Lunar New Year dates

The year of the Snake began on 3 Feb 2025 at 22:10 China time, and the Lunar New Year was on 29 January 2025.

  • The year of the Horse will begin on 3 Feb 2026 at 20:02, and the Lunar New Year will be on 17 Feb 2026.
  • The year of the Goat will begin on 4 Feb 2027 at 1:46, and the Lunar New Year will be on 6 Feb 2027.

Contrary to popular belief, the change of the zodiac does not occur on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but instead occurs on Li Chun (立春 lì chūn), the traditional Chinese start of spring.

Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese dates coincide until at least 2020. Mongol dates diverged in 2017.

Information for celebrations that are, culturally, not Chinese in their own language (date listings more complete than in English):

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