A live countdown to Chinese New Year — it falls on the new-moon start of the Chinese lunar year, in late January or February. See the days remaining plus a running hours, minutes and seconds timer, free and entirely in your browser.
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Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, which places it between 21 January and 20 February each year.
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How many days until Chinese New Year?
Chinese New Year falls on the new-moon start of the Chinese lunar year, in late January or February, so the countdown above rolls over to next year automatically the moment this year's Chinese New Year passes — it will never show a negative number.
The big number is the count of whole days from today until Chinese New Year. The live timer beneath it ticks down the remaining hours, minutes and seconds in your local time zone, so it stays accurate wherever you are.
How the date is worked out
Chinese New Year follows the lunisolar calendar, falling on the new moon between about January 21 and February 20 — so it shifts by roughly three weeks each year. The dates are drawn from a fixed table rather than a simple rule.
Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, which places it between 21 January and 20 February each year. The counter at the top of the page shows the exact number of days until the next Chinese New Year, updated live. Below it, a timer counts down the remaining hours, minutes and seconds.
What day of the week is Chinese New Year this year?
Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, which places it between 21 January and 20 February each year. The weekday therefore changes from year to year. The date line under the headline shows the full weekday and date of the upcoming Chinese New Year, calculated automatically from your device clock.
Does the countdown reset after Chinese New Year?
The Chinese New Year countdown resets automatically. As soon as Chinese New Year has passed, the timer switches to next year's date, so the figure on screen is always the time until the next Chinese New Year. It never counts up and never shows a negative number, and the year label beside the headline updates to the new target year.
Why does the date of Chinese New Year move every year?
Chinese New Year follows a lunisolar calendar rather than the Gregorian one, so its Gregorian date changes annually. It begins on the second new moon after the winter solstice, which confines it to the window between 21 January and 20 February. Each year is paired with one of the twelve zodiac animals, cycling through rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. The festival, also called the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, runs about 15 days and closes with the Lantern Festival.