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Lunar New Year dates
The year of the Horse began on 3 Feb 2026 at 11:58 CST , and the Lunar New Year was on 17 Feb 2026.
Contrary to popular belief, the change of the zodiac does not occur on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but instead occurs on Li Chun (立春 lì chūn), the traditional Chinese start of spring. |
Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese dates coincide until at least 2020. Mongol dates diverged in 2017.
Information for celebrations that are, culturally, not Chinese in their own language (date listings more complete than in English):