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2048 is the year of the Earth Dragon in the Chinese calendar, from 14 February 2048 to 1 February 2049: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 14 February 2048? That is still the Fire Rabbit year.
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354 days · Year of the Earth Dragon
Sexagenary year
Earth reinforces Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theDragon's fixed phase is Earth.
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 Earth Dragon
Earth is both the year element and the Dragon’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 Dragon” 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 2048
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 2048.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 14 February 2048 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 14 March 2048 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 13 April 2048 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 13 May 2048 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 11 June 2048 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 11 July 2048 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 10 August 2048 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 8 September 2048 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 8 October 2048 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 6 November 2048 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 5 December 2048 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 4 January 2049 | 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 2048 · 07:48:36 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2048 · 05:54:14 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2048 · 06:33:56 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2048 · 10:25:24 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨19 April 2048 · 17:17:33 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2048 · 03:24:36 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满20 May 2048 · 16:08:09 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2048 · 07:18:24 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至20 June 2048 · 23:54:02 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑6 July 2048 · 17:26:54 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2048 · 10:47:02 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2048 · 03:18:58 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑22 August 2048 · 18:02:36 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2048 · 06:28:12 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分22 September 2048 · 16:00:45 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露7 October 2048 · 22:26:50 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2048 · 01:42:50 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2048 · 01:56:56 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪21 November 2048 · 23:33:36 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪6 December 2048 · 19:00:55 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2048 · 13:02:21 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2049 · 06:18:48 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒19 January 2049 · 23:41:19 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2048 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 14 February 2048lunar 1/1
- 28 February 2048lunar 1/15
- 15 June 2048lunar 5/5
- 16 August 2048lunar 7/7
- 24 August 2048lunar 7/15
- 22 September 2048lunar 8/15
- 16 October 2048lunar 9/9
- 11 January 2049lunar 12/8
- 1 February 2049lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2048
Each Gregorian month of 2048, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.