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2041 is the year of the Metal Rooster in the Chinese calendar, from 1 February 2041 to 21 January 2042: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 1 February 2041? That is still the Metal Monkey year.
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355 days · Year of the Metal Rooster
Sexagenary year
Metal reinforces Metal: the year stem is Metal, while theRooster'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
Once
立春 falls once, as it usually does.
Year name explained
Why Metal Rooster
Metal is both the year element and the Rooster’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 Rooster” 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 2041
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 2041.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 1 February 2041 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 2 March 2041 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 1 April 2041 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 30 April 2041 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 30 May 2041 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 28 June 2041 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 28 July 2041 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 27 August 2041 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 25 September 2041 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 25 October 2041 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 24 November 2041 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 23 December 2041 | 30 |
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3 February 2041 · 19:25:11 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 2041 · 15:17:19 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2041 · 13:17:52 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2041 · 14:06:51 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2041 · 17:52:38 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2041 · 00:54:58 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2041 · 10:54:33 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满20 May 2041 · 23:48:53 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2041 · 14:49:48 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2041 · 07:35:53 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2041 · 00:58:31 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2041 · 18:26:43 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2041 · 10:48:43 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2041 · 01:36:19 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2041 · 13:53:36 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分22 September 2041 · 23:26:36 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2041 · 05:47:00 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2041 · 09:02:00 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2041 · 09:13:08 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2041 · 06:49:20 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2041 · 02:15:50 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2041 · 20:18:21 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2042 · 13:35:10 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2042 · 07:00:05 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2041 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 1 February 2041lunar 1/1
- 15 February 2041lunar 1/15
- 3 June 2041lunar 5/5
- 3 August 2041lunar 7/7
- 11 August 2041lunar 7/15
- 10 September 2041lunar 8/15
- 3 October 2041lunar 9/9
- 30 December 2041lunar 12/8
- 21 January 2042lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2041
Each Gregorian month of 2041, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.