You see, Chinese calendar is actually a combination of the lunar and solar calendars.

The first date is the new year for the lunar calendar. It is known as Chunjie 春节. It is easy to know when is the beginning of Chinese lunar new year - it is the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This date varies from year to year.

The second date is the new year for the solar calendar. The solar date however is quite fixed. It is on the 4th of February (Gregorian calendar) every year.

Alright, let's see when Chinese lunar new year is for the years 2011 to 2020. You can also see which animal zodiac is in that Chinese year.

2011 - 3 February (辛卯 Yin Metal Rabbit)

2012 - 23 January (壬辰 Yang Water Dragon)

2013 - 10 February (癸巳 Yin Water Snake)

2014 - 31 January (甲午 Yang Wood Horse)

2015 - 19 February (乙未 Yin Wood Goat)

2016 - 8 February (丙申 Yang Fire Monkey)

2017 - 28 January (丁酉 Yin Fire Rooster)

2018 - 16 February (戊戌 Yang Earth Dog)

2019 - 5 February (己亥 Yin Earth Pig)

2020 - 25 January (庚子 Yang Metal Rat)

If you happen to be on this page around the New Year, I wish you and your family a very happy Chinese Lunar New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜发财.

Learn more:

Chinese Zodiac Calendar - Learn how to set up Chinese zodiac calendar in Microsoft Outlook. You can set up the Chinese lunar calendar too.