Chinese New Year from Musical Mandarin

Chinese lunisolar* calendar starts on the new moon night between January 21 and February 20. Traditionally the New Year was celebrated for 2 weeks. Year of the (green/wood) Snake started Jan 29, 2025. Next up: Fire Horse (red, 2/17/2026), Fire Goat/Sheep (Feb 6, 2027), Earth Monkey (1/26/2028), Earth Rooster (2/13/2029), Metal Dog (Feb 3, 2030), Metal Pig (1/23/2031). Rat goes first. The cycle restarts on Feb 11, 2032.
(*) - lunisolar, not purely lunar as the Islamic calendar.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Future Chinese New Year dates

For previous dates, see Chinese New Year Dates from 1900.

2008 Thursday, February 7^th - Jan. 28, 2009 - (Earth) Brown Rat 4706
2009 Monday, January 26^th - (Earth) Brown Ox 4707
2010 February 14^th - (Metal) White Tiger 4708
2011 February 3^rd - (Metal) White Hare 4709
2012 January 23^th - (Water) Dragon 4710
2013 February 10^th - (Water) Snake 4711
2014 January 31^st - (Wood) Horse 4712
2015 February 19^th - (Wood) Sheep 4713
2016 February 8^th - (Fire) Monkey 4714
2017 January 28^th - (Fire) Chicken 4715
2018 February 16^th - (Earth) Dog 4716
2019 February 5^th - (Earth) Pig 4717

last updated: April 2007