Chinese calendar, June 2026
June 2026 opens on the 16th day of the 4th lunar month and closes on the 16th day of the 5th lunar month, in the Chinese year 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse. The 5th lunar month begins on June 15. Festivals this month: Dragon Boat Festival on June 19.
Small numbers are the lunar month and day. ● marks the first day of a lunar month, the day of the new moon in Beijing time. Tap a day for its day pillar.
Lunar months in June 2026
- The 4th month of 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse: May 17, 2026 – June 14, 2026 (29 days)
- The 5th month of 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse: June 15, 2026 – July 13, 2026 (29 days)
Festivals
Dragon Boat Festival (端午節) — Friday, June 19, 2026. The 5th day of the 5th month. Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves, in memory of the poet Qu Yuan. Korea’s Dano falls on the same lunar date with customs of its own, the Gangneung Danoje festival among them. It is a public holiday in mainland China.
Solar terms
Grain in Ear (芒種, Mangzhong) — Friday, June 5, 2026, 23:48 Beijing time. Time to sow the bearded grains and transplant rice. The Horse month opens, the most yang month of the year.
Summer Solstice (夏至, Xiazhi) — Sunday, June 21, 2026, 16:25 Beijing time. The longest day and shortest night. The peak of light is also the turning point: from here the nights lengthen.
Four Pillars months in June 2026
A saju or BaZi chart does not follow the lunar months above. Its month changes at a solar term: until Grain in Ear on June 5 the month pillar is 癸巳 (Gui Si), and from that moment it is 甲午 (Jia Wu). Solar terms of 2026, with Korea times · Cast a chart
Every day of June 2026
| Date | Lunar date | Day pillar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jun 1 | 4th month, day 16 | 丙午 Bing Wu Yang Fire Horse | |
| Tue, Jun 2 | 4th month, day 17 | 丁未 Ding Wei Yin Fire Goat | |
| Wed, Jun 3 | 4th month, day 18 | 戊申 Wu Shen Yang Earth Monkey | |
| Thu, Jun 4 | 4th month, day 19 | 己酉 Ji You Yin Earth Rooster | |
| Fri, Jun 5 | 4th month, day 20 | 庚戌 Geng Xu Yang Metal Dog | Grain in Ear (芒種, Mangzhong) |
| Sat, Jun 6 | 4th month, day 21 | 辛亥 Xin Hai Yin Metal Pig | |
| Sun, Jun 7 | 4th month, day 22 | 壬子 Ren Zi Yang Water Rat | |
| Mon, Jun 8 | 4th month, day 23 | 癸丑 Gui Chou Yin Water Ox | |
| Tue, Jun 9 | 4th month, day 24 | 甲寅 Jia Yin Yang Wood Tiger | |
| Wed, Jun 10 | 4th month, day 25 | 乙卯 Yi Mao Yin Wood Rabbit | |
| Thu, Jun 11 | 4th month, day 26 | 丙辰 Bing Chen Yang Fire Dragon | |
| Fri, Jun 12 | 4th month, day 27 | 丁巳 Ding Si Yin Fire Snake | |
| Sat, Jun 13 | 4th month, day 28 | 戊午 Wu Wu Yang Earth Horse | |
| Sun, Jun 14 | 4th month, day 29 | 己未 Ji Wei Yin Earth Goat | |
| Mon, Jun 15 | 5th month, day 1 | 庚申 Geng Shen Yang Metal Monkey | 5th lunar month begins |
| Tue, Jun 16 | 5th month, day 2 | 辛酉 Xin You Yin Metal Rooster | |
| Wed, Jun 17 | 5th month, day 3 | 壬戌 Ren Xu Yang Water Dog | |
| Thu, Jun 18 | 5th month, day 4 | 癸亥 Gui Hai Yin Water Pig | |
| Fri, Jun 19 | 5th month, day 5 | 甲子 Jia Zi Yang Wood Rat | Dragon Boat Festival (端午節) |
| Sat, Jun 20 | 5th month, day 6 | 乙丑 Yi Chou Yin Wood Ox | |
| Sun, Jun 21 | 5th month, day 7 | 丙寅 Bing Yin Yang Fire Tiger | Summer Solstice (夏至, Xiazhi) |
| Mon, Jun 22 | 5th month, day 8 | 丁卯 Ding Mao Yin Fire Rabbit | |
| Tue, Jun 23 | 5th month, day 9 | 戊辰 Wu Chen Yang Earth Dragon | |
| Wed, Jun 24 | 5th month, day 10 | 己巳 Ji Si Yin Earth Snake | |
| Thu, Jun 25 | 5th month, day 11 | 庚午 Geng Wu Yang Metal Horse | |
| Fri, Jun 26 | 5th month, day 12 | 辛未 Xin Wei Yin Metal Goat | |
| Sat, Jun 27 | 5th month, day 13 | 壬申 Ren Shen Yang Water Monkey | |
| Sun, Jun 28 | 5th month, day 14 | 癸酉 Gui You Yin Water Rooster | |
| Mon, Jun 29 | 5th month, day 15 | 甲戌 Jia Xu Yang Wood Dog | |
| Tue, Jun 30 | 5th month, day 16 | 乙亥 Yi Hai Yin Wood Pig |
FAQ
What is the lunar date on June 1, 2026?
Monday, June 1, 2026 is the 16th day of the 4th lunar month of the Chinese year 2026 (Fire Horse). The day pillar is 丙午 (Bing Wu).
When does a new lunar month start in June 2026?
The 5th lunar month starts on Monday, June 15, 2026. A lunar month begins on the day of the new moon, counted in Beijing time.
When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2026?
Friday, June 19, 2026, the 5th day of the 5th month.
Which zodiac year is June 2026 in?
All of June 2026 falls in the Year of the Fire Horse, which runs from February 17, 2026 to February 5, 2027.
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