Lunar New Year 1996 falls on Monday, February 19 and starts the Year of the Rat. Each lunar month begins on the day of the new moon in Beijing.
The Gregorian date each month of the chinese calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Chinese year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Month | January 20 | Saturday | yi-hai |
| First Month | February 19 | Monday | bing-zi |
| Second Month | March 19 | Tuesday | bing-zi |
| Third Month | April 18 | Thursday | bing-zi |
| Fourth Month | May 17 | Friday | bing-zi |
| Fifth Month | June 16 | Sunday | bing-zi |
| Sixth Month | July 16 | Tuesday | bing-zi |
| Seventh Month | August 14 | Wednesday | bing-zi |
| Eighth Month | September 13 | Friday | bing-zi |
| Ninth Month | October 12 | Saturday | bing-zi |
| Tenth Month | November 11 | Monday | bing-zi |
| Eleventh Month | December 11 | Wednesday | bing-zi |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 | Monday | Lunar New Year |
| Mar 4 | Monday | Lantern Festival |
| Jun 20 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sep 27 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: each month starts on the day of the new moon, and a leap month is added about every three years to keep the calendar in step with the seasons. Lunar New Year falls between January 21 and February 20.
Each year has one of twelve zodiac animals and one of five elements, giving a 60-year cycle. The festivals below follow the lunar dates: the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first month, the Dragon Boat Festival on the 5th of the fifth, and the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th of the eighth.
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Chinese New Year 1996 falls on Monday, February 19, the start of the Year of the Rat.
1996 is the Year of the Rat from Monday, February 19; dates before Lunar New Year belong to the previous animal year.
A lunar month has 29 or 30 days, from one new moon to the next.