When is the next Chinese New Year?
On Saturday 6 February 2027, starting the Year of the Fire Goat. Chinese New Year is the first day of the first lunar month and always falls between 21 January and 20 February.
Chinese New Year dates: When is Chinese New Year?
The next Chinese New Year is on Saturday 6 February 2027.
It starts the Year of the Fire Goat (丁未), in 134 days. Chinese New Year 2027.
Dates are in China Standard Time, when the celebrations start. Chinese New Year always falls between 21 January and 20 February.
Chinese New Year 1900–1909
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Metal Rat | |
| 1901 | Metal Ox | |
| 1902 | Water Tiger | |
| 1903 | Water Rabbit | |
| 1904 | Wood Dragon | |
| 1905 | Wood Snake | |
| 1906 | Fire Horse | |
| 1907 | Fire Goat | |
| 1908 | Earth Monkey | |
| 1909 | Earth Rooster |
Chinese New Year 1910–1919
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Metal Dog | |
| 1911 | Metal Pig | |
| 1912 | Water Rat | |
| 1913 | Water Ox | |
| 1914 | Wood Tiger | |
| 1915 | Wood Rabbit | |
| 1916 | Fire Dragon | |
| 1917 | Fire Snake | |
| 1918 | Earth Horse | |
| 1919 | Earth Goat |
Chinese New Year 1920–1929
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Metal Monkey | |
| 1921 | Metal Rooster | |
| 1922 | Water Dog | |
| 1923 | Water Pig | |
| 1924 | Wood Rat | |
| 1925 | Wood Ox | |
| 1926 | Fire Tiger | |
| 1927 | Fire Rabbit | |
| 1928 | Earth Dragon | |
| 1929 | Earth Snake |
Chinese New Year 1930–1939
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Metal Horse | |
| 1931 | Metal Goat | |
| 1932 | Water Monkey | |
| 1933 | Water Rooster | |
| 1934 | Wood Dog | |
| 1935 | Wood Pig | |
| 1936 | Fire Rat | |
| 1937 | Fire Ox | |
| 1938 | Earth Tiger | |
| 1939 | Earth Rabbit |
Chinese New Year 1940–1949
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Metal Dragon | |
| 1941 | Metal Snake | |
| 1942 | Water Horse | |
| 1943 | Water Goat | |
| 1944 | Wood Monkey | |
| 1945 | Wood Rooster | |
| 1946 | Fire Dog | |
| 1947 | Fire Pig | |
| 1948 | Earth Rat | |
| 1949 | Earth Ox |
Chinese New Year 1950–1959
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Metal Tiger | |
| 1951 | Metal Rabbit | |
| 1952 | Water Dragon | |
| 1953 | Water Snake | |
| 1954 | Wood Horse | |
| 1955 | Wood Goat | |
| 1956 | Fire Monkey | |
| 1957 | Fire Rooster | |
| 1958 | Earth Dog | |
| 1959 | Earth Pig |
Chinese New Year 1960–1969
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Metal Rat | |
| 1961 | Metal Ox | |
| 1962 | Water Tiger | |
| 1963 | Water Rabbit | |
| 1964 | Wood Dragon | |
| 1965 | Wood Snake | |
| 1966 | Fire Horse | |
| 1967 | Fire Goat | |
| 1968 | Earth Monkey | |
| 1969 | Earth Rooster |
Chinese New Year 1970–1979
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Metal Dog | |
| 1971 | Metal Pig | |
| 1972 | Water Rat | |
| 1973 | Water Ox | |
| 1974 | Wood Tiger | |
| 1975 | Wood Rabbit | |
| 1976 | Fire Dragon | |
| 1977 | Fire Snake | |
| 1978 | Earth Horse | |
| 1979 | Earth Goat |
Chinese New Year 1980–1989
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Metal Monkey | |
| 1981 | Metal Rooster | |
| 1982 | Water Dog | |
| 1983 | Water Pig | |
| 1984 | Wood Rat | |
| 1985 | Wood Ox | |
| 1986 | Fire Tiger | |
| 1987 | Fire Rabbit | |
| 1988 | Earth Dragon | |
| 1989 | Earth Snake |
Chinese New Year 1990–1999
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Metal Horse | |
| 1991 | Metal Goat | |
| 1992 | Water Monkey | |
| 1993 | Water Rooster | |
| 1994 | Wood Dog | |
| 1995 | Wood Pig | |
| 1996 | Fire Rat | |
| 1997 | Fire Ox | |
| 1998 | Earth Tiger | |
| 1999 | Earth Rabbit |
Chinese New Year 2000–2009
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Metal Dragon | |
| 2001 | Metal Snake | |
| 2002 | Water Horse | |
| 2003 | Water Goat | |
| 2004 | Wood Monkey | |
| 2005 | Wood Rooster | |
| 2006 | Fire Dog | |
| 2007 | Fire Pig | |
| 2008 | Earth Rat | |
| 2009 | Earth Ox |
Chinese New Year 2010–2019
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Metal Tiger | |
| 2011 | Metal Rabbit | |
| 2012 | Water Dragon | |
| 2013 | Water Snake | |
| 2014 | Wood Horse | |
| 2015 | Wood Goat | |
| 2016 | Fire Monkey | |
| 2017 | Fire Rooster | |
| 2018 | Earth Dog | |
| 2019 | Earth Pig |
Chinese New Year 2020–2029
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Metal Rat | |
| 2021 | Metal Ox | |
| 2022 | Water Tiger | |
| 2023 | Water Rabbit | |
| 2024 | Wood Dragon | |
| 2025 | Wood Snake | |
| 2026 | Fire Horse | |
| 2027 | Fire Goat | |
| 2028 | Earth Monkey | |
| 2029 | Earth Rooster |
Chinese New Year 2030–2039
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | Metal Dog | |
| 2031 | Metal Pig | |
| 2032 | Water Rat | |
| 2033 | Water Ox | |
| 2034 | Wood Tiger | |
| 2035 | Wood Rabbit | |
| 2036 | Fire Dragon | |
| 2037 | Fire Snake | |
| 2038 | Earth Horse | |
| 2039 | Earth Goat |
Chinese New Year 2040–2049
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2040 | Metal Monkey | |
| 2041 | Metal Rooster | |
| 2042 | Water Dog | |
| 2043 | Water Pig | |
| 2044 | Wood Rat | |
| 2045 | Wood Ox | |
| 2046 | Fire Tiger | |
| 2047 | Fire Rabbit | |
| 2048 | Earth Dragon | |
| 2049 | Earth Snake |
Chinese New Year 2050–2059
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2050 | Metal Horse | |
| 2051 | Metal Goat | |
| 2052 | Water Monkey | |
| 2053 | Water Rooster | |
| 2054 | Wood Dog | |
| 2055 | Wood Pig | |
| 2056 | Fire Rat | |
| 2057 | Fire Ox | |
| 2058 | Earth Tiger | |
| 2059 | Earth Rabbit |
Chinese New Year 2060–2069
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2060 | Metal Dragon | |
| 2061 | Metal Snake | |
| 2062 | Water Horse | |
| 2063 | Water Goat | |
| 2064 | Wood Monkey | |
| 2065 | Wood Rooster | |
| 2066 | Fire Dog | |
| 2067 | Fire Pig | |
| 2068 | Earth Rat | |
| 2069 | Earth Ox |
Chinese New Year 2070–2079
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2070 | Metal Tiger | |
| 2071 | Metal Rabbit | |
| 2072 | Water Dragon | |
| 2073 | Water Snake | |
| 2074 | Wood Horse | |
| 2075 | Wood Goat | |
| 2076 | Fire Monkey | |
| 2077 | Fire Rooster | |
| 2078 | Earth Dog | |
| 2079 | Earth Pig |
Chinese New Year 2080–2089
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2080 | Metal Rat | |
| 2081 | Metal Ox | |
| 2082 | Water Tiger | |
| 2083 | Water Rabbit | |
| 2084 | Wood Dragon | |
| 2085 | Wood Snake | |
| 2086 | Fire Horse | |
| 2087 | Fire Goat | |
| 2088 | Earth Monkey | |
| 2089 | Earth Rooster |
Chinese New Year 2090–2099
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2090 | Metal Dog | |
| 2091 | Metal Pig | |
| 2092 | Water Rat | |
| 2093 | Water Ox | |
| 2094 | Wood Tiger | |
| 2095 | Wood Rabbit | |
| 2096 | Fire Dragon | |
| 2097 | Fire Snake | |
| 2098 | Earth Horse | |
| 2099 | Earth Goat |
Chinese New Year 2100–2109
| Year | Date | Year of the |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | Metal Monkey |
Calculated from the Sun and Moon in China Standard Time (Beijing mean time before 1929) and identical to the Hong Kong Observatory’s Gregorian–Lunar calendar tables for 1901–2100. New Moon calendar · Chinese zodiac years chart.
How the date is set
The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: months start on the day of the new moon, and the year is kept in step with the seasons by adding a leap month about every three years. The eleventh month always contains the December solstice, and New Year’s Day is the start of the second month after it — or the third, when a leap month falls in between. That is why the date moves between 21 January and 20 February.
Questions and answers
How is the date of Chinese New Year calculated?
It is the day of the second new moon after the December solstice (the third when a leap month falls in between), counted in China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Is Chinese New Year the same as Lunar New Year?
In most years yes: Lunar New Year is the name used across East and Southeast Asia. Vietnam’s Tết usually falls on the same day, but because Vietnam uses UTC+7 it is occasionally a day earlier, as in 2007.
When is Chinese New Year 2027?
On Saturday 6 February 2027, starting the Year of the Fire Goat.