Ghost Month Start And End 2024. August 2024 offered thrilling celestial events for sky watchers, including a blue moon, planetary conjunctions, and the perseid meteor shower. The hungry ghost festival (中元節) falls on 18 august, with the ghost month spanning from 4 august to 2 september.

The ghost month occurs in the seventh lunar month of the chinese calendar, with the hungry ghost festival happening in the middle of that period. During this month, the gates of the underworld open and spirits are released.