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2040 is the year of the Metal Monkey in the Chinese calendar, from 12 February 2040 to 31 January 2041: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 12 February 2040? That is still the Earth Goat year.
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355 days · Year of the Metal Monkey
Sexagenary year
Metal reinforces Metal: the year stem is Metal, while theMonkey's fixed phase is Metal.
Length
355 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 Metal Monkey
Metal is both the year element and the Monkey’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Metal Monkey” 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 2040
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 2040.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 12 February 2040 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 13 March 2040 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 11 April 2040 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 11 May 2040 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 10 June 2040 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 9 July 2040 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 8 August 2040 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 6 September 2040 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 6 October 2040 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 5 November 2040 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 4 December 2040 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 3 January 2041 | 29 |
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 2040 · 09:23:51 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2040 · 07:31:16 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2040 · 08:11:44 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2040 · 12:05:33 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨19 April 2040 · 18:59:36 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2040 · 05:09:23 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满20 May 2040 · 17:55:46 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2040 · 09:08:04 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2040 · 01:46:25 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑6 July 2040 · 19:19:16 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2040 · 12:40:50 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2040 · 05:10:05 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑22 August 2040 · 19:53:21 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2040 · 08:14:08 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分22 September 2040 · 17:44:57 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2040 · 00:05:34 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2040 · 03:19:47 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2040 · 03:29:20 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2040 · 01:05:33 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪6 December 2040 · 20:30:05 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2040 · 14:32:53 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2041 · 07:48:10 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2041 · 01:13:20 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2040 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 12 February 2040lunar 1/1
- 26 February 2040lunar 1/15
- 14 June 2040lunar 5/5
- 14 August 2040lunar 7/7
- 22 August 2040lunar 7/15
- 20 September 2040lunar 8/15
- 14 October 2040lunar 9/9
- 10 January 2041lunar 12/8
- 31 January 2041lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2040
Each Gregorian month of 2040, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.