Lunar Calendar 2020 Chinese New Year

Chinese calendar 2020 is year of the rat from january 25 2020 to february 11 2021.

Lunar calendar 2020 chinese new year.

This year the animal sign is the rat. For example 2020 is geng zi year and 2021 is xin chou year. The 2020 chinese new year kicks off the year of the rat according to the chinese zodiac. The lunar calendar is also associated with 12 animal signs in chinese zodiac so every 12 years is regarded as a cycle.

And it has a 60 year cycle. Chinese new year is the first day of the new year in the chinese lunisolar calendar chinese traditional calendar. The lunisolar chinese calendar determines the date of lunar new year. The 60 stem branch calendar uses the names of yin yang five elements metal water wood fire and earth and 12 animals to rank the sequences.

Starting january 25 2020 it is the year of the rat as per the chinese calendar. 2021 is a year of the ox while 2022 turns to be a year of the tiger. Today s lunar date. Chinese calendar combines solar lunar and 60 stem branch counting systems.

Chinese new year officially begins this year on the 25th day of the 12th lunar month of the chinese calendar. 2021 is the year of the ox and the chinese new year 2021 falls on february 12. The calendar provides lunar dates holidays auspicious dates. The calendar is also used in countries that have been influenced by or have relations with china such as korea japan and vietnam though occasionally the date celebrated may differ by one day or even one moon cycle due to using a meridian based on a different capital city in a different time zone or different.

It is also known as the lunar new year or the spring festival. Chinese new year 2020 animal sign is the white rat. When every lunar new year comes the heavenly stems and earthly branches turn to next one and combine a new name. Chinese new year for the year 2020 is celebrated observed on saturday january 25.