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Chinese Calendar 2009

The chinese calendar is still being widely used by most chinese worldwide together with the Gregorian calendar. It is usually being used in determining the various festivals celebrated by various nationalities of chinese origin. The Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn festivals are the two main festivals celebrated every year.

History told us that the calendar was invented during the time of Emperor Huang Di in the year 2637 BC, more than 4,000 years ago. It is a lunisolar calendar which means that the calculation of the days of the year is determined by the exact astronomical observations of the phases of the moon as well as the longitude of the sun.

Each day of the month starts with the darkest day. The moon will be then seen as a crescent as the days progress until the full moon is observed (the brightest night) at the 15th of each month.

Dates of Lunar New year Celebration

The exact day of the Lunar Chinese New Year celebration in relation with the Gregorian calendar that is currently used worldwide for the year 1996 to 2020 is listed below.

No	Gregorian Calendar	Chinese Zodiac	Chinese Year
1	February 19, 1996	Rat	4694
2	February 7, 1997	Ox	4695
3	January 28, 1998	Tiger	4696
4	February 16, 1999	Rabbit	4797
5	February 5, 2000	Dragon	4698
6	January 24, 2001	Snake	4699
7	February 12, 2002	Horse	4700
8	February 1, 2003	Goat	4701
9	January 22, 2004	Monkey	4702
10	February 9, 2005	Rooster	4703
11	January 29, 2006	Dog	4704
12	February 18, 2007	Boar	4705
13	February 7, 2008	Rat	4706
14	January 26, 2009	Ox	4707
15	February 14, 2010	Tiger	4708
16	February 3, 2011	Rabbit	4709
17	January 23, 2012	Dragon	4710
18	February 10, 2013	Snake	4711
19	January 31, 2014	Horse	4712
20	February 19, 2015	Goat	4713
21	February 8, 2016	Monkey	4714
22	January 28, 2017	Rooster	4715
23	February 16, 2018	Dog	4716
24	February 5, 2019	Boar	4717
25	January 25, 2020	Rat	4718

The new year is celebrated from day 1 until day 15 of the Chinese calendar. The fifteeth day is also known as "chap goh mei" which is equivalent to "valentine" day. Bachelors will be throwing mandarin oranges to the lakes in the hope of finding a good life partner.

Chinese Calendar 2009

See the 4 in 1 Gregorian calendar, the Chinese Calendar, the Muslim Calendar and the Indian Calendar by month for the year 2009.

Click here for Chinese Calendar July 2009 to Dec 2009

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