Chinese New Year 2022
1 February 2022 · Tuesday · Year of the Tiger (壬寅)
- New Year’s Day
- 1 February 2022Tuesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 31 January 2022Monday · 辛丑年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Ren Yin壬寅 · Tiger
- Nayin (year fate)
- Gold Leafthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 355 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 2022
- 4 February 202204:50 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2022 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 1 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 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 | 10 Feb 2024 | Saturday | 9 Feb | Loong 甲辰 | 354 | — |
| 2025 | 29 Jan 2025 | Wednesday | 28 Jan | Snake 乙巳 | 384 | 6 |