Chinese New Year Calendar / Chinese Near Year Date
Chinese New Year arrives at the first day of a year in Chinese Lunar Calendar, usually somewhere between January and February in Western calendar. Chinese calendar is based on a cycle of 10 Heavenly Stems and a cycle of 12 Earthly Branches. Each year is named by a pair of one stem and one branch called a Stem-Branch. The Earthly Branches are associated with the twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac Animals.
Zodiac Animal |
Dates of Chinese New Year |
| Rat (Mouse) |
1996 2008 2020 2032 2044 |
| Ox (Cow) |
1997 2009 2021 2033 2045 |
| Tiger |
1998 2010 2022 2034 2046 |
| Rabbit |
1999 2011 2023 2035 2047 |
| Dragon |
2000 2012 2024 2036 2048 |
| Snake |
2001 2013 2025 2037 2049 |
| Horse |
2002 2014 2026 2038 2050 |
| Sheep (Goat) |
2003 2015 2027 2039 2051 |
| Monkey |
2004 2016 2028 2040 2052 |
| Rooster |
2005 2017 2029 2041 2053 |
| Dog |
2006 2018 2030 2042 2054 |
| Pig (Boar) |
2007 2019 2031 2043 2055 |
Chinese New Year Calendar of the coming years.
Chinese New Year 2007 is the year of Pig or DingHai. The New Year's day falls on February 18, 2007.
Chinese New Year 2008 is the year of Rat or Wuzi. The New Year's day falls on February 8, 2008.
Chinese New Year 2009 is the year of Ox or Yichou. The New Year's day falls on January 26, 2009.
Chinese New Year 2010 is the year of Tiger or Gengyin. The New Year's day falls on February 14, 2010.
Chinese New Year 2011 is the year of Rabbit or Xinmao. The New Year's day falls on February 3, 2011.
Chinese New Year 2012 is the year of Dragon or Renchen. The New Year's day falls on January 23, 2012.
Chinese New Year 2013 is the year of Snake or Guisi. The New Year's day falls on February 10, 2013.
Chinese New Year 2014 is the year of Horse or Jiawu. The New Year's day falls on January 31, 2014.
Chinese New Year 2015 is the year of Sheep or Yiwei. The New Year's day falls on February 18, 2015. |
