Chinese New Year 2015
19 February 2015 · Thursday · Year of the Goat (乙未)
- New Year’s Day
- 19 February 2015Thursday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 18 February 2015Wednesday · 甲午年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Yi Wei乙未 · Goat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold in the Sandthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 2015
- 4 February 201511:58 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2015 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 19 February by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 2015
The date drifts across a 21-day window, from 21 January to 20 February.
| Year | New Year’s Day | Weekday | Eve | Zodiac | Days | Leap month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 Jan 2012 | Monday | 22 Jan | Loong 壬辰 | 384 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 Feb 2013 | Sunday | 9 Feb | Snake 癸巳 | 355 | — |
| 2014 | 31 Jan 2014 | Friday | 30 Jan | Horse 甲午 | 384 | 9 |
| 2015 | 19 Feb 2015 | Thursday | 18 Feb | Goat 乙未 | 354 | — |
| 2016 | 8 Feb 2016 | Monday | 7 Feb | Monkey 丙申 | 355 | — |
| 2017 | 28 Jan 2017 | Saturday | 27 Jan | Rooster 丁酉 | 384 | 6 |
| 2018 | 16 Feb 2018 | Friday | 15 Feb | Dog 戊戌 | 354 | — |