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Chinese Calendar 2003

Next Chinese New Year: 22 January 2004

Year of the Water Goat

癸未 · Year 20 of the 60-year cycle

Element of the year: Water
Yin / Yang: Yin
From: 1 February 2003
To: 21 January 2004

See the whole year About the Goat

Traditional festivals

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

1 February 2003	Chinese New Year	春节
15 February 2003	Lantern Festival	元宵节
5 April 2003	Qingming Festival	清明节
4 June 2003	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节
4 August 2003	Qixi Festival	七夕
11 September 2003	Mid-Autumn Festival	中秋节
4 October 2003	Double Ninth Festival	重阳节
22 December 2003	Dongzhi Festival	冬至

Lunar months

This year has twelve lunar months and no leap month.

#	Starts	Days
1st month	1 February 2003	30
2nd month	3 March 2003	30
3rd month	2 April 2003	29
4th month	1 May 2003	30
5th month	31 May 2003	30
6th month	30 June 2003	29
7th month	29 July 2003	30
8th month	28 August 2003	29
9th month	26 September 2003	29
10th month	25 October 2003	30
11th month	24 November 2003	29
12th month	23 December 2003	30

The 24 solar terms

6 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°
22 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°
9 Oct	Cold Dew	寒露	195°
24 Oct	Frost Descent	霜降	210°
8 Nov	Start of Winter	立冬	225°
23 Nov	Minor Snow	小雪	240°
7 Dec	Major Snow	大雪	255°
22 Dec	Winter Solstice	冬至	270°