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2043 is the year of the Water Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 10 February 2043 to 29 January 2044: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 10 February 2043? That is still the Water Dog year.
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354 days · Year of the Water Pig
Sexagenary year
Water reinforces Water: the year stem is Water, while thePig's fixed phase is Water.
Length
354 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 Water Pig
Water is both the year element and the Pig’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Pig” 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 2043
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 2043.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 10 February 2043 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 11 March 2043 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 10 April 2043 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 9 May 2043 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 7 June 2043 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 7 July 2043 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 5 August 2043 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 3 September 2043 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 3 October 2043 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 2 November 2043 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 1 December 2043 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 31 December 2043 | 30 |
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 2043 · 02:41:43 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 2043 · 00:47:48 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 2043 · 01:27:50 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 2043 · 05:20:18 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 2043 · 12:14:30 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2043 · 22:22:07 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 2043 · 11:09:12 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 2043 · 02:18:11 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2043 · 18:58:25 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 2043 · 12:27:53 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 2043 · 05:53:30 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2043 · 22:20:48 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 2043 · 13:09:50 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 2043 · 01:30:13 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 2043 · 11:07:00 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2043 · 17:27:45 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2043 · 20:46:53 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2043 · 20:55:52 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2043 · 18:35:07 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2043 · 13:57:24 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 2043 · 08:01:17 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 2044 · 01:12:34 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2044 · 18:37:29 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2043 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 10 February 2043lunar 1/1
- 24 February 2043lunar 1/15
- 11 June 2043lunar 5/5
- 11 August 2043lunar 7/7
- 19 August 2043lunar 7/15
- 17 September 2043lunar 8/15
- 11 October 2043lunar 9/9
- 7 January 2044lunar 12/8
- 29 January 2044lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2043
Each Gregorian month of 2043, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.