2020 Chinese Lunar New Year Date for USA

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 Dragon Official Chinese New Year Days (China Time Zone)

Chinese New Year Days at US Pacific Time Zone
Year	Chinese New Year Day	Zodiac Color Animal Sign	First Day of Animal Year
1900	January 30, 1900	1900 White Metal Rat Year	February 3, 1900
1901	February 18, 1901	1901 White Metal Cow Year	February 4, 1901
1902	February 8, 1902	1902 Black Water Tiger Year	February 4, 1902
1903	January 28, 1903	1903 Black Water Rabbit Year	February 4, 1903
1904	February 16, 1904	1904 Green Wood Dragon Year	February 4, 1904
1905	February 4, 1905	1905 Green Wood Snake Year	February 4, 1905
1906	January 24, 1906	1906 Red Fire Horse Year	February 4, 1906
1907	February 12, 1907	1907 Red Fire Sheep Year	February 4, 1907
1908	February 2, 1908	1908 Brown Earth Monkey Year	February 4, 1908
1909	January 21, 1909	1909 Brown Earth Chicken Year	February 4, 1909
1910	February 9, 1910	1910 White Metal Dog Year	February 4, 1910
1911	January 30, 1911	1911 White Metal Pig Year	February 4, 1911
1912	February 17, 1912	1912 Black Water Rat Year	February 4, 1912
1913	February 5, 1913	1913 Black Water Cow Year	February 4, 1913
1914	January 25 1914	1914 Green Wood Tiger Year	February 4, 1914
1915	February 13, 1915	1915 Green Wood Rabbit Year	February 4, 1915
1916	February 3, 1916	1916 Red Fire Dragon Year	February 4, 1916
1917	January 22, 1917	1917 Red Fire Snake Year	February 4, 1917
1918	February 11, 1918	1918 Brown Earth Horse Year	February 4, 1918
1919	January 31, 1919	1919 Brown Earth Sheep Year	February 4, 1919
1920	February 19, 1920	1920 White Metal Monkey Year	February 4, 1920
1921	February 7, 1921	1921 White Metal Chicken Year	February 4, 1921
1922	January 27, 1922	1922 Black Water Dog Year	February 4, 1922
1923	February 15, 1923	1923 Black Water Pig Year	February 4, 1923
1924	February 4, 1924	1924 Green Wood Rat Year	February 4, 1924
1925	January 24, 1925	1925 Green Wood Cow Year	February 3, 1925
1926	February 12, 1926	1926 Red Fire Tiger Year	February 4, 1926
1927	February 2, 1927	1927 Red Fire Rabbit Year	February 4, 1927
1928	January 22, 1928	1928 Brown Earth Dragon Year	February 4, 1928
1929	February 9, 1929	1929 Brown Earth Snake Year	February 3, 1929
1930	January 29, 1930	1930 White Metal Horse Year	February 4, 1930
1931	February 17, 1931	1931 White Metal Sheep Year	February 4, 1931
1932	February 6, 1932	1932 Black Water Monkey Year	February 4, 1932
1933	January 25, 1933	1933 Black Water Chicken Year	February 3, 1933
1934	February 13, 1934	1934 Green Wood Dog Year	February 4, 1934
1935	February 3, 1935	1935 Green Wood Pig Year	February 4, 1935
1936	January 23, 1936	1936 Red Fire Rat Year	February 4, 1936
1937	February 10, 1937	1937 Red Fire Cow Year	February 3, 1937
1938	January 31, 1938	1938 Brown Earth Tiger Year	February 4, 1938
1939	February 19, 1939	1939 Brown Earth Rabbit Year	February 4, 1939
1940	February 7, 1940	1940 White Metal Dragon Year	February 4, 1940
1941	January 27, 1941	1941 White Metal Snake Year	February 3, 1941
1942	February 15, 1942	1942 Black Water Horse Year	February 4, 1942
1943	February 4, 1943	1943 Black Water Sheep Year	February 4, 1943
1944	January 25, 1944	1944 Green Wood Monkey Year	February 4, 1944
1945	February 12, 1945	1945 Green Wood Chicken Year	February 3, 1945
1946	February 1, 1946	1946 Red Fire Dog Year	February 4, 1946
1947	January 22, 1947	1947 Red Fire Pig Year	February 4, 1947
1948	February 9, 1948	1948 Brown Earth Rat Year	February 4, 1948
1949	January 28, 1949	1949 Brown Earth Cow Year	February 3, 1949
1950	February 16, 1950	1950 White Metal Tiger Year	February 4, 1950
1951	February 5, 1951	1951 White Metal Rabbit Year	February 4, 1951
1952	January 26, 1952	1952 Black Water Dragon Year	February 4, 1952
1953	February 13, 1953	1953 Black Water Snake Year	February 3, 1953
1954	February 3, 1954	1954 Green Wood Horse Year	February 4, 1954
1955	January 23, 1955	1955 Green Wood Sheep Year	February 4, 1955
1956	February 11, 1956	1956 Red Fire Monkey Year	February 4, 1956
1957	January 30, 1957	1957 Red Fire Chicken Year	February 3, 1957
1958	February 18, 1958	1958 Brown Earth Dog Year	February 3, 1958
1959	February 7, 1959	1959 Brown Earth Pig Year	February 4, 1959
1960	January 27, 1960	1960 White Metal Rat Year	February 4, 1960
1961	February 15, 1961	1961 White Metal Cow Year	February 3, 1961
1962	February 4, 1962	1962 Black Water Tiger Year	February 3, 1962
1963	January 25, 1963	1963 Black Water Rabbit Year	February 4, 1963
1964	February 13, 1964	1964 Green Wood Dragon Year	February 4, 1964
1965	February 1, 1965	1965 Green Wood Snake Year	February 3, 1965
1966	January 21, 1966	1966 Red Fire Horse Year	February 3, 1966
1967	February 9, 1967	1967 Red Fire Sheep Year	February 4, 1967
1968	January 29, 1968	1968 Brown Earth Monkey Year	February 4, 1968
1969	February 16, 1969	1969 Brown Earth Chicken Year	February 3, 1969
1970	February 5, 1970	1970 White Metal Dog Year	February 3, 1970
1971	January 26, 1971	1971 White Metal Pig Year	February 4, 1971
1972	February 14, 1972	1972 Black Water Rat Year	February 4, 1972
1973	February 3, 1973	1973 Black Water Cow Year	February 3, 1973
1974	January 23, 1974	1974 Green Wood Tiger Year	February 3, 1974
1975	February 10, 1975	1975 Green Wood Rabbit Year	February 4, 1975
1976	January 30, 1976	1976 Red Fire Dragon Year	February 4, 1976
1977	February 17, 1977	1977 Red Fire Snake Year	February 3, 1977
1978	February 7, 1978	1978 Brown Earth Horse Year	February 3, 1978
1979	January 27, 1979	1979 Brown Earth Sheep Year	February 4, 1979
1980	February 16, 1980	1980 White Metal Monkey Year	February 4, 1980
1981	February 4, 1981	1981 White Metal Chicken Year	February 3, 1981
1982	January 24, 1982	1982 Black Water Dog Year	February 3, 1982
1983	February 12, 1983	1983 Black Water Pig Year	February 4, 1983
1984	February 1, 1984	1984 Green Wood Rat Year	February 4, 1984
1985	January 20, 1985	1985 Green Wood Cow Year	February 3, 1985
1986	February 8, 1986	1986 Red Fire Tiger Year	February 3, 1986
1987	January 29, 1987	1987 Red Fire Rabbit Year	February 4, 1987
1988	February 17, 1988	1988 Brown Earth Dragon Year	February 4, 1988
1989	February 5, 1989	1989 Brown Earth Snake Year	February 3, 1989
1990	January 26, 1990	1990 White Metal Horse Year	February 3, 1990
1991	February 14, 1991	1991 White Metal Sheep Year	February 4, 1991
1992	February 3, 1992	1992 Black Water Monkey Year	February 4, 1992
1993	January 22, 1993	1993 Black Water Chicken Year	February 3, 1993
1994	February 10, 1994	1994 Green Wood Dog Year	February 3, 1994
1995	January 30, 1995	1995 Green Wood Pig Year	February 3, 1995
1996	February 18, 1996	1996 Red Fire Rat Year	February 4, 1996
1997	February 7, 1997	1997 Red Fire Cow Year	February 3, 1997
1998	January 27, 1998	1998 Brown Earth Tiger Year	February 3, 1998
1999	February 15, 1999	1999 Brown Earth Rabbit Year	February 3, 1999
2000	February 5, 2000	2000 White Metal Dragon Year	February 4, 2000
2001	January 24, 2001	2001 White Metal Snake Year	February 3, 2001
2002	February 11, 2002	2002 Black Water Horse Year	February 3, 2002
2003	February 1, 2003	2003 Black Water Sheep Year	February 3, 2003
2004	January 21, 2004	2004 Green Wood Monkey Year	February 4, 2004
2005	February 8, 2005	2005 Green Wood Chicken Year	February 3, 2005
2006	January 29, 2006	2006 Red Fire Dog Year	February 3, 2006
2007	February 17, 2007	2007 Red Fire Pig Year	February 3, 2007
2008	February 6, 2008	2008 Brown Earth Rat Year	February 4, 2008
2009	January 25, 2009	2009 Brown Earth Cow Year	February 3, 2009
2010	February 13, 2010	2010 White Metal Tiger Year	February 3, 2010
2011	February 2, 2011	2011 White Metal Rabbit Year	February 3, 2011
2012	February 22, 2012	2012 Black Water Dragon Year	February 4, 2012
2013	February 9, 2013	2013 Black Water Snake Year	February 3, 2013
2014	January 30, 2014	2014 Green Wooden Horse Year	February 3, 2014
2015	February 18, 2015	2015 Green Wooden Sheep Year	February 3, 2015
2016	February 8, 2016	2016 Red Fire Monkey Year	February 4, 2016
2017	January 27, 2017	2017 Red Fire Chicken Year	February 3, 2017
2018	February 15, 2018	2018 Brown Earth Dog Year	February 3, 2018
2019	February 4, 2019	2019 Brown Earth Pig Year	February 3, 2019
2020	January 24, 2020	2020 White Metal Rat Year	February 4, 2020

Chinese New Year Dates for US Pacific Standard Time