire Snake year.
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354 days · Year of the Earth Horse
Sexagenary year
Fire generates Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theHorse's fixed phase is Fire.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Once
立春 falls once, as it usually does.
Year name explained
Why Earth Horse
Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element supports the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Horse” 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 2038
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 2038.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 4 February 2038 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 6 March 2038 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 5 April 2038 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 4 May 2038 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 3 June 2038 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 2 July 2038 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 1 August 2038 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 30 August 2038 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 29 September 2038 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 28 October 2038 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 26 November 2038 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 26 December 2038 | 29 |
The solar year within it
24 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 2038 · 02:03:48 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 2038 · 21:52:09 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2038 · 19:55:30 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2038 · 20:40:40 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 2038 · 00:29:29 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2038 · 07:28:34 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2038 · 17:31:13 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2038 · 06:22:44 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2038 · 21:25:39 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2038 · 14:09:25 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2038 · 07:32:33 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2038 · 00:59:55 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2038 · 17:21:20 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2038 · 08:10:09 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2038 · 20:26:18 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2038 · 06:02:16 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2038 · 12:21:36 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2038 · 15:40:42 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2038 · 15:50:53 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2038 · 13:31:21 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2038 · 08:56:24 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2038 · 03:02:21 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2039 · 20:16:41 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2039 · 13:43:41 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2038 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 4 February 2038lunar 1/1
- 18 February 2038lunar 1/15
- 7 June 2038lunar 5/5
- 7 August 2038lunar 7/7
- 15 August 2038lunar 7/15
- 13 September 2038lunar 8/15
- 7 October 2038lunar 9/9
- 2 January 2039lunar 12/8
- 23 January 2039lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2038
Each Gregorian month of 2038, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.