Chinese New Year 2024
10 February 2024 · Saturday · Year of the Loong (甲辰)
- New Year’s Day
- 10 February 2024Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 9 February 2024Friday · 癸卯年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Jia Chen甲辰 · Loong
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire of the Lanternthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 354 daysno leap month
- Start of Spring 2024
- 4 February 202416:27 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2024 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 10 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 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026 | 17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | 16 Feb | Horse 丙午 | 354 | — |
| 2027 | 6 Feb 2027 | Saturday | 5 Feb | Goat 丁未 | 354 | — |