Chinese festivals and solar terms in 2027
Every festival and solar term in 2027, in date order. Each date opens that day in the almanac: what it is good for, what to avoid, and which sign it clashes with.
The festivals
- Friday 15 January 2027 — Laba Festival (腊八). The 8th of the 12th month: Laba congee.
- Saturday 23 January 2027 — Wei Ya (尾牙), the year-end dinner. The dinner bosses give their staff to close the business year.
- Sunday 31 January 2027 — Little New Year (小年). The kitchen god is sent off (on the 23rd in the north).
- Friday 5 February 2027 — Chinese New Year’s Eve (除夕). The reunion dinner.
- Saturday 6 February 2027 — Chinese New Year (春节). The first day of the year. The New Year’s days and reopening dates
- Sunday 14 February 2027 — The Jade Emperor’s birthday (天公诞). Hokkien families mark it from the night before.
- Saturday 20 February 2027 — Chap Goh Mei, the Lantern Festival (元宵). The last day of the New Year: lanterns, tangyuan, and in Malaysia tossing oranges.
- Monday 5 April 2027 — Qing Ming, the tomb-sweeping festival (清明). Families sweep and tend their ancestors’ graves; many go on a day in the ten before or after it.
- Wednesday 9 June 2027 — Dragon Boat Festival (端午). Rice dumplings (zongzi) and dragon-boat races.
- Monday 2 August 2027 — The Hungry Ghost month begins. The seventh lunar month runs to 31 August 2027; many people avoid moving house or holding weddings in it.
- Sunday 8 August 2027 — Qixi, the Double Seventh (七夕). The night the cowherd and the weaver girl meet.
- Monday 16 August 2027 — The Hungry Ghost Festival (中元). The middle of the seventh month: roadside offerings, and getai shows.
- Wednesday 15 September 2027 — Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋). Mooncakes, lanterns and the full moon.
- Thursday 30 September 2027 — The Nine Emperor Gods Festival begins (九皇爷). From the 1st to the 9th of the ninth month; many devotees keep a vegetarian diet for the nine days.
- Friday 8 October 2027 — Double Ninth (重阳). Climbing high and honouring elders; also the last day of the Nine Emperor Gods.
- Wednesday 22 December 2027 — Winter Solstice (冬至). Tangyuan for the family; the saying goes you are a year older after them.
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Public holidays
Which of these are days off depends on your country and, in Malaysia, your state. For 2027’s public holidays, state by state, see Feriday: Malaysia · Singapore
The 24 solar terms of 2027
The terms follow the sun, so they fall on about the same dates every year. Times are Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan time (UTC+8). The twelve marked as month starts are where each BaZi month begins: BaZi months run from term to term, not from new moon to new moon.
Show all 24 terms, with their times
| Term | Date and time | BaZi |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Cold (Xiao Han, 小寒) | Tue 5 Jan 22:09 | Month 12 of 2026 begins |
| Major Cold (Da Han, 大寒) | Wed 20 Jan 15:29 | |
| Start of Spring (Li Chun, 立春) | Thu 4 Feb 09:46 | The year and month 1 begin |
| Rain Water (Yu Shui, 雨水) | Fri 19 Feb 05:33 | |
| Awakening of Insects (Jing Zhe, 惊蛰) | Sat 6 Mar 03:39 | Month 2 begins |
| Spring Equinox (Chun Fen, 春分) | Sun 21 Mar 04:24 | |
| Clear and Bright (Qing Ming, 清明) | Mon 5 Apr 08:17 | Month 3 begins |
| Grain Rain (Gu Yu, 谷雨) | Tue 20 Apr 15:17 | |
| Start of Summer (Li Xia, 立夏) | Thu 6 May 01:25 | Month 4 begins |
| Grain Buds (Xiao Man, 小满) | Fri 21 May 14:18 | |
| Grain in Ear (Mang Zhong, 芒种) | Sun 6 Jun 05:25 | Month 5 begins |
| Summer Solstice (Xia Zhi, 夏至) | Mon 21 Jun 22:10 | |
| Minor Heat (Xiao Shu, 小暑) | Wed 7 Jul 15:37 | Month 6 begins |
| Major Heat (Da Shu, 大暑) | Fri 23 Jul 09:04 | |
| Start of Autumn (Li Qiu, 立秋) | Sun 8 Aug 01:26 | Month 7 begins |
| End of Heat (Chu Shu, 处暑) | Mon 23 Aug 16:14 | |
| White Dew (Bai Lu, 白露) | Wed 8 Sep 04:28 | Month 8 begins |
| Autumn Equinox (Qiu Fen, 秋分) | Thu 23 Sep 14:01 | |
| Cold Dew (Han Lu, 寒露) | Fri 8 Oct 20:17 | Month 9 begins |
| Frost Descent (Shuang Jiang, 霜降) | Sat 23 Oct 23:32 | |
| Start of Winter (Li Dong, 立冬) | Sun 7 Nov 23:38 | Month 10 begins |
| Minor Snow (Xiao Xue, 小雪) | Mon 22 Nov 21:16 | |
| Major Snow (Da Xue, 大雪) | Tue 7 Dec 16:37 | Month 11 begins |
| Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi, 冬至) | Wed 22 Dec 10:42 |
2027’s twelve months and their pillars · Why the BaZi year starts at the Start of Spring
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Which of these days suit you?
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Lunar dates and the terms’ moments are calculated with the open-source calendar library (lunar, by 6tail) the site uses throughout. The notes on each festival describe custom, which varies from place to place.