Chinese New Year 2025
29 January 2025 · Wednesday · Year of the Snake (乙巳)
- New Year’s Day
- 29 January 2025Wednesday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 28 January 2025Tuesday · 甲辰年十二月廿九
- Sexagenary year
- Yi Si乙巳 · Snake
- Nayin (year fate)
- Fire of the Lanternthe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 6th month
- Start of Spring 2025
- 3 February 202522:10 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 2025 the zodiac changes on 3 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 29 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 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 2028 | 26 Jan 2028 | Wednesday | 25 Jan | Monkey 戊申 | 384 | 5 |