When is Lunar New Year?
Lunar New Year follows the Chinese lunisolar calendar, so it moves every year, landing between January 21 and February 20. It’s celebrated as the Spring Festival in China, Tết in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea; these usually fall on the same day, but can differ by a day in some years. The dates below follow the Chinese calendar.
| Year | Lunar New Year | Zodiac animal |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Saturday, February 6 | Goat |
| 2028 | Wednesday, January 26 | Monkey |
| 2029 | Tuesday, February 13 | Rooster |
| 2030 | Sunday, February 3 | Dog |
| 2031 | Thursday, January 23 | Pig |
Countdown to the reunion dinner
Many families gather for the reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, the evening before. Choose Customize this countdown, set the date one day earlier and the time of dinner, and share the link with everyone coming. If family is spread across countries, pick the time zone of the city where you’re meeting.
Ideas
- Classrooms: count down to Lunar New Year activities in your slides.
- Restaurants and shops: embed a countdown to your festival menu or opening hours.
- Livestreams: add a countdown to midnight in OBS for a New Year’s Eve stream.
Because the date changes every year, links you copy from this page count down to the coming Lunar New Year only.
Frequently asked questions
Why does Lunar New Year fall on a different date every year?
It begins with the new moon that starts the first month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, so on the Gregorian calendar it moves between January 21 and February 20.
Is Tết on the same day as Chinese New Year?
Usually, yes. Vietnam’s calendar is based on a slightly different time zone, so in some years Tết falls a day apart.
Is it free?
Yes. count.live is free, needs no account, and the countdowns you share or embed never show ads.