Lunar New Year 1998 falls on Wednesday, January 28 and starts the Year of the Tiger. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Month | January 28 | Wednesday | wu-yin |
| Second Month | February 27 | Friday | wu-yin |
| Third Month | March 28 | Saturday | wu-yin |
| Fourth Month | April 26 | Sunday | wu-yin |
| Fifth Month | May 26 | Tuesday | wu-yin |
| Leap Fifth Month | June 24 | Wednesday | wu-yin |
| Sixth Month | July 23 | Thursday | wu-yin |
| Seventh Month | August 22 | Saturday | wu-yin |
| Eighth Month | September 21 | Monday | wu-yin |
| Ninth Month | October 20 | Tuesday | wu-yin |
| Tenth Month | November 19 | Thursday | wu-yin |
| Eleventh Month | December 19 | Saturday | wu-yin |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year |
| Feb 11 | Wednesday | Lantern Festival |
| May 30 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Oct 5 | Monday | 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 1998 falls on Wednesday, January 28, the start of the Year of the Tiger.
1998 is the Year of the Tiger from Wednesday, January 28; 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.