Chinese Festivals & Solar Terms

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The 24 solar terms with exact times, plus traditional lunar festivals

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Solar term times are in UTC+8 (120°E mean solar time), from the Hong Kong Observatory and Taipei City astronomical tables. Lunar festivals are converted to Gregorian dates for 2026–2027. Qingming appears once as both a solar term and a festival.

Source

Hong Kong Observatory (2026 solar terms); Taipei City 2026 almanac; lunar conversion via Foundation's Chinese calendar

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When	Event
October 2026
Sun, Oct 18All day	Double Ninth FestivalHill climbing and respect for the elderly. (Lunar: 丙午年九月初九) Lunar date: 丙午年九月初九
Fri, Oct 23All day	Frost's DescentSolar term begins at 17:38 (UTC+8). Exact time: 17:38
November 2026
Sat, Nov 7All day	Start of WinterSolar term begins at 17:52 (UTC+8). Exact time: 17:52
Mon, Nov 9All day	Winter Clothing FestivalFirst day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丙午年十月初一) Lunar date: 丙午年十月初一
Sun, Nov 22All day	Minor SnowSolar term begins at 15:23 (UTC+8). Exact time: 15:23
Mon, Nov 23All day	Xiayuan FestivalFifteenth day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丙午年十月十五) Lunar date: 丙午年十月十五
December 2026
Mon, Dec 7All day	Major SnowSolar term begins at 10:53 (UTC+8). Exact time: 10:53
Tue, Dec 22All day	Winter SolsticeSolar term begins at 04:50 (UTC+8). Exact time: 04:50
January 2027
Fri, Jan 15All day	Laba FestivalLaba congee day; the run-up to Spring Festival begins. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月初八) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月初八
Sat, Jan 30All day	Little New Year (North)Kitchen God day; house cleaning begins. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月廿三) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月廿三
Sun, Jan 31All day	Little New Year (South)Southern China marks Little New Year a day later. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月廿四) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月廿四
February 2027
Fri, Feb 5All day	Spring Festival Eve (important)Reunion dinner and staying up for the New Year. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月廿九) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月廿九
Sat, Feb 6All day	Spring Festival (important)Lunar New Year: Year of the Goat (Dingwei). (Lunar: 丁未年正月初一) Lunar date: 丁未年正月初一
Sat, Feb 20All day	Lantern Festival (important)Lanterns and sweet rice dumplings. (Lunar: 丁未年正月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年正月十五
March 2027
Tue, Mar 9All day	Dragon Head Raising DaySecond day of the second lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年二月初二) Lunar date: 丁未年二月初二
April 2027
Fri, Apr 9All day	Shangsi FestivalThird day of the third lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年三月初三) Lunar date: 丁未年三月初三
June 2027
Wed, Jun 9All day	Dragon Boat Festival (important)Zongzi and dragon boat races. (Lunar: 丁未年五月初五) Lunar date: 丁未年五月初五
August 2027
Sun, Aug 8All day	Qixi FestivalChinese Valentine's Day. (Lunar: 丁未年七月初七) Lunar date: 丁未年七月初七
Mon, Aug 16All day	Zhongyuan (Ghost) FestivalAncestor offerings and river lanterns. (Lunar: 丁未年七月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年七月十五
September 2027
Wed, Sep 15All day	Mid-Autumn Festival (important)Moon viewing and mooncakes. (Lunar: 丁未年八月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年八月十五
October 2027
Fri, Oct 8All day	Double Ninth FestivalHill climbing and respect for the elderly. (Lunar: 丁未年九月初九) Lunar date: 丁未年九月初九
Fri, Oct 29All day	Winter Clothing FestivalFirst day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年十月初一) Lunar date: 丁未年十月初一
November 2027
Fri, Nov 12All day	Xiayuan FestivalFifteenth day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年十月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年十月十五

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When	Event
January 2026
Mon, Jan 5All day	Minor ColdSolar term begins at 16:23 (UTC+8). Exact time: 16:23
Tue, Jan 20All day	Major ColdSolar term begins at 09:45 (UTC+8). Exact time: 09:45
Mon, Jan 26All day	Laba FestivalLaba congee day; the run-up to Spring Festival begins. (Lunar: 乙巳年腊月初八) Lunar date: 乙巳年腊月初八
February 2026
Wed, Feb 4All day	Start of SpringSolar term begins at 04:02 (UTC+8). Exact time: 04:02
Tue, Feb 10All day	Little New Year (North)Kitchen God day; house cleaning begins. (Lunar: 乙巳年腊月廿三) Lunar date: 乙巳年腊月廿三
Wed, Feb 11All day	Little New Year (South)Southern China marks Little New Year a day later. (Lunar: 乙巳年腊月廿四) Lunar date: 乙巳年腊月廿四
Mon, Feb 16All day	Spring Festival Eve (important)Reunion dinner and staying up for the New Year. The 12th lunar month of 2025–26 has 29 days. (Lunar: 乙巳年腊月廿九) Lunar date: 乙巳年腊月廿九
Tue, Feb 17All day	Spring Festival (important)Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse (Bingwu). (Lunar: 丙午年正月初一) Lunar date: 丙午年正月初一
Wed, Feb 18All day	Rain WaterSolar term begins at 23:52 (UTC+8). Exact time: 23:52
March 2026
Tue, Mar 3All day	Lantern Festival (important)Lanterns and sweet rice dumplings. (Lunar: 丙午年正月十五) Lunar date: 丙午年正月十五
Thu, Mar 5All day	Awakening of InsectsSolar term begins at 21:59 (UTC+8). Exact time: 21:59
Fri, Mar 20All day	Dragon Head Raising DaySecond day of the second lunar month. (Lunar: 丙午年二月初二) Lunar date: 丙午年二月初二
Fri, Mar 20All day	Spring EquinoxSolar term begins at 22:46 (UTC+8). Exact time: 22:46
April 2026
Sun, Apr 5All day	Qingming (Pure Brightness) (important)Solar term begins at 02:40 (UTC+8). Qingming is both a solar term and the traditional tomb-sweeping festival. Exact time: 02:40
Sun, Apr 19All day	Shangsi FestivalThird day of the third lunar month. (Lunar: 丙午年三月初三) Lunar date: 丙午年三月初三
Mon, Apr 20All day	Grain RainSolar term begins at 09:39 (UTC+8). Exact time: 09:39
May 2026
Tue, May 5All day	Start of SummerSolar term begins at 19:49 (UTC+8). Exact time: 19:49
Thu, May 21All day	Grain BudsSolar term begins at 08:37 (UTC+8). Exact time: 08:37
June 2026
Fri, Jun 5All day	Grain in EarSolar term begins at 23:48 (UTC+8). Exact time: 23:48
Fri, Jun 19All day	Dragon Boat Festival (important)Zongzi and dragon boat races. (Lunar: 丙午年五月初五) Lunar date: 丙午年五月初五
Sun, Jun 21All day	Summer SolsticeSolar term begins at 16:25 (UTC+8). Exact time: 16:25
July 2026
Tue, Jul 7All day	Minor HeatSolar term begins at 09:57 (UTC+8). Exact time: 09:57
Thu, Jul 23All day	Major HeatSolar term begins at 03:13 (UTC+8). Exact time: 03:13
August 2026
Fri, Aug 7All day	Start of AutumnSolar term begins at 19:43 (UTC+8). Exact time: 19:43
Wed, Aug 19All day	Qixi FestivalChinese Valentine's Day. (Lunar: 丙午年七月初七) Lunar date: 丙午年七月初七
Sun, Aug 23All day	End of HeatSolar term begins at 10:19 (UTC+8). Exact time: 10:19
Thu, Aug 27All day	Zhongyuan (Ghost) FestivalAncestor offerings and river lanterns. (Lunar: 丙午年七月十五) Lunar date: 丙午年七月十五
September 2026
Mon, Sep 7All day	White DewSolar term begins at 22:41 (UTC+8). Exact time: 22:41
Wed, Sep 23All day	Autumn EquinoxSolar term begins at 08:05 (UTC+8). Exact time: 08:05
Fri, Sep 25All day	Mid-Autumn Festival (important)Moon viewing and mooncakes. (Lunar: 丙午年八月十五) Lunar date: 丙午年八月十五
October 2026
Thu, Oct 8All day	Cold DewSolar term begins at 14:29 (UTC+8). Exact time: 14:29
Sun, Oct 18All day	Double Ninth FestivalHill climbing and respect for the elderly. (Lunar: 丙午年九月初九) Lunar date: 丙午年九月初九
Fri, Oct 23All day	Frost's DescentSolar term begins at 17:38 (UTC+8). Exact time: 17:38
November 2026
Sat, Nov 7All day	Start of WinterSolar term begins at 17:52 (UTC+8). Exact time: 17:52
Mon, Nov 9All day	Winter Clothing FestivalFirst day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丙午年十月初一) Lunar date: 丙午年十月初一
Sun, Nov 22All day	Minor SnowSolar term begins at 15:23 (UTC+8). Exact time: 15:23
Mon, Nov 23All day	Xiayuan FestivalFifteenth day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丙午年十月十五) Lunar date: 丙午年十月十五
December 2026
Mon, Dec 7All day	Major SnowSolar term begins at 10:53 (UTC+8). Exact time: 10:53
Tue, Dec 22All day	Winter SolsticeSolar term begins at 04:50 (UTC+8). Exact time: 04:50
January 2027
Fri, Jan 15All day	Laba FestivalLaba congee day; the run-up to Spring Festival begins. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月初八) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月初八
Sat, Jan 30All day	Little New Year (North)Kitchen God day; house cleaning begins. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月廿三) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月廿三
Sun, Jan 31All day	Little New Year (South)Southern China marks Little New Year a day later. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月廿四) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月廿四
February 2027
Fri, Feb 5All day	Spring Festival Eve (important)Reunion dinner and staying up for the New Year. (Lunar: 丙午年腊月廿九) Lunar date: 丙午年腊月廿九
Sat, Feb 6All day	Spring Festival (important)Lunar New Year: Year of the Goat (Dingwei). (Lunar: 丁未年正月初一) Lunar date: 丁未年正月初一
Sat, Feb 20All day	Lantern Festival (important)Lanterns and sweet rice dumplings. (Lunar: 丁未年正月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年正月十五
March 2027
Tue, Mar 9All day	Dragon Head Raising DaySecond day of the second lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年二月初二) Lunar date: 丁未年二月初二
April 2027
Fri, Apr 9All day	Shangsi FestivalThird day of the third lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年三月初三) Lunar date: 丁未年三月初三
June 2027
Wed, Jun 9All day	Dragon Boat Festival (important)Zongzi and dragon boat races. (Lunar: 丁未年五月初五) Lunar date: 丁未年五月初五
August 2027
Sun, Aug 8All day	Qixi FestivalChinese Valentine's Day. (Lunar: 丁未年七月初七) Lunar date: 丁未年七月初七
Mon, Aug 16All day	Zhongyuan (Ghost) FestivalAncestor offerings and river lanterns. (Lunar: 丁未年七月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年七月十五
September 2027
Wed, Sep 15All day	Mid-Autumn Festival (important)Moon viewing and mooncakes. (Lunar: 丁未年八月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年八月十五
October 2027
Fri, Oct 8All day	Double Ninth FestivalHill climbing and respect for the elderly. (Lunar: 丁未年九月初九) Lunar date: 丁未年九月初九
Fri, Oct 29All day	Winter Clothing FestivalFirst day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年十月初一) Lunar date: 丁未年十月初一
November 2027
Fri, Nov 12All day	Xiayuan FestivalFifteenth day of the tenth lunar month. (Lunar: 丁未年十月十五) Lunar date: 丁未年十月十五

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