Lunar Calendar 2020 Chinese New Year

Chinese new year 2020 animal sign is the white rat.

Lunar calendar 2020 chinese new year.

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

The calendar provides lunar dates holidays auspicious dates. 2021 is a year of the ox while 2022 turns to be a year of the tiger. The lunar calendar is also associated with 12 animal signs in chinese zodiac so every 12 years is regarded as a cycle. Starting january 25 2020 it is the year of the rat as per the chinese calendar.

For example 2020 is geng zi year and 2021 is xin chou year. This year the animal sign is the rat. Chinese new year is the first day of the new year in the chinese lunisolar calendar chinese traditional calendar. It is also known as the lunar new year or the spring festival.

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. Chinese new year calendar 1930 2030. Chinese new year officially begins this year on the 25th day of the 12th lunar month of the chinese calendar. Chinese calendar 2020 is year of the rat from january 25 2020 to february 11 2021.

Today s lunar date. When every lunar new year comes the heavenly stems and earthly branches turn to next one and combine a new name. 12 th day of 8 th month year of the rat. And it has a 60 year cycle.