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Chinese Calendar 2002

Next Chinese New Year: 1 February 2003

Year of the Water Horse

壬午 · Year 19 of the 60-year cycle

Element of the year: Water
Yin / Yang: Yang
From: 12 February 2002
To: 31 January 2003

See the whole year About the Horse

Traditional festivals

Traditional Chinese festivals on the same calendar. Local customs and official holidays differ between regions.

12 February 2002	Chinese New Year	春节
26 February 2002	Lantern Festival	元宵节
5 April 2002	Qingming Festival	清明节
15 June 2002	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节
15 August 2002	Qixi Festival	七夕
21 September 2002	Mid-Autumn Festival	中秋节
14 October 2002	Double Ninth Festival	重阳节
22 December 2002	Dongzhi Festival	冬至

Lunar months

This year has twelve lunar months and no leap month.

#	Starts	Days
1st month	12 February 2002	30
2nd month	14 March 2002	30
3rd month	13 April 2002	29
4th month	12 May 2002	30
5th month	11 June 2002	29
6th month	10 July 2002	30
7th month	9 August 2002	29
8th month	7 September 2002	29
9th month	6 October 2002	30
10th month	5 November 2002	29
11th month	4 December 2002	30
12th month	3 January 2003	29

The 24 solar terms

5 Jan	Minor Cold	小寒	285°
20 Jan	Major Cold	大寒	300°
4 Feb	Start of Spring	立春	315°
19 Feb	Rain Water	雨水	330°
6 Mar	Awakening of Insects	惊蛰	345°
21 Mar	Spring Equinox	春分	0°
5 Apr	Pure Brightness	清明	15°
20 Apr	Grain Rain	谷雨	30°
6 May	Start of Summer	立夏	45°
21 May	Grain Buds	小满	60°
6 Jun	Grain in Ear	芒种	75°
21 Jun	Summer Solstice	夏至	90°
7 Jul	Minor Heat	小暑	105°
23 Jul	Major Heat	大暑	120°
8 Aug	Start of Autumn	立秋	135°
23 Aug	End of Heat	处暑	150°
8 Sept	White Dew	白露	165°
23 Sept	Autumn Equinox	秋分	180°
8 Oct	Cold Dew	寒露	195°
23 Oct	Frost Descent	霜降	210°
7 Nov	Start of Winter	立冬	225°
22 Nov	Minor Snow	小雪	240°
7 Dec	Major Snow	大雪	255°
22 Dec	Winter Solstice	冬至	270°