Chinese ( Japanese) New Year

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Chinese New Year start dates from 1925 to 2043 and their corresponding animals, elements, colors.

Calendar 1925-2043

The start date of the Chinese New Year is calculated according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar and falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. It is one of the most important holidays in many countries of Southeast Asia and is celebrated on a grand scale.

Click on the year number in the table below to view a detailed eastern horoscope of the zodiac animal for this year.

Year according to the Gregorian calendar	Year according to the Chinese calendar	Beginning of the Chinese year	Zodiac animal of the year	Element of the year	Color of the year
1925	4623	24 January	Bull	Wood	Green
1926	4624	13 February	Tiger	Fire	Red
1927	4625	10 February	Rabbit	Fire	Red
1928	4626	23 January	Dragon	Earth	Brown
1929	4627	10 February	Snake	Earth	Brown
1930	4628	29 January	Horse	Metal	White
1931	4629	17 February	Sheep	Metal	White
1932	4630	06 February	Monkey	Water	Black
1933	4631	26 January	Rooster	Water	Black
1934	4632	14 February	Dog	Wood	Green
1935	4633	04 February	Boar (pig)	Wood	Green
1936	4634	24 January	Rat	Fire	Red
1937	4635	11 February	Bull	Fire	Red
1938	4636	31 January	Tiger	Earth	Brown
1939	4637	19 February	Rabbit	Earth	Brown
1940	4638	08 February	Dragon	Metal	White
1941	4639	27 January	Snake	Metal	White
1942	4640	15 February	Horse	Water	Black
1943	4641	05 February	Sheep	Water	Black
1944	4642	25 January	Monkey	Wood	Green
1945	4643	13 February	Rooster	Wood	Green
1946	4644	02 February	Dog	Fire	Red
1947	4645	22 January	Boar (pig)	Fire	Red
1948	4646	10 February	Rat	Earth	Brown
1949	4647	29 January	Bull	Earth	Brown
1950	4648	17 February	Tiger	Metal	White
1951	4649	06 February	Rabbit	Metal	White
1952	4650	27 January	Dragon	Water	Black
1953	4651	14 February	Snake	Water	Black
1954	4652	03 February	Horse	Wood	Green
1955	4653	24 January	Sheep	Wood	Green
1956	4654	12 February	Monkey	Fire	Red
1957	4655	31 January	Rooster	Fire	Red
1958	4656	18 February	Dog	Earth	Brown
1959	4657	08 February	Boar (pig)	Earth	Brown
1960	4658	28 January	Rat	Metal	White
1961	4659	15 February	Bull	Metal	White
1962	4660	05 February	Tiger	Water	Black
1963	4661	25 January	Rabbit	Water	Black
1964	4662	13 February	Dragon	Wood	Green
1965	4663	02 February	Snake	Wood	Green
1966	4664	21 January	Horse	Fire	Red
1967	4665	09 February	Sheep	Fire	Red
1968	4666	30 January	Monkey	Earth	Brown
1969	4667	17 February	Rooster	Earth	Brown
1970	4668	06 February	Dog	Metal	White
1971	4669	27 January	Boar (pig)	Metal	White
1972	4670	15 February	Rat	Water	Black
1973	4671	03 February	Bull	Water	Black
1974	4672	23 January	Tiger	Wood	Green
1975	4673	11 February	Rabbit	Wood	Green
1976	4674	31 January	Dragon	Fire	Red
1977	4675	18 February	Snake	Fire	Red
1978	4676	07 February	Horse	Earth	Brown
1979	4677	28 January	Sheep	Earth	Brown
1980	4678	16 February	Monkey	Metal	White
1981	4679	05 February	Rooster	Metal	White
1982	4680	25 January	Dog	Water	Black
1983	4681	13 February	Boar (pig)	Water	Black
1984	4682	02 February	Rat	Wood	Green
1985	4683	20 February	Bull	Wood	Green
1986	4684	09 February	Tiger	Fire	Red
1987	4685	29 January	Rabbit	Fire	Red
1988	4686	17 February	Dragon	Earth	Brown
1989	4687	06 February	Snake	Earth	Brown
1990	4688	27 January	Horse	Metal	White
1991	4689	15 February	Sheep	Metal	White
1992	4690	04 February	Monkey	Water	Black
1993	4691	23 January	Rooster	Water	Black
1994	4692	10 February	Dog	Wood	Green
1995	4693	31 January	Boar (pig)	Wood	Green
1996	4694	19 February	Rat	Fire	Red
1997	4695	07 February	Bull	Fire	Red
1998	4696	27 January	Tiger	Earth	Brown
1999	4697	16 February	Rabbit	Earth	Brown
2000	4698	05 February	Dragon	Metal	White
2001	4699	24 January	Snake	Metal	White
2002	4700	12 February	Horse	Water	Black
2003	4701	01 February	Sheep	Water	Black
2004	4702	22 January	Monkey	Wood	Green
2005	4703	09 February	Rooster	Wood	Green
2006	4704	29 January	Dog	Fire	Red
2007	4705	18 February	Boar (pig)	Fire	Red
2008	4706	07 February	Rat	Earth	Brown
2009	4707	26 January	Bull	Earth	Brown
2010	4708	14 February	Tiger	Metal	White
2011	4709	03 February	Rabbit	Metal	White
2012	4710	23 January	Dragon	Water	Black
2013	4711	10 February	Snake	Water	Black
2014	4712	31 January	Horse	Wood	Green
2015	4713	19 February	Sheep	Wood	Green
2016	4714	09 February	Monkey	Fire	Red
2017	4715	28 January	Rooster	Fire	Red
2018	4716	16 February	Dog	Earth	Brown
2019	4717	05 February	Boar (pig)	Earth	Brown
2020	4718	25 January	Rat	Metal	White
2021	4719	12 February	Bull	Metal	White
2022	4720	01 February	Tiger	Water	Black
2023	4721	22 January	Rabbit	Water	Black
2024	4722	10 February	Dragon	Wood	Green
2025	4723	29 January	Snake	Wood	Green
2026	4724	17 February	Horse	Fire	Red
2027	4725	06 February	Sheep	Fire	Red
2028	4726	26 January	Monkey	Earth	Brown
2029	4727	13 February	Rooster	Earth	Brown
2030	4728	03 February	Dog	Metal	White
2031	4729	23 January	Boar (pig)	Metal	White
2032	4730	11 February	Rat	Water	Black
2033	4731	31 January	Bull	Water	Black
2034	4732	19 February	Tiger	Wood	Green
2035	4733	08 February	Rabbit	Wood	Green
2036	4734	28 January	Dragon	Fire	Red
2037	4735	15 February	Snake	Fire	Red
2038	4736	04 February	Horse	Earth	Brown
2039	4737	24 January	Sheep	Earth	Brown
2040	4738	12 February	Monkey	Metal	White
2041	4739	01 February	Rooster	Metal	White
2042	4740	22 January	Dog	Water	Black
2043	4741	10 February	Boar (pig)	Water	Black

Sometimes instead of Green they say Blue, and instead of Brown they say Yellow.

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