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Lunar New Year dates

The Gregorian date of the first day of the first lunar month, transcribed from the Hong Kong Observatory (1996–2035). Dates only — no parades, fairs, or flights.

This year and the next

On Hong Kong time, this is the Year of the Horse. Lunar New Year’s Day that year was 17 February 2026 (Tuesday).

The next Lunar New Year’s Day is 6 February 2027 (Year of the Goat, Saturday).

Lunar New Year’s Day by year

YearNew Year’s DayWeekdayZodiac
199619 February 1996MondayRat
19977 February 1997FridayOx
199828 January 1998WednesdayTiger
199916 February 1999TuesdayRabbit
20005 February 2000SaturdayDragon
200124 January 2001WednesdaySnake
200212 February 2002TuesdayHorse
20031 February 2003SaturdayGoat
200422 January 2004ThursdayMonkey
20059 February 2005WednesdayRooster
200629 January 2006SundayDog
200718 February 2007SundayPig
20087 February 2008ThursdayRat
200926 January 2009MondayOx
201014 February 2010SundayTiger
20113 February 2011ThursdayRabbit
201223 January 2012MondayDragon
201310 February 2013SundaySnake
201431 January 2014FridayHorse
201519 February 2015ThursdayGoat
20168 February 2016MondayMonkey
201728 January 2017SaturdayRooster
201816 February 2018FridayDog
20195 February 2019TuesdayPig
202025 January 2020SaturdayRat
202112 February 2021FridayOx
20221 February 2022TuesdayTiger
202322 January 2023SundayRabbit
202410 February 2024SaturdayDragon
202529 January 2025WednesdaySnake
2026 current17 February 2026TuesdayHorse
20276 February 2027SaturdayGoat
202826 January 2028WednesdayMonkey
202913 February 2029TuesdayRooster
20303 February 2030SundayDog
203123 January 2031ThursdayPig
203211 February 2032WednesdayRat
203331 January 2033MondayOx
203419 February 2034SundayTiger
20358 February 2035ThursdayRabbit

Chinese zodiac names are the everyday ones. The Observatory’s English label for the Rat is Mouse. These dates are transcribed, not calculated here. If a new moon falls near midnight in Hong Kong, another almanac can differ by one day. Hong Kong Observatory conversion table

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