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Accurately displays the days remaining until the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on September 23, helping you track this annual agricultural event.
Celebrated on the Autumn Equinox, this festival honors farmers and celebrates the harvest.
Established in 2018, it is the first national festival created specifically for farmers in China.
Overview
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This page counts down to a recurring date of September 23, using the date shown by your device. It displays days, hours, minutes, and seconds, along with the target year and date. If September 23 has passed, the page moves to the next September 23; on the date itself it shows a today state. You do not need to enter a date.
Keep the timer target separate from the festival’s official date rule. China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs says the Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival is held on the lunar-calendar autumnal equinox. The Gregorian date can vary. The ministry’s 2026 notice places that year’s festival on September 23, so the tool’s target matches 2026, but its fixed annual date should not be treated as a permanent official rule.
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Guide
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Check the year and anniversary date displayed beside the countdown. The page’s recurring target is September 23.
Read the days, hours, minutes, and seconds as a live countdown based on the device clock. The calendar date is formatted for the page locale.
If the date has passed, use the page’s next-anniversary control to view the following September 23. The year label is a year difference from the event’s 2018 starting year, not an official festival edition number.
For cross-border planning, confirm which local date and time zone your group will use. A countdown can change around midnight according to the device’s local clock.
Use cases
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A teacher introducing harvest traditions can use the timer as a visual prompt, then explain that the official date follows the lunar autumnal equinox and may not always be September 23.
An organizer can use the countdown to begin preparations. Before publishing an event date, verify the current year’s official announcement and the event host’s local schedule.
A communications team can use the timer to plan a draft or reminder, then update the copy if the officially announced date differs from the page’s recurring target.
Q&A
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No. The ministry’s rule is the lunar autumnal equinox, whose Gregorian date can vary. This countdown repeats September 23 each year, so check the official notice for the year you are planning around.
The ministry’s 2026 notice identifies September 23 as that year’s festival date and lunar autumnal equinox. That match does not make September 23 a fixed date for every year.
The page calculates elapsed years from the 2018 event date. That year difference is a timer label; it is not the government’s count of festival editions.
Notes
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This page is a recurring September 23 countdown, not an official festival calendar. It does not list ceremony locations, registration, or local event schedules. For attendance, travel, publication, or a date-sensitive announcement, use the agriculture authority’s notice for that specific year and confirm the time zone relevant to your plans. An incorrect device clock can also make the countdown appear early or late.
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