Lunar New Year 2026 falls on Tuesday, February 17 and starts the Year of the Horse. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Month | January 19 | Monday | yi-si |
| First Month | February 17 | Tuesday | bing-wu |
| Second Month | March 19 | Thursday | bing-wu |
| Third Month | April 17 | Friday | bing-wu |
| Fourth Month | May 17 | Sunday | bing-wu |
| Fifth Month | June 15 | Monday | bing-wu |
| Sixth Month | July 14 | Tuesday | bing-wu |
| Seventh Month | August 13 | Thursday | bing-wu |
| Eighth Month | September 11 | Friday | bing-wu |
| Ninth Month | October 10 | Saturday | bing-wu |
| Tenth Month | November 9 | Monday | bing-wu |
| Eleventh Month | December 9 | Wednesday | bing-wu |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Lantern Festival |
| Jun 19 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sep 25 | Friday | 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 2026 falls on Tuesday, February 17, the start of the Year of the Horse.
2026 is the Year of the Horse from Tuesday, February 17; 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.