Lunar Calendar 2020 Chinese New Year

Chinese new year officially begins this year on the 25th day of the 12th lunar month of the chinese calendar.

Lunar calendar 2020 chinese new year.

Chinese calendar 2020 is year of the rat from january 25 2020 to february 11 2021. The 2020 chinese new year kicks off the year of the rat according to the chinese zodiac. 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. The lunar calendar is also associated with 12 animal signs in chinese zodiac so every 12 years is regarded as a cycle.

The lunisolar chinese calendar determines the date of lunar new year. Every lunar year has a name combined by 1 heavenly stem and 1 earthly branch. Chinese new year is the first day of the new year in the chinese lunisolar calendar chinese traditional calendar. Chinese calendar combines solar lunar and 60 stem branch counting systems.

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. Chinese new year for the year 2020 is celebrated observed on saturday january 25. 2021 is a year of the ox while 2022 turns to be a year of the tiger. 12 th day of 8 th month year of the rat.

This year the animal sign is the rat. When every lunar new year comes the heavenly stems and earthly branches turn to next one and combine a new name. And it has a 60 year cycle. 2021 is the year of the ox and the chinese new year 2021 falls on february 12.

Chinese new year 2020 animal sign is the white rat. Chinese new year calendar 1930 2030. The calendar provides lunar dates holidays auspicious dates. Today s lunar date.