Chinese New Year 2019
5 February 2019 · Tuesday · Year of the Pig (己亥)
- New Year’s Day
- 5 February 2019Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 4 February 2019Monday · 戊戌年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Ji Hai己亥 · Pig
- 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 2019
- 4 February 201911:14 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2019 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 5 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 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 2022 | 1 Feb 2022 | Tuesday | 31 Jan | Tiger 壬寅 | 355 | — |