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Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) 2024: Calendar & Horoscope

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Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) 2024: Calendar & Horoscope

Written by CindyUpdated Jan. 26, 2024

Chinese New Year 2024 will fall on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, starting a year of the Wood Dragon. As a public holiday, Chinese people will get 8 days off from work from February 10th to February 17th in 2024.

What is the Chinese New Year 2024 Animal? — Wood Dragon

Chinese zodiac years

The Chinese zodiac gives each year an animal sign.

Chinese New Year 2024 is a Year of the Dragon, more specifically, Wood Dragon, starting from February 10th, 2024, and lasting until January 28th, 2025.

Recent/upcoming years of the Dragon are 2024, 2012, 2000, and 1988. If you were born in one of the above years, then you are a Dragon. You will experience your zodiac birth sign year (benmingnian) in 2024, which is considered bad luck. Read more on How to Make Good Luck in Your Zodiac Year (Benmingnian) Easily.

The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

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You can use our free Chinese zodiac sign calculator tool below to find your zodiac animal sign and check your horoscope in 2024 on our page Year of the Dragon 2024: Meaning, Predictions for 12 Signs.

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Choose your date of birth and find out about your Chinese zodiac sign.

Find Your Zodiac Sign

Is 2024 Lucky for You? — Chinese Horoscope 2024 for 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

2024 is a year of the Dragon. According to Chinese zodiac predictions, the luckiest zodiac signs in 2024 are Monkeys, Roosters, and Pigs. Following closely behind are Tigers, Rabbits, Snakes, Monkeys, Roosters, and Dogs. However, if you're born in the Year of the Rat, Ox, Dragon, Horse, Goat, or Dog, you might need to brace yourself for various challenges and make more effort than in 2023 to achieve your goals.. For more insights, we present the fortunes of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs below.

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Click the picture below to check each animal sign's horoscope in 2024:

rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig

Why Does Chinese New Year Date Change Every Year?

The date is decided by the Chinese Lunar Calendar, which is based on the cycles of the moon and sun and is generally 21–51 days behind the Gregorian (internationally-used) calendar.

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The date of Chinese New Year changes every year, but it always falls between January 21st and February 20th. The day of Chinese New Year is a new moon day, usually the second after the winter solstice.

How Long is the Chinese New Year Holiday?

China's public holiday for Lunar New Year is 8 days, from Chinese New Year to the 8th day of the lunar calendar new year.

Offices, banks, factories, shops, and most non-essential services will close doors for a week's holiday. Hotels and large retail outlets stay open and may even be busier than usual! School holidays are four weeks long and migrant workers abandon their factory and construction jobs for weeks to return home.

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Taiwan enjoys a 7-holiday from February 8 to 14 in 2024. Hong Kong residents have a 4-day holiday from February 10th to 13th, 2024. Macau residents have a 6-day holiday from February 9th to 14th, 2024.

Holidays in other Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines usually are 1 to 3 days.

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How Long is Chinese New Year 2024?

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Celebrations of Chinese New Year traditionally last for 16 days, starting from Chinese New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival. The most notable dates of the Lunar New Year 2024 are these three days:

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Chinese New Year's Eve on February 9th, 2024

Chinese New Year's Day on February 10th, 2024

The Lantern Festival on February 24th, 2024

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Each day of the 16-day long festival has a name, and usually an assigned purpose or meaning. Below is a table of all the important dates and their meanings.

Solar Date (2024) Lunar Date Title Purpose / Meaning

Feb. 9th 12th month, 30th day

除夕 (Chúxì) New Year's Eve

(除夕 Chúxì) The most important celebration, includes the family reunion dinner, and staying up until midnight.

Feb. 10th 1st month, 1st day

初一 (Chūyī) New Year's Day

初一 (Chūyī) A day for visiting/greeting family and relatives, giving presents, and visiting ancestors' graves.

Feb. 11th 1st month, 2nd day

初二 (Chū'èr) In-Law's Day

(迎婿日 Yíngxùrì, or

开年 Kāinián) Married women visit their parents with their husbands and children.

Feb. 12th 1st month, 3rd day

初三 (Chūsān) Day of the Rat

(鼠日 Shǔrì) An ominous day, common to stay at home and rest with family, play games.

Feb. 13th 1st month, 4th day

初四 (Chūsì) Day of the Sheep

(羊日 Yángrì) An auspicious day, for prayer and giving offerings, or going to temples or fortune-tellers.

Feb. 14th 1st month, 5th day

初五 (Chūwǔ) Break Five

(破五 Pòwǔ) Commonly accepted as the day when taboos (from previous days) can be broken.

Feb. 15th 1st month, 6th day

初六 (Chūliù) Day of the Horse

(马日 Mǎrì) Believed to be the best day to get rid of old, unwanted things. Also an acceptable day to resume labor.

Feb. 16th 1st month, 7th day

初七 (Chūqī) Day of Mankind

(人日 Rénrì) Believed to be the day people were created. Encouraged to spend out in nature.

Feb. 17th 1st month, 8th day

初八 (Chūbā) Day of the Grain

(谷日节 Gǔrìjié) Good weather on this day will symbolize good crops for the year. Many families will have a second 'mini' reunion dinner.

Feb, 18th 1st month, 9th day

初九 (Chūjiǔ) Providence Health

(天公生 Tiāngōngshēng) The 'Jade Emperor's birthday, giving offerings, lighting incense, and setting off firecrackers.

Feb. 19th 1st month, 10th day

初十 (Chūshí) Stone Festival

(石头节 Shítoujié) The birthday of the 'god stone', similar to the previous day's rituals.

Feb. 20th 1st month, 11th day

初十一 (Chūshíyī) Son-in-Law Day

(子婿日 Zǐxùrì) Fathers are expected to 'entertain' or treat their sons-in-law on this day.

Feb. 21st – 23th 1st month, 12th – 14th day

初十二 - 初十四 (Chūshí'èr - Chūshísì) Lantern Day Preparations Preparations for the lantern festival: cooking, making lanterns, etc.

Feb. 24th 1st month, 15th day

初十五 (Chūshíwǔ) Lantern Festival

(元宵节 Yuánxiāojié) Marks the end of the festival. Lanterns are lit and hung or flown, people watch dragon dances in the streets, and children answer lantern riddles.

Chinese New Year Dates in 2024, 2025...

This table below shows you when Lunar New Year is celebrated from 2024 to 2034 and what the animal signs are for each Chinese zodiac year.

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Year Date of Chinese New Year Chinese New Year Holiday Animal Sign

2024 Saturday, Feb.10 Feb. 10-17 Dragon

2025 Wednesday, Jan.29 Jan. 28 to Feb. 3 Snake

2026 Tuesday, Feb.17 Feb. 16-22 Horse

2027 Saturday, Feb.6 Feb. 5-11 Goat

2028 Wednesday, Jan.26 Jan. 25-31 Monkey

2029 Tuesday, Feb.13 Feb. 12-18 Rooster

2030 Sunday, Feb.3 Feb. 2-8 Dog

2031 Thursday, Jan.23 Jan. 22-28 Pig

2032 Wednesday, Feb.11 Feb. 10-16 Rat

2033 Monday, Jan.31 Jan. 30 to Feb 5 Ox

2034 Sunday, Feb. 19 Feb. 18-24 Tiger

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