Chinese New Year Dates and Chinese Zodiac Names
Chinese New Year Day is the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The first lunar day is the new moon day. Therefore, we want to show the new moon time on the Chinese New Year Day to confirm our correct calculation.
If you select different timezones, you will find some of the Chinese New Year Days are different from the dates in the China timezone. That is because the dates of the new moon fall on different calendar days. That's why knowing the new moon time is very crucial to count the lunar days.
List Chinese New Year Dates from 1900 to 2050
Time Zone = CHINA and Longitude = 120 (Civic)
| Chinese Zodiac Year | New Year Day | New Moon Time | Zodiac Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 White Metal Rat Year | January, 31 1900 | 1/31/1900 9:23 | February 4, 1900 |
| 1901 White Metal Cow Year | February, 19 1901 | 2/19/1901 10:46 | February 4, 1901 |
| 1902 Black Water Tiger Year | February, 8 1902 | 2/8/1902 21:22 | February 5, 1902 |
| 1903 Black Water Rabbit Year | January, 29 1903 | 1/29/1903 0:40 | February 5, 1903 |
| 1904 Green Wood Dragon Year | February, 16 1904 | 2/16/1904 19:06 | February 5, 1904 |
| 1905 Green Wood Snake Year | February, 4 1905 | 2/4/1905 19:07 | February 4, 1905 |
| 1906 Red Fire Horse Year | January, 25 1906 | 1/25/1906 1:10 | February 5, 1906 |
| 1907 Red Fire Sheep Year | February, 13 1907 | 2/13/1907 1:43 | February 5, 1907 |
| 1908 Brown Earth Monkey Year | February, 2 1908 | 2/2/1908 16:37 | February 5, 1908 |
| 1909 Brown Earth Chicken Year | January, 22 1909 | 1/22/1909 8:13 | February 4, 1909 |
| 1910 White Metal Dog Year | February, 10 1910 | 2/10/1910 9:13 | February 5, 1910 |
| 1911 White Metal Pig Year | January, 30 1911 | 1/30/1911 17:46 | February 5, 1911 |
| 1912 Black Water Rat Year | February, 18 1912 | 2/18/1912 13:45 | February 5, 1912 |
| 1913 Black Water Cow Year | February, 6 1913 | 2/6/1913 13:23 | February 4, 1913 |
| 1914 Green Wood Tiger Year | January, 26 1914 | 1/26/1914 14:35 | February 4, 1914 |
| 1915 Green Wood Rabbit Year | February, 14 1915 | 2/14/1915 12:33 | February 5, 1915 |
| 1916 Red Fire Dragon Year | February, 4 1916 | 2/4/1916 0:07 | February 5, 1916 |
| 1917 Red Fire Snake Year | January, 23 1917 | 1/23/1917 15:41 | February 4, 1917 |
| 1918 Brown Earth Horse Year | February, 11 1918 | 2/11/1918 18:05 | February 4, 1918 |
| 1919 Brown Earth Sheep Year | February, 1 1919 | 2/1/1919 7:08 | February 5, 1919 |
| 1920 White Metal Monkey Year | February, 20 1920 | 2/20/1920 5:35 | February 5, 1920 |
| 1921 White Metal Chicken Year | February, 8 1921 | 2/8/1921 8:37 | February 4, 1921 |
| 1922 Black Water Dog Year | January, 28 1922 | 1/28/1922 7:50 | February 4, 1922 |
| 1923 Black Water Pig Year | February, 16 1923 | 2/16/1923 3:09 | February 5, 1923 |
| 1924 Green Wood Rat Year | February, 5 1924 | 2/5/1924 9:39 | February 5, 1924 |
| 1925 Green Wood Cow Year | January, 24 1925 | 1/24/1925 22:47 | February 4, 1925 |
| 1926 Red Fire Tiger Year | February, 13 1926 | 2/13/1926 1:22 | February 4, 1926 |
| 1927 Red Fire Rabbit Year | February, 2 1927 | 2/2/1927 16:55 | February 5, 1927 |
| 1928 Brown Earth Dragon Year | January, 23 1928 | 1/23/1928 4:20 | February 5, 1928 |
| 1929 Brown Earth Snake Year | February, 10 1929 | 2/10/1929 1:56 | February 4, 1929 |
| 1930 White Metal Horse Year | January, 30 1930 | 1/30/1930 3:09 | February 4, 1930 |
| 1931 White Metal Sheep Year | February, 17 1931 | 2/17/1931 21:13 | February 5, 1931 |
| 1932 Black Water Monkey Year | February, 6 1932 | 2/6/1932 22:47 | February 5, 1932 |
| 1933 Black Water Chicken Year | January, 26 1933 | 1/26/1933 7:20 | February 4, 1933 |
| 1934 Green Wood Dog Year | February, 14 1934 | 2/14/1934 8:45 | February 4, 1934 |
| 1935 Green Wood Pig Year | February, 4 1935 | 2/4/1935 0:29 | February 5, 1935 |
| 1936 Red Fire Rat Year | January, 24 1936 | 1/24/1936 15:19 | February 5, 1936 |
| 1937 Red Fire Cow Year | February, 11 1937 | 2/11/1937 15:35 | February 4, 1937 |
| 1938 Brown Earth Tiger Year | January, 31 1938 | 1/31/1938 21:37 | February 4, 1938 |
| 1939 Brown Earth Rabbit Year | February, 19 1939 | 2/19/1939 16:30 | February 5, 1939 |
| 1940 White Metal Dragon Year | February, 8 1940 | 2/8/1940 15:47 | February 5, 1940 |
| 1941 White Metal Snake Year | January, 27 1941 | 1/27/1941 19:04 | February 4, 1941 |
| 1942 Black Water Horse Year | February, 15 1942 | 2/15/1942 18:03 | February 4, 1942 |
| 1943 Black Water Sheep Year | February, 5 1943 | 2/5/1943 7:30 | February 5, 1943 |
| 1944 Green Wood Monkey Year | January, 25 1944 | 1/25/1944 23:26 | February 5, 1944 |
| 1945 Green Wood Chicken Year | February, 13 1945 | 2/13/1945 1:35 | February 4, 1945 |
| 1946 Red Fire Dog Year | February, 2 1946 | 2/2/1946 12:45 | February 4, 1946 |
| 1947 Red Fire Pig Year | January, 22 1947 | 1/22/1947 16:36 | February 4, 1947 |
| 1948 Brown Earth Rat Year | February, 10 1948 | 2/10/1948 11:04 | February 5, 1948 |
| 1949 Brown Earth Cow Year | January, 29 1949 | 1/29/1949 10:44 | February 4, 1949 |
| 1950 White Metal Tiger Year | February, 17 1950 | 2/17/1950 6:55 | February 4, 1950 |
| 1951 White Metal Rabbit Year | February, 6 1951 | 2/6/1951 15:55 | February 4, 1951 |
| 1952 Black Water Dragon Year | January, 27 1952 | 1/27/1952 6:28 | February 5, 1952 |
| 1953 Black Water Snake Year | February, 14 1953 | 2/14/1953 9:12 | February 4, 1953 |
| 1954 Green Wood Horse Year | February, 3 1954 | 2/3/1954 23:57 | February 4, 1954 |
| 1955 Green Wood Sheep Year | January, 24 1955 | 1/24/1955 9:08 | February 4, 1955 |
| 1956 Red Fire Monkey Year | February, 12 1956 | 2/12/1956 5:39 | February 5, 1956 |
| 1957 Red Fire Chicken Year | January, 31 1957 | 1/31/1957 5:26 | February 4, 1957 |
| 1958 Brown Earth Dog Year | February, 18 1958 | 2/18/1958 23:39 | February 4, 1958 |
| 1959 Brown Earth Pig Year | February, 8 1959 | 2/8/1959 3:23 | February 4, 1959 |
| 1960 White Metal Rat Year | January, 28 1960 | 1/28/1960 14:16 | February 5, 1960 |
| 1961 White Metal Cow Year | February, 15 1961 | 2/15/1961 16:12 | February 4, 1961 |
| 1962 Black Water Tiger Year | February, 5 1962 | 2/5/1962 8:12 | February 4, 1962 |
| 1963 Black Water Rabbit Year | January, 25 1963 | 1/25/1963 21:44 | February 4, 1963 |
| 1964 Green Wood Dragon Year | February, 13 1964 | 2/13/1964 21:02 | February 5, 1964 |
| 1965 Green Wood Snake Year | February, 2 1965 | 2/2/1965 0:37 | February 4, 1965 |
| 1966 Red Fire Horse Year | January, 21 1966 | 1/21/1966 23:47 | February 4, 1966 |
| 1967 Red Fire Sheep Year | February, 9 1967 | 2/9/1967 18:45 | February 4, 1967 |
| 1968 Brown Earth Monkey Year | January, 30 1968 | 1/30/1968 0:31 | February 5, 1968 |
| 1969 Brown Earth Chicken Year | February, 17 1969 | 2/17/1969 0:26 | February 4, 1969 |
| 1970 White Metal Dog Year | February, 6 1970 | 2/6/1970 15:15 | February 4, 1970 |
| 1971 White Metal Pig Year | January, 27 1971 | 1/27/1971 6:57 | February 4, 1971 |
| 1972 Black Water Rat Year | February, 15 1972 | 2/15/1972 8:30 | February 5, 1972 |
| 1973 Black Water Cow Year | February, 3 1973 | 2/3/1973 17:24 | February 4, 1973 |
| 1974 Green Wood Tiger Year | January, 23 1974 | 1/23/1974 19:04 | February 4, 1974 |
| 1975 Green Wood Rabbit Year | February, 11 1975 | 2/11/1975 13:19 | February 4, 1975 |
| 1976 Red Fire Dragon Year | January, 31 1976 | 1/31/1976 14:21 | February 5, 1976 |
| 1977 Red Fire Snake Year | February, 18 1977 | 2/18/1977 11:38 | February 4, 1977 |
| 1978 Brown Earth Horse Year | February, 7 1978 | 2/7/1978 22:56 | February 4, 1978 |
| 1979 Brown Earth Sheep Year | January, 28 1979 | 1/28/1979 14:21 | February 4, 1979 |
| 1980 White Metal Monkey Year | February, 16 1980 | 2/16/1980 16:53 | February 5, 1980 |
| 1981 White Metal Chicken Year | February, 5 1981 | 2/5/1981 6:15 | February 4, 1981 |
| 1982 Black Water Dog Year | January, 25 1982 | 1/25/1982 12:58 | February 4, 1982 |
| 1983 Black Water Pig Year | February, 13 1983 | 2/13/1983 8:33 | February 4, 1983 |
| 1984 Green Wood Rat Year | February, 2 1984 | 2/2/1984 7:49 | February 4, 1984 |
| 1985 Green Wood Cow Year | February, 20 1985 | 2/20/1985 2:44 | February 4, 1985 |
| 1986 Red Fire Tiger Year | February, 9 1986 | 2/9/1986 8:57 | February 4, 1986 |
| 1987 Red Fire Rabbit Year | January, 29 1987 | 1/29/1987 21:47 | February 4, 1987 |
| 1988 Brown Earth Dragon Year | February, 17 1988 | 2/17/1988 23:57 | February 4, 1988 |
| 1989 Brown Earth Snake Year | February, 6 1989 | 2/6/1989 15:39 | February 4, 1989 |
| 1990 White Metal Horse Year | January, 27 1990 | 1/27/1990 3:21 | February 4, 1990 |
| 1991 White Metal Sheep Year | February, 15 1991 | 2/15/1991 1:33 | February 4, 1991 |
| 1992 Black Water Monkey Year | February, 4 1992 | 2/4/1992 3:01 | February 4, 1992 |
| 1993 Black Water Chicken Year | January, 23 1993 | 1/23/1993 2:29 | February 4, 1993 |
| 1994 Green Wood Dog Year | February, 10 1994 | 2/10/1994 22:31 | February 4, 1994 |
| 1995 Green Wood Pig Year | January, 31 1995 | 1/31/1995 6:49 | February 4, 1995 |
| 1996 Red Fire Rat Year | February, 19 1996 | 2/19/1996 7:32 | February 4, 1996 |
| 1997 Red Fire Cow Year | February, 7 1997 | 2/7/1997 23:09 | February 4, 1997 |
| 1998 Brown Earth Tiger Year | January, 28 1998 | 1/28/1998 14:03 | February 4, 1998 |
| 1999 Brown Earth Rabbit Year | February, 16 1999 | 2/16/1999 14:41 | February 4, 1999 |
| 2000 White Metal Dragon Year | February, 5 2000 | 2/5/2000 21:05 | February 4, 2000 |
| 2001 White Metal Snake Year | January, 24 2001 | 1/24/2001 21:08 | February 4, 2001 |
| 2002 Black Water Horse Year | February, 12 2002 | 2/12/2002 15:43 | February 4, 2002 |
| 2003 Black Water Sheep Year | February, 1 2003 | 2/1/2003 18:50 | February 4, 2003 |
| 2004 Green Wood Monkey Year | January, 22 2004 | 1/22/2004 5:08 | February 4, 2004 |
| 2005 Green Wood Chicken Year | February, 9 2005 | 2/9/2005 6:30 | February 4, 2005 |
| 2006 Red Fire Dog Year | January, 29 2006 | 1/29/2006 22:16 | February 4, 2006 |
| 2007 Red Fire Pig Year | February, 18 2007 | 2/18/2007 0:17 | February 4, 2007 |
| 2008 Brown Earth Rat Year | February, 7 2008 | 2/7/2008 11:46 | February 4, 2008 |
| 2009 Brown Earth Cow Year | January, 26 2009 | 1/26/2009 15:58 | February 4, 2009 |
| 2010 White Metal Tiger Year | February, 14 2010 | 2/14/2010 10:53 | February 4, 2010 |
| 2011 White Metal Rabbit Year | February, 3 2011 | 2/3/2011 10:32 | February 4, 2011 |
| 2012 Black Water Dragon Year | January, 23 2012 | 1/23/2012 15:42 | February 4, 2012 |
| 2013 Black Water Snake Year | February, 10 2013 | 2/10/2013 15:23 | February 4, 2013 |
| 2014 Green Wood Horse Year | January, 31 2014 | 1/31/2014 5:41 | February 4, 2014 |
| 2015 Green Wood Sheep Year | February, 19 2015 | 2/19/2015 7:49 | February 4, 2015 |
| 2016 Red Fire Monkey Year | February, 8 2016 | 2/8/2016 22:41 | February 4, 2016 |
| 2017 Red Fire Chicken Year | January, 28 2017 | 1/28/2017 8:10 | February 3, 2017 |
| 2018 Brown Earth Dog Year | February, 16 2018 | 2/16/2018 5:08 | February 4, 2018 |
| 2019 Brown Earth Pig Year | February, 5 2019 | 2/5/2019 5:06 | February 4, 2019 |
| 2020 White Metal Rat Year | January, 25 2020 | 1/25/2020 5:45 | February 4, 2020 |
| 2021 White Metal Cow Year | February, 12 2021 | 2/12/2021 3:08 | February 3, 2021 |
| 2022 Black Water Tiger Year | February, 1 2022 | 2/1/2022 13:48 | February 4, 2022 |
| 2023 Black Water Rabbit Year | January, 22 2023 | 1/22/2023 4:56 | February 4, 2023 |
| 2024 Green Wood Dragon Year | February, 10 2024 | 2/10/2024 7:01 | February 4, 2024 |
| 2025 Green Wood Snake Year | January, 29 2025 | 1/29/2025 20:39 | February 3, 2025 |
| 2026 Red Fire Horse Year | February, 17 2026 | 2/17/2026 20:04 | February 4, 2026 |
| 2027 Red Fire Sheep Year | February, 6 2027 | 2/6/2027 23:59 | February 4, 2027 |
| 2028 Brown Earth Monkey Year | January, 26 2028 | 1/26/2028 23:15 | February 4, 2028 |
| 2029 Brown Earth Chicken Year | February, 13 2029 | 2/13/2029 18:33 | February 3, 2029 |
| 2030 White Metal Dog Year | February, 3 2030 | 2/3/2030 0:10 | February 4, 2030 |
| 2031 White Metal Pig Year | January, 23 2031 | 1/23/2031 12:33 | February 4, 2031 |
| 2032 Black Water Rat Year | February, 11 2032 | 2/11/2032 14:27 | February 4, 2032 |
| 2033 Black Water Cow Year | January, 31 2033 | 1/31/2033 6:02 | February 3, 2033 |
| 2034 Green Wood Tiger Year | February, 19 2034 | 2/19/2034 7:12 | February 4, 2034 |
| 2035 Green Wood Rabbit Year | February, 8 2035 | 2/8/2035 16:24 | February 4, 2035 |
| 2036 Red Fire Dragon Year | January, 28 2036 | 1/28/2036 18:20 | February 4, 2036 |
| 2037 Red Fire Snake Year | February, 15 2037 | 2/15/2037 12:56 | February 3, 2037 |
| 2038 Brown Earth Horse Year | February, 4 2038 | 2/4/2038 13:54 | February 4, 2038 |
| 2039 Brown Earth Sheep Year | January, 24 2039 | 1/24/2039 21:39 | February 4, 2039 |
| 2040 White Metal Monkey Year | February, 12 2040 | 2/12/2040 22:27 | February 4, 2040 |
| 2041 White Metal Chicken Year | February, 1 2041 | 2/1/2041 13:45 | February 3, 2041 |
| 2042 Black Water Dog Year | January, 22 2042 | 1/22/2042 4:44 | February 4, 2042 |
| 2043 Black Water Pig Year | February, 10 2043 | 2/10/2043 5:10 | February 4, 2043 |
| 2044 Green Wood Rat Year | January, 30 2044 | 1/30/2044 12:07 | February 4, 2044 |
| 2045 Green Wood Cow Year | February, 17 2045 | 2/17/2045 7:53 | February 3, 2045 |
| 2046 Red Fire Tiger Year | February, 6 2046 | 2/6/2046 7:12 | February 4, 2046 |
| 2047 Red Fire Rabbit Year | January, 26 2047 | 1/26/2047 9:46 | February 4, 2047 |
| 2048 Brown Earth Dragon Year | February, 14 2048 | 2/14/2048 8:33 | February 4, 2048 |
| 2049 Brown Earth Snake Year | February, 2 2049 | 2/2/2049 21:18 | February 3, 2049 |
| 2050 White Metal Horse Year | January, 23 2050 | 1/23/2050 12:59 | February 3, 2050 |