About February 2027
February 2027 has 28 days. On the Korean lunar calendar it runs from lunar month 12, day 25, 2026 to lunar month 1, day 22, 2027. In the sexagenary cycle the lunar year is 2026: 丙午 (byeong-o), 2027: 丁未 (jeong-mi).
The new moon (day 1 of a lunar month) falls on February 7, and day 15 on February 21. Day 15 is a calendar date, so the fullest moon can be a day off.
Solar terms this month
- Start of Spring (立春) — begins February 4 at 10:46 KST, when the Sun reaches 315° ecliptic longitude: spring begins; the first term of the solar year.
- Rain Water (雨水) — begins February 19 at 06:33 KST, when the Sun reaches 330° ecliptic longitude: snow turns to rain.
Lunar months in this solar month: month 12 (30 days), month 1 (29 days). A lunar month has 29 or 30 days depending on the Moon's cycle.
Public holidays and workdays
Public holidays this month: February 6 (Seollal Holiday), February 7 (Seollal (Lunar New Year)), February 8 (Seollal Holiday), February 9 (Substitute Holiday (Seollal)). Of 20 weekdays, 18 are workdays.
Long weekends and leave this month
Breaks of 3+ days made of weekends and public holidays: Sat, Feb 6 ~ Tue, Feb 9 (4 days, Seollal Holiday, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Substitute Holiday (Seollal)), Sat, Feb 27 ~ Mon, Mar 1 (3 days, Independence Movement Day).
No single or double day of leave this month joins a longer break. Plan all your leave days: leave planner →
How to read the day pillar and solar terms
The day pillar (iljin) is the sexagenary name given to each day. Ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches pair up in turn, so the same name returns every 60 days. A manseryeok lists the pillars of the year, month, day and hour, and the day pillar in Korean saju (Four Pillars) is the day pillar of the birth date.
The 24 solar terms divide the Sun’s path into 15° steps. They follow the solar calendar, so they fall on nearly the same dates every year, and each begins at an exact minute. Times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).
Lunar dates and day pillars come from the korean-lunar-calendar library (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute tables). Solar term times come from the manseryeok library, matched to KASI’s tables to the minute.