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Chinese Calendar 2008
The Chinese calendar is still being widely used by most chinese worldwide together with the Gregorian calendar. It is
usually 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 this 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 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 2008
See the 4 in 1 Gregorian calendar, the Chinese Calendar, the Muslim Calendar and the Indian Calendar by month for the year
2008.
Click here for Chinese Calendar July 2008 to Dec 2008
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