Chinese New Year Dates for US Pacific Standard Time

The Chinese New Year is the new moon day of the first lunar month of the lunar year, according to Chinese Lunar calendar. The first lunar month is the second lunar month after the 11th lunar month that contains Winter Solstice.

The new moon day of different time zones might fall on the different day of western Gregorian calendar. China Time Zone (GMT+8) and US Pacific Standard Time (PST or GMT-8) Zone have 16 hours difference. Therefore, there are more than 50% chance that China and PST time zones have different Chinese New Year dates. You can see the differences of Chinese New Year date between China and USA time zones from the comparison chart at Chinese New Year Dates at US time Zones.

Chinese Lunar calendar uses 12 zodiac animal names, which are Rat, Cow ,Tiger ,Rabbit ,Dragon ,Snake ,Horse ,Sheep ,Monkey ,Chicken ,Dog and Pig, to name the lunar years. For more information, please read Chinese New Year Dates and Zodiac Animals  page.

The first day of the animal year is not the Chinese New Year. The first day of the animal year is the day when Sun enters ecliptic 315 degree position. This day is around February 4 of Gregorian calendar every year. This solar month is called Tiger month, which is the first month of Chinese astrology calendar.

The following Chinese New Year dates are calculated based on US Pacific Standard time zone (GMT-8), which is west longitude 120 degree time. You can see zodiac color animal names are in a cycle of 60 beginning from Green Wood Rat (1924 and 1984) and ending with Black Water Pig.

To find Chinese New Year dates for other time zones or exact New Moon Time, please or use the Chinese New Year Date Online Page.

Chinese New Year Days at US Pacific Time Zone
YearChinese New Year DayZodiac Color Animal SignFirst Day of Animal Year
1900January 30, 19001900 White Metal Rat YearFebruary 3, 1900
1901February 18, 19011901 White Metal Cow YearFebruary 4, 1901
1902February 8, 19021902 Black Water Tiger YearFebruary 4, 1902
1903January 28, 19031903 Black Water Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1903
1904February 16, 19041904 Green Wood Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1904
1905February 4, 19051905 Green Wood Snake YearFebruary 4, 1905
1906January 24, 19061906 Red Fire Horse YearFebruary 4, 1906
1907February 12, 19071907 Red Fire Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1907
1908February 2, 19081908 Brown Earth Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1908
1909January 21, 19091909 Brown Earth Chicken YearFebruary 4, 1909
1910February 9, 19101910 White Metal Dog YearFebruary 4, 1910
1911January 30, 19111911 White Metal Pig YearFebruary 4, 1911
1912February 17, 19121912 Black Water Rat YearFebruary 4, 1912
1913February 5, 19131913 Black Water Cow YearFebruary 4, 1913
1914January 25 19141914 Green Wood Tiger YearFebruary 4, 1914
1915February 13, 19151915 Green Wood Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1915
1916February 3, 19161916 Red Fire Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1916
1917January 22, 19171917 Red Fire Snake YearFebruary 4, 1917
1918February 11, 19181918 Brown Earth Horse YearFebruary 4, 1918
1919January 31, 19191919 Brown Earth Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1919
1920February 19, 19201920 White Metal Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1920
1921February 7, 19211921 White Metal Chicken YearFebruary 4, 1921
1922January 27, 19221922 Black Water Dog YearFebruary 4, 1922
1923February 15, 19231923 Black Water Pig YearFebruary 4, 1923
1924February 4, 19241924 Green Wood Rat YearFebruary 4, 1924
1925January 24, 19251925 Green Wood Cow YearFebruary 3, 1925
1926February 12, 19261926 Red Fire Tiger YearFebruary 4, 1926
1927February 2, 19271927 Red Fire Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1927
1928January 22, 19281928 Brown Earth Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1928
1929February 9, 19291929 Brown Earth Snake YearFebruary 3, 1929
1930January 29, 19301930 White Metal Horse YearFebruary 4, 1930
1931February 17, 19311931 White Metal Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1931
1932February 6, 19321932 Black Water Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1932
1933January 25, 19331933 Black Water Chicken YearFebruary 3, 1933
1934February 13, 19341934 Green Wood Dog YearFebruary 4, 1934
1935February 3, 19351935 Green Wood Pig YearFebruary 4, 1935
1936January 23, 19361936 Red Fire Rat YearFebruary 4, 1936
1937February 10, 19371937 Red Fire Cow YearFebruary 3, 1937
1938January 31, 19381938 Brown Earth Tiger YearFebruary 4, 1938
1939February 19, 19391939 Brown Earth Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1939
1940February 7, 19401940 White Metal Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1940
1941January 27, 19411941 White Metal Snake YearFebruary 3, 1941
1942February 15, 19421942 Black Water Horse YearFebruary 4, 1942
1943February 4, 19431943 Black Water Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1943
1944January 25, 19441944 Green Wood Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1944
1945February 12, 19451945 Green Wood Chicken YearFebruary 3, 1945
1946February 1, 19461946 Red Fire Dog YearFebruary 4, 1946
1947January 22, 19471947 Red Fire Pig YearFebruary 4, 1947
1948February 9, 19481948 Brown Earth Rat YearFebruary 4, 1948
1949January 28, 19491949 Brown Earth Cow YearFebruary 3, 1949
1950February 16, 19501950 White Metal Tiger YearFebruary 4, 1950
1951February 5, 19511951 White Metal Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1951
1952January 26, 19521952 Black Water Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1952
1953February 13, 19531953 Black Water Snake YearFebruary 3, 1953
1954February 3, 19541954 Green Wood Horse YearFebruary 4, 1954
1955January 23, 19551955 Green Wood Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1955
1956February 11, 19561956 Red Fire Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1956
1957January 30, 19571957 Red Fire Chicken YearFebruary 3, 1957
1958February 18, 19581958 Brown Earth Dog YearFebruary 3, 1958
1959February 7, 19591959 Brown Earth Pig YearFebruary 4, 1959
1960January 27, 19601960 White Metal Rat YearFebruary 4, 1960
1961February 15, 19611961 White Metal Cow YearFebruary 3, 1961
1962February 4, 19621962 Black Water Tiger YearFebruary 3, 1962
1963January 25, 19631963 Black Water Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1963
1964February 13, 19641964 Green Wood Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1964
1965February 1, 19651965 Green Wood Snake YearFebruary 3, 1965
1966January 21, 19661966 Red Fire Horse YearFebruary 3, 1966
1967February 9, 19671967 Red Fire Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1967
1968January 29, 19681968 Brown Earth Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1968
1969February 16, 19691969 Brown Earth Chicken YearFebruary 3, 1969
1970February 5, 19701970 White Metal Dog YearFebruary 3, 1970
1971January 26, 19711971 White Metal Pig YearFebruary 4, 1971
1972February 14, 19721972 Black Water Rat YearFebruary 4, 1972
1973February 3, 19731973 Black Water Cow YearFebruary 3, 1973
1974January 23, 19741974 Green Wood Tiger YearFebruary 3, 1974
1975February 10, 19751975 Green Wood Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1975
1976January 30, 19761976 Red Fire Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1976
1977February 17, 19771977 Red Fire Snake YearFebruary 3, 1977
1978February 7, 19781978 Brown Earth Horse YearFebruary 3, 1978
1979January 27, 19791979 Brown Earth Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1979
1980February 16, 19801980 White Metal Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1980
1981February 4, 19811981 White Metal Chicken YearFebruary 3, 1981
1982January 24, 19821982 Black Water Dog YearFebruary 3, 1982
1983February 12, 19831983 Black Water Pig YearFebruary 4, 1983
1984February 1, 19841984 Green Wood Rat YearFebruary 4, 1984
1985January 20, 19851985 Green Wood Cow YearFebruary 3, 1985
1986February 8, 19861986 Red Fire Tiger YearFebruary 3, 1986
1987January 29, 19871987 Red Fire Rabbit YearFebruary 4, 1987
1988February 17, 19881988 Brown Earth Dragon YearFebruary 4, 1988
1989February 5, 19891989 Brown Earth Snake YearFebruary 3, 1989
1990January 26, 19901990 White Metal Horse YearFebruary 3, 1990
1991February 14, 19911991 White Metal Sheep YearFebruary 4, 1991
1992February 3, 19921992 Black Water Monkey YearFebruary 4, 1992
1993January 22, 19931993 Black Water Chicken YearFebruary 3, 1993
1994February 10, 19941994 Green Wood Dog YearFebruary 3, 1994
1995January 30, 19951995 Green Wood Pig YearFebruary 3, 1995
1996February 18, 19961996 Red Fire Rat YearFebruary 4, 1996
1997February 7, 19971997 Red Fire Cow YearFebruary 3, 1997
1998January 27, 19981998 Brown Earth Tiger YearFebruary 3, 1998
1999February 15, 19991999 Brown Earth Rabbit YearFebruary 3, 1999
2000February 5, 20002000 White Metal Dragon YearFebruary 4, 2000
2001January 24, 20012001 White Metal Snake YearFebruary 3, 2001
2002February 11, 20022002 Black Water Horse YearFebruary 3, 2002
2003February 1, 20032003 Black Water Sheep YearFebruary 3, 2003
2004January 21, 20042004 Green Wood Monkey YearFebruary 4, 2004
2005February 8, 20052005 Green Wood Chicken YearFebruary 3, 2005
2006January 29, 20062006 Red Fire Dog YearFebruary 3, 2006
2007February 17, 20072007 Red Fire Pig YearFebruary 3, 2007
2008February 6, 20082008 Brown Earth Rat YearFebruary 4, 2008
2009January 25, 20092009 Brown Earth Cow YearFebruary 3, 2009
2010February 13, 20102010 White Metal Tiger YearFebruary 3, 2010
2011February 2, 20112011 White Metal Rabbit YearFebruary 3, 2011
2012February 22, 20122012 Black Water Dragon YearFebruary 4, 2012
2013February 9, 20132013 Black Water Snake YearFebruary 3, 2013
2014January 30, 20142014 Green Wooden Horse YearFebruary 3, 2014
2015February 18, 20152015 Green Wooden Sheep YearFebruary 3, 2015
2016February 8, 20162016 Red Fire Monkey YearFebruary 4, 2016
2017January 27, 20172017 Red Fire Chicken YearFebruary 3, 2017
2018February 15, 20182018 Brown Earth Dog YearFebruary 3, 2018
2019February 4, 20192019 Brown Earth Pig YearFebruary 3, 2019
2020January 24, 20202020 White Metal Rat YearFebruary 4, 2020