Lunar New Year 2019 falls on Tuesday, February 5 and starts the Year of the Pig. Each lunar month begins on the day of the new moon in Beijing.
Chinese months beginning in 2019
The Gregorian date each month of the chinese calendar begins.
Month
Begins
Day
Chinese year
Twelfth Month
January 6
Sunday
wu-xu
First Month
February 5
Tuesday
ji-hai
Second Month
March 7
Thursday
ji-hai
Third Month
April 5
Friday
ji-hai
Fourth Month
May 5
Sunday
ji-hai
Fifth Month
June 3
Monday
ji-hai
Sixth Month
July 3
Wednesday
ji-hai
Seventh Month
August 1
Thursday
ji-hai
Eighth Month
August 30
Friday
ji-hai
Ninth Month
September 29
Sunday
ji-hai
Tenth Month
October 28
Monday
ji-hai
Eleventh Month
November 26
Tuesday
ji-hai
Twelfth Month
December 26
Thursday
ji-hai
Chinese holidays in 2019
Date
Day
Holiday
Feb 5
Tuesday
Lunar New Year
Feb 19
Tuesday
Lantern Festival
Jun 7
Friday
Dragon Boat Festival
Sep 13
Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival
About the chinese calendar
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.
Printable 2019 calendar with Chinese dates
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Questions and answers
When is Chinese New Year 2019?
Chinese New Year 2019 falls on Tuesday, February 5, the start of the Year of the Pig.
What is the Chinese zodiac animal for 2019?
2019 is the Year of the Pig from Tuesday, February 5; dates before Lunar New Year belong to the previous animal year.
How long is a Chinese lunar month?
A lunar month has 29 or 30 days, from one new moon to the next.