Lunar New Year 2027 is Saturday, February 6, 2027. Circle it on your calendar: that’s the day the Year of the Goat begins, and the celebrating keeps going for 15 days, right through the Lantern Festival on Saturday, February 20, 2027. The night before, Friday, February 5, is Lunar New Year’s Eve, when families sit down to the big reunion dinner.
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When is Lunar New Year 2027?
Lunar New Year’s Day, the first day of the first month of the lunisolar calendar, falls on Saturday, February 6, 2027 for Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) and Vietnamese Tết. Celebrating Korean Seollal? Your big day comes one day later, on Sunday, February 7, 2027, according to the Korea Aerospace Administration’s official 2027 calendar.
Why is Korean Seollal on a different day in 2027?
It all comes down to the Moon and the clock. The new year begins on the day of the new moon, and which day that is depends on the local time zone. The February 2027 new moon happens at 15:56 UTC on February 6. That is late on February 6 in Beijing (UTC+8) and Hanoi (UTC+7), but already 12:56 a.m. on February 7 in Seoul (UTC+9). So China and Vietnam start the year on February 6, and Korea starts it on February 7.
How long does Lunar New Year last?
Longer than you might think. Traditional celebrations last 15 days, from New Year’s Day through the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. In 2027 that is February 6 to February 20. In the United States and Canada, community parades and festivals are often held on the weekends before and after New Year’s Day, so many cities have events from late January through late February. Plenty of chances to catch a lion dance.
How is the date of Lunar New Year set?
The traditional Chinese calendar is lunisolar: months follow the phases of the Moon, and each month starts on the day of the new moon, while the year stays in step with the seasons. Lunar New Year usually falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, which places it between January 21 and February 21 each year. That’s why the date moves around from year to year.
Lunar New Year dates, 2027 to 2030
Planning ahead? Here are the next four Lunar New Years.
| Year | Lunar New Year’s Day | Zodiac animal |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Saturday, February 6 | Goat |
| 2028 | Wednesday, January 26 | Monkey |
| 2029 | Tuesday, February 13 | Rooster |
| 2030 | Sunday, February 3 | Dog |
Who celebrates Lunar New Year?
Lunar New Year is one of the world’s biggest celebrations, and it goes by many names. Here is when it is a public holiday in 2027 in some of the places that celebrate it:
- China: Spring Festival begins Saturday, February 6.
- Vietnam: Tết begins Saturday, February 6. Vietnam’s culture ministry has backed a holiday from February 4 to 10 (see the Tết guide).
- South Korea: Seollal is Sunday, February 7, with a holiday from February 6 to 9 (see the Seollal guide).
- Singapore: Chinese New Year is a public holiday on February 6 and 7, and Monday, February 8 is also a holiday.
- Malaysia: Chinese New Year is a public holiday on February 6 and 7.
- Indonesia: Chinese New Year, called Imlek, has been a national holiday since 2003.
- Philippines: February 6 is a special non-working day for Chinese New Year.
- Mongolia: Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian Lunar New Year, is listed for February 6 to 9 (provisional until Mongolia confirms the dates).
- Tibet and the Himalayas: Losar, the Tibetan New Year, begins February 7 in Bhutan and India’s Sikkim state. Nepal’s Losar holiday, Gyalpo Lhosar, falls on March 5.
Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Mongolian, Tibetan and other communities carry these traditions across the US and Canada, which is why you can find a celebration in so many cities.
Find Lunar New Year events near you
Parades, lion dances, night markets and family festivals happen in cities across the US and Canada. Browse events in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta and more, or see the guides to the Year of the Goat and Lunar New Year traditions.
Frequently asked questions
Is Chinese New Year the same as Lunar New Year?
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is one of several new year celebrations based on the lunisolar calendar. Vietnamese Tết, Korean Seollal and Mongolian Tsagaan Sar are others. “Lunar New Year” is the umbrella term.
What day of the week is Lunar New Year 2027?
Saturday, February 6, 2027. Korean Seollal is Sunday, February 7, 2027.
When is the Lantern Festival in 2027?
Saturday, February 20, 2027, the 15th day of the first lunar month.
When is Lunar New Year 2028?
Wednesday, January 26, 2028, the start of the Year of the Monkey.
Sources
- Royal Museums Greenwich: Lunar New Year dates and animals
- Farmers’ Almanac: When is Chinese New Year?
- The Korea Herald: Korea Aerospace Administration 2027 calendar guidelines
- StudyCLI: Chinese holidays 2030 (2030 date; some sources list February 2 because they use UTC or Hong Kong’s day-before holiday)
- TheSkyLive: New Moon of February 2027
- Singapore Government Gazette: Public holidays for 2027
- HR Online: Malaysia’s 2027 public holidays (Prime Minister’s Department schedule)
- Office Holidays: Imlek in Indonesia
- PhilStar Life: Malacañang’s 2027 holidays (Proclamation No. 1427)
- Office Holidays: Tsagaan Sar in Mongolia
- Office Holidays: Losar around the world in 2027