When is Chinese New Year 2027?

Chinese New Year 2027 begins on February 6, 2027. It starts the Yin Fire Goat year.

What is the Chinese lunar calendar?

The Chinese lunar calendar (also called the agricultural calendar or Yin calendar) is a lunisolar calendar used to determine traditional Chinese holidays and auspicious dates. Each month begins on the day of the new moon, and the calendar incorporates both lunar phases and solar terms to track the seasons.

What Chinese festivals are in 2027?

Major Chinese festivals in 2027 include: La Ba Festival, Chinese New Year, Kitchen God's Return, Lantern Festival, Qing Ming Festival, Vesak Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Gates Open, Qi Xi Festival, Hungry Ghost, Ghost Gates Close, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Xia Yuan Festival, Winter Solstice.

Chinese Lunar Calendar 2027

Browse the complete lunar calendar for 2027. Select a month to view daily lunar dates, traditional festivals, and auspicious activities.

2027 Chinese lunar year at a glance

The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: lunar months follow the moon while solar terms keep the calendar aligned with the seasons. The dates below are calculated day by day, then grouped into a practical Gregorian-year reference.

Chinese year: Yin Fire Goat (羊)
Lunar New Year: February 6, 2027
Lunar months beginning in 2027: 12
Named calendar observances: 15

Lunar month starts

Each row shows the Gregorian date on which a lunar month begins during the 2027 Chinese year.

Lunar month	Gregorian start
正月	February 6, 2027
二月	March 8, 2027
三月	April 7, 2027
四月	May 6, 2027
五月	June 5, 2027
六月	July 4, 2027
七月	August 2, 2027
八月	September 1, 2027
九月	September 30, 2027
十月	October 29, 2027
冬月	November 28, 2027
腊月	December 28, 2027

Key festival dates in 2027

These dates come from the same day-level conversion used by the monthly calendar pages.

Festival	Gregorian start
La Ba Festival	January 15, 2027
Chinese New Year	February 6, 2027
Kitchen God's Return	February 6, 2027
Lantern Festival	February 20, 2027
Qing Ming Festival	April 5, 2027
Vesak Day	May 13, 2027
Dragon Boat Festival	June 9, 2027
Ghost Gates Open	August 2, 2027
Qi Xi Festival	August 8, 2027
Hungry Ghost	August 16, 2027
Ghost Gates Close	August 31, 2027
Mid-Autumn Festival	September 15, 2027
Double Ninth Festival	October 8, 2027
Xia Yuan Festival	November 12, 2027
Winter Solstice	December 22, 2027

Calendar source and verification

Yueliang calculates the calendar locally. For an independent annual conversion reference, compare it with the Hong Kong Observatory's official Gregorian-Lunar table.

Hong Kong Observatory 2027 conversion table