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Chinese Calendar 2006

Next Chinese New Year: 18 February 2007

Year of the Fire Dog

丙戌 · Year 23 of the 60-year cycle

Element of the year: Fire
Yin / Yang: Yang
From: 29 January 2006
To: 17 February 2007

See the whole year About the Dog

Traditional festivals

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

29 January 2006	Chinese New Year	春节
12 February 2006	Lantern Festival	元宵节
5 April 2006	Qingming Festival	清明节
31 May 2006	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节
31 July 2006	Qixi Festival	七夕
6 October 2006	Mid-Autumn Festival	中秋节
30 October 2006	Double Ninth Festival	重阳节
22 December 2006	Dongzhi Festival	冬至

Lunar months

This year has a leap month after the 7th month. A leap month repeats the number of the month before it.

#	Starts	Days
1st month	29 January 2006	30
2nd month	28 February 2006	29
3rd month	29 March 2006	30
4th month	28 April 2006	29
5th month	27 May 2006	30
6th month	26 June 2006	29
7th month	25 July 2006	30
Leap 7th month	24 August 2006	29
8th month	22 September 2006	30
9th month	22 October 2006	30
10th month	21 November 2006	29
11th month	20 December 2006	30
12th month	19 January 2007	30

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°
5 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°
7 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°