Lunar New Year 2004 falls on Thursday, January 22 and starts the Year of the Monkey. 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 22 | Thursday | jia-shen |
| Second Month | February 20 | Friday | jia-shen |
| Leap Second Month | March 21 | Sunday | jia-shen |
| Third Month | April 19 | Monday | jia-shen |
| Fourth Month | May 19 | Wednesday | jia-shen |
| Fifth Month | June 18 | Friday | jia-shen |
| Sixth Month | July 17 | Saturday | jia-shen |
| Seventh Month | August 16 | Monday | jia-shen |
| Eighth Month | September 14 | Tuesday | jia-shen |
| Ninth Month | October 14 | Thursday | jia-shen |
| Tenth Month | November 12 | Friday | jia-shen |
| Eleventh Month | December 12 | Sunday | jia-shen |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Thursday | Lunar New Year |
| Feb 5 | Thursday | Lantern Festival |
| Jun 22 | Tuesday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sep 28 | Tuesday | 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 2004 falls on Thursday, January 22, the start of the Year of the Monkey.
2004 is the Year of the Monkey from Thursday, January 22; 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.