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2049 is the year of the Earth Snake in the Chinese calendar, from 2 February 2049 to 22 January 2050: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 2 February 2049? That is still the Earth Dragon year.
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355 days · Year of the Earth Snake
Sexagenary year
Fire generates Earth: the year stem is Earth, while theSnake's fixed phase is Fire.
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 Earth Snake
Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element supports the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Earth Snake” 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 2049
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 2049.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 2 February 2049 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 4 March 2049 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 2 April 2049 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 2 May 2049 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 31 May 2049 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 30 June 2049 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 30 July 2049 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 28 August 2049 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 27 September 2049 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 27 October 2049 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 25 November 2049 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 25 December 2049 | 29 |
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 2049 · 17:53:27 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水18 February 2049 · 13:42:23 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2049 · 11:43:01 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2049 · 12:28:44 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2049 · 16:14:29 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨19 April 2049 · 23:13:35 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2049 · 09:12:44 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满20 May 2049 · 22:03:55 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2049 · 13:03:50 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2049 · 05:47:24 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑6 July 2049 · 23:08:55 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2049 · 16:36:24 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2049 · 08:58:01 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑22 August 2049 · 23:47:27 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2049 · 12:05:38 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分22 September 2049 · 21:42:44 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2049 · 04:05:07 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2049 · 07:25:18 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2049 · 07:38:30 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2049 · 05:19:23 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 2049 · 00:46:44 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2049 · 18:52:15 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2050 · 12:08:00 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2050 · 05:33:56 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2049 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 2 February 2049lunar 1/1
- 16 February 2049lunar 1/15
- 4 June 2049lunar 5/5
- 5 August 2049lunar 7/7
- 13 August 2049lunar 7/15
- 11 September 2049lunar 8/15
- 5 October 2049lunar 9/9
- 1 January 2050lunar 12/8
- 22 January 2050lunar 12/29
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2049
Each Gregorian month of 2049, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.