Lunar New Year 2020 falls on Saturday, January 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Month | January 25 | Saturday | geng-zi |
| Second Month | February 23 | Sunday | geng-zi |
| Third Month | March 24 | Tuesday | geng-zi |
| Fourth Month | April 23 | Thursday | geng-zi |
| Leap Fourth Month | May 23 | Saturday | geng-zi |
| Fifth Month | June 21 | Sunday | geng-zi |
| Sixth Month | July 21 | Tuesday | geng-zi |
| Seventh Month | August 19 | Wednesday | geng-zi |
| Eighth Month | September 17 | Thursday | geng-zi |
| Ninth Month | October 17 | Saturday | geng-zi |
| Tenth Month | November 15 | Sunday | geng-zi |
| Eleventh Month | December 15 | Tuesday | geng-zi |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | Saturday | Lunar New Year |
| Feb 8 | Saturday | Lantern Festival |
| Jun 25 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Oct 1 | Thursday | 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 2020 falls on Saturday, January 25, the start of the Year of the Rat.
2020 is the Year of the Rat from Saturday, January 25; 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.