How many days until Chinese New Year?

Chinese New Year in plain numbers

Between Wednesday, September 30, 2026 and Chinese New Year (Saturday, February 6, 2027) there are 129 days. That works out to 18 weeks plus 3 days, close to 4 months, or 3,096 hours of clock time. The date falls on a Saturday, the 37th day of a 365-day year.

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Planning around the date

For work and school planning the useful numbers are working days and weekends. Between today and Chinese New Year there are 92 weekdays (Monday to Friday), 19 Saturdays and 18 Sundays. Take out public holidays in your region and you have a realistic count of working days left. If you are paid every two weeks, expect about 9 paydays before then, and about 18 if you are paid weekly.

Some people prefer to break a long wait into stages. The quarter mark of the range is Sunday, November 1, 2026, the halfway point is Thursday, December 3, 2026, and the three-quarter mark is Monday, January 4, 2027. By the time Chinese New Year arrives, 10.1% of 2027 will have gone by. There are 19 Fridays in the range, which is handy if your deadlines or deliveries land at the end of the week.

About Chinese New Year

Lunar New Year, computed as the first new moon on or after January 21 in China Standard Time. Because Chinese New Year is a religious observance, many families organize travel, meals, services and time off around it. Congregations usually publish their own schedules, so treat the date here as the calendar date and confirm local timings with your community.

Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the December solstice, which in practice means the first new moon on or after January 21 in China Standard Time.

Chinese New Year in other years

In the coming years Chinese New Year falls on: Wednesday, January 26, 2028 (483 days from today); Tuesday, February 13, 2029 (867 days from today); Sunday, February 3, 2030 (1,222 days from today); Thursday, January 23, 2031 (1,576 days from today). Last year it fell on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Comparing the weekdays shows how the holiday drifts through the week, which matters when you plan long weekends, school breaks and travel that depends on which day of the week it lands.

What comes next

The next major date after Chinese New Year is the start of Ramadan on Monday, February 8, 2027, 2 days later. If you are planning a stretch of several weeks, it helps to know where the next break or deadline falls so you can space out your commitments.

Using this day counter

Counting in days is the most flexible view. It suits deadlines, trips, exam dates, pregnancy milestones and product launches, because a day is the smallest unit most calendars use. The day count on this page includes weekends, so subtract weekends and holidays if you only care about working time. For a rounder feel, try the weeks view; for a long horizon, try months.