Lunar New Year 2048 falls on Friday, February 14 and starts the Year of the Dragon. 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 15 | Wednesday | ding-mao |
| First Month | February 14 | Friday | wu-chen |
| Second Month | March 14 | Saturday | wu-chen |
| Third Month | April 13 | Monday | wu-chen |
| Fourth Month | May 13 | Wednesday | wu-chen |
| Fifth Month | June 11 | Thursday | wu-chen |
| Sixth Month | July 11 | Saturday | wu-chen |
| Seventh Month | August 10 | Monday | wu-chen |
| Eighth Month | September 8 | Tuesday | wu-chen |
| Ninth Month | October 8 | Thursday | wu-chen |
| Tenth Month | November 6 | Friday | wu-chen |
| Eleventh Month | December 5 | Saturday | wu-chen |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Friday | Lunar New Year |
| Feb 28 | Friday | Lantern Festival |
| Jun 15 | Monday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sep 22 | 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 2048 falls on Friday, February 14, the start of the Year of the Dragon.
2048 is the Year of the Dragon from Friday, February 14; 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.