Chinese New Year 2018
16 February 2018 · Friday · Year of the Dog (戊戌)
- New Year’s Day
- 16 February 2018Friday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 15 February 2018Thursday · 丁酉年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Wu Xu戊戌 · Dog
- Nayin (year fate)
- Wood on the Plainthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 2018
- 4 February 201805:28 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2018 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 16 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 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2021 | 12 Feb 2021 | Friday | 11 Feb | Ox 辛丑 | 354 | — |