Lunar New Year 2009 falls on Monday, January 26 and starts the Year of the Ox. 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 26 | Monday | ji-chou |
| Second Month | February 25 | Wednesday | ji-chou |
| Third Month | March 27 | Friday | ji-chou |
| Fourth Month | April 25 | Saturday | ji-chou |
| Fifth Month | May 24 | Sunday | ji-chou |
| Leap Fifth Month | June 23 | Tuesday | ji-chou |
| Sixth Month | July 22 | Wednesday | ji-chou |
| Seventh Month | August 20 | Thursday | ji-chou |
| Eighth Month | September 19 | Saturday | ji-chou |
| Ninth Month | October 18 | Sunday | ji-chou |
| Tenth Month | November 17 | Tuesday | ji-chou |
| Eleventh Month | December 16 | Wednesday | ji-chou |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Lunar New Year |
| Feb 9 | Monday | Lantern Festival |
| May 28 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | 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 2009 falls on Monday, January 26, the start of the Year of the Ox.
2009 is the Year of the Ox from Monday, January 26; 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.