How many days until Lunar New Year 2026?
Lunar New Year 2026 is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. See the exact countdown in days, hours, minutes and seconds, in your own time zone.
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Lunar New Year 2026 at a glance
- Date
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- Rule
- The second new moon after the winter solstice, between January 21 and February 20
- Day of the year
- Day 48 of 365
- Days left in the year after it
- 317
- Category
- Cultural
About Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is the most important festival in China and in many other East and Southeast Asian countries. It follows the lunisolar calendar, so it starts on a new moon, and its Gregorian date changes every year.
In China it is called the Spring Festival, in Vietnam Tết and in Korea Seollal. Each year is linked to one of twelve zodiac animals and the celebrations last about two weeks, ending with the Lantern Festival.
In 2026 it falls on a Tuesday. This countdown runs to the first moment of February 17 in the time zone you choose, so the figure matches the calendar day on your wall.
How Lunar New Year is celebrated
- Family reunion dinner on New Year's Eve
- Red envelopes with money given to children
- Fireworks, lion and dragon dances
- Cleaning the house before the festival and decorating with red couplets
- Dumplings in northern China, fish and rice cakes in the south
Around the world
It is a public holiday in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea and Indonesia, and many other countries have large celebrations in their Chinatowns. Some governments publish the holiday dates in late autumn.
When Lunar New Year 2026 begins around the world
Lunar New Year starts at midnight local time, so it arrives in each city at a different moment. Times below are the start of February 17 converted to UTC.
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Common questions
How many days until Lunar New Year 2026?
Lunar New Year 2026 is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The live counter above shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds left, counted to midnight at the start of the day in your time zone.
What day of the week is Lunar New Year in 2026?
Lunar New Year 2026 falls on a Tuesday.
How many working days are left until Lunar New Year?
The Working days figure counts Monday to Friday between tomorrow and the day before the holiday. Public holidays in your country are not subtracted.
Why does Lunar New Year change every year?
It follows the Moon, so the date shifts between about January 21 and February 20 on the Gregorian calendar.
Is it the same as Chinese New Year?
Chinese New Year is the best-known name, while the festival is also celebrated under different names in Korea, Vietnam and other countries.
When is Lunar New Year in 2026–2030?
2026: Tuesday, February 17; 2027: Saturday, February 6; 2028: Wednesday, January 26; 2029: Tuesday, February 13; 2030: Sunday, February 3.
Which time zone does the countdown use?
Your device's time zone by default. Use the time zone menu to count down to midnight anywhere else, for example when a friend is celebrating in a different country.