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2039 is the year of the Earth Goat in the Chinese calendar, from 24 January 2039 to 11 February 2040: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 5. Born before 24 January 2039? That is still the Earth Horse year.
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384 days · Year of the Earth Goat
Sexagenary year
Earth reinforces Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theGoat's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 5
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 Earth Goat
Earth is both the year element and the Goat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Goat” 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 2039
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 2039.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 24 January 2039 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 23 February 2039 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 25 March 2039 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 23 April 2039 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 23 May 2039 | 30 |
| Leap month 5 | 22 June 2039 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 21 July 2039 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 20 August 2039 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 18 September 2039 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 18 October 2039 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 16 November 2039 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 16 December 2039 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 14 January 2040 | 29 |
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 2039 · 07:52:56 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 2039 · 03:45:46 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 2039 · 01:43:04 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 2039 · 02:32:03 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 2039 · 06:15:48 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2039 · 13:17:48 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2039 · 23:18:11 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2039 · 12:10:54 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 2039 · 03:15:31 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2039 · 19:57:27 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2039 · 13:26:11 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2039 · 06:48:11 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2039 · 23:18:07 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2039 · 13:58:41 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 2039 · 02:24:04 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2039 · 11:49:38 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2039 · 18:17:18 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2039 · 21:25:05 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2039 · 21:42:55 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2039 · 19:12:13 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2039 · 14:45:06 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2039 · 08:40:37 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 2040 · 02:03:39 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2040 · 19:21:05 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 2040 · 13:39:56 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2039 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 24 January 2039lunar 1/1
- 7 February 2039lunar 1/15
- 27 May 2039lunar 5/5
- 26 August 2039lunar 7/7
- 3 September 2039lunar 7/15
- 2 October 2039lunar 8/15
- 26 October 2039lunar 9/9
- 21 January 2040lunar 12/8
- 11 February 2040lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2039
Each Gregorian month of 2039, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.