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Chinese New Year 2026 is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026
In 2026, Chinese New Year falls on a Tuesday.
The exact date of Chinese New Year 2026
Chinese New Year 2026 falls on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. That is a Tuesday, a regular working weekday in most countries. It is the 48th day of 2026 and sits in ISO week 8. If you are planning around it, the day of the week matters as much as the date itself, because it decides whether the observance creates a long weekend, a midweek pause, or a day that has to be moved under local substitute-holiday rules.
With Chinese New Year on a Tuesday, a single day of leave on the Monday turns it into a four-day weekend, the classic "bridge day" pattern.
Chinese New Year around 2026
How the date moves in the years either side of 2026. Each year links to its own page with a countdown and the full day-of-week detail.
About Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, marks the first day of the traditional Chinese lunisolar year. It is widely observed across Chinese communities and many parts of East and Southeast Asia, with traditions including reunion meals, red envelopes, decorations, temple visits, fireworks, and family travel. The date falls between 21 January and 20 February in the Gregorian calendar and is associated with one of the twelve zodiac animals. Cultural practices differ by region and diaspora community. timekit uses the date already present in its religious holidays calendar, computed by the site's Chinese lunisolar calendar engine, rather than recalculating the festival here.
Calendar note: Computed with the local Chinese lunisolar calendar engine.
Chinese New Year 2026, common questions
- When is Chinese New Year 2026?
- Chinese New Year 2026 falls on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
- What day of the week is Chinese New Year 2026?
- In 2026, Chinese New Year falls on a Tuesday, a weekday.
- When is Chinese New Year the year after 2026?
- In 2027, Chinese New Year falls on Saturday, February 6.
- Why does the date of Chinese New Year change each year?
- Cultural practices differ by region and diaspora community. timekit uses the date already present in its religious holidays calendar, computed by the site's Chinese lunisolar calendar engine, rather than recalculating the festival here.