Chinese New Year 2017
28 January 2017 · Saturday · Year of the Rooster (丁酉)
- New Year’s Day
- 28 January 2017Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 27 January 2017Friday · 丙申年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ding You丁酉 · Rooster
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire below the Mountainthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 6th month
- Start of Spring 2017
- 3 February 201723:34 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2017 the zodiac changes on 3 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 28 January by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 2019 | 5 Feb 2019 | Tuesday | 4 Feb | Pig 己亥 | 354 | — |
| 2020 | 25 Jan 2020 | Saturday | 24 Jan | Rat 庚子 | 384 | 4 |