Chinese New Year 2020
25 January 2020 · Saturday · Year of the Rat (庚子)
- New Year’s Day
- 25 January 2020Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 24 January 2020Friday · 己亥年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Geng Zi庚子 · Rat
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth on the Wallthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 4th month
- Start of Spring 2020
- 4 February 202017:03 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2020 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 25 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 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 2023 | 22 Jan 2023 | Sunday | 21 Jan | Rabbit 癸卯 | 384 | 2 |