Chinese new year 2020 animal sign is the white rat.
Lunar calendar 2020 chinese new year.
The calendar provides lunar dates holidays auspicious dates.
Every lunar year has a name combined by 1 heavenly stem and 1 earthly branch.
Chinese calendar 2020 is year of the rat from january 25 2020 to february 11 2021.
The lunisolar chinese calendar determines the date of lunar new year.
Chinese new year for the year 2020 is celebrated observed on saturday january 25.
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.
12 th day of 8 th month year of the rat.
2021 is the year of the ox and the chinese new year 2021 falls on february 12.
For example 2020 is geng zi year and 2021 is xin chou year.
Chinese new year calendar 1930 2030.
Chinese calendar combines solar lunar and 60 stem branch counting systems.
When every lunar new year comes the heavenly stems and earthly branches turn to next one and combine a new name.
And it has a 60 year cycle.
Today s lunar date.
The 2020 chinese new year kicks off the year of the rat according to the chinese zodiac.
Starting january 25 2020 it is the year of the rat as per the chinese calendar.
2021 is a year of the ox while 2022 turns to be a year of the tiger.
This year the animal sign is the rat.
The lunar calendar is also associated with 12 animal signs in chinese zodiac so every 12 years is regarded as a cycle.
It is also known as the lunar new year or the spring festival.