Moving holidays
Lunar New Year 2026 is on Tuesday 17 February 2026 (ISO week 8). That is 19 days later in the calendar than in 2025, when it was on Wednesday 29 January 2025 (ISO week 5), so it moved from January to February. In 2027 it is expected on Saturday 6 February 2027 (ISO week 5), 11 days earlier, in the same month.
| Date | ISO week | Shift from the date before | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 1 February 2022 | 2022-W05 | −11 days | February |
| Sunday 22 January 2023 | 2023-W03 | −10 days | January (changed) |
| Saturday 10 February 2024 | 2024-W06 | +19 days | February (changed) |
| Wednesday 29 January 2025 | 2025-W05 | −12 days | January (changed) |
| Tuesday 17 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | +19 days | February (changed) |
| Saturday 6 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | −11 days | February |
| Wednesday 26 January 2028 | 2028-W04 | −11 days | January (changed) |
| Tuesday 13 February 2029 | 2029-W07 | +18 days | February (changed) |
| Sunday 3 February 2030 | 2030-W05 | −10 days | February |
The shift ignores the year: +19 days means 19 days later in the calendar. ISO weeks run Monday to Sunday. Moon-based: future dates are expected, and official announcements can differ by a day. Dates: China's dates, from the holidays package.
Lunar New Year follows a lunisolar calendar: it moves by up to four weeks, always between 21 January and 20 February, so it swaps between January and February.
When a holiday or the days around it change month, one month looks better and another worse against the year before, even if nothing about the business changed.
New Year shopping (the 2 weeks before Lunar New Year):
Factory closure (factories closed from a week before Lunar New Year to two weeks after):
Check the effect and adjust for it on the business page.
Tuesday 17 February 2026, in ISO week 8.
From Wednesday 29 January 2025 (ISO week 5) to Tuesday 17 February 2026 (ISO week 8): 19 days later in the calendar, from January to February.
Expected on Saturday 6 February 2027, in ISO week 5: 11 days earlier than in 2026.
Open Lunar New Year 2026 in TimeBento, or read the guide on what it means for work.
The dates of Lunar New Year as JSON, or all moving holidays.