World Times for Chinese New Year 2017 year of the Rooster
Find out what time Chinese New Year 2017 starts in your country
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On January 28th 2017 (China time) we enter a new Lunar Chinese year (year 4715th) in the Chinese calendar), the year of the Yin Fire Rooster (Ding Yu). Please do not get confused with solar and lunar calendars, more on this below.
Chinese New Year 2017:
Chinese New Year (according to the lunar calendar) starts on the 28th January 2017 and is hugely celebrated worldwide by the Chinese. The Chinese New Year heralds new beginnings and a fresh start for all. On a social level, Chinese New Year is very much a family event and is a time of reunion, forgiveness, sharing and thanksgiving with festivities. In 2017 Chinese New Year falls on Saturday 28th January 2017 at 08.07 China (Lunar calendar), Saturday 28th at 00.07 United Kingdom, Friday 27th 16.07 California USA, and Saturday 28th 01.07 Barcelona Spain, a full list of all the other countries can be found below.
Due to time differences around the world, Chinese New Year will fall what appears to be a day early in some countries. Below you will find a Chinese New Year world time converter 2017 table to assist you. This is the date you celebrate the Chinese New Year with Ang Pow, fireworks etc and not the date you use to place your 2017 cures and enhancers in Feng Shui (February 3rd 2017).
The Lunar Chinese New Year Day is very different from the Solar (Hsia) New Year Day. The Lunar Calendar formulates the days of the month according to the cycle of the moon whereas the solar year is governed by the sun. Although the Chinese solar year starts on a different date from the western year, the theory whereby the year is calculated on how long it takes the earth to go round the sun is the same.
The lunar cycle lasts approximately 29.5 days and in order that the start of the Lunar New Year is not too far removed from the Solar New Year, the Chinese insert an extra month, this being called an intercalary month, once every few years. This is why Chinese New Year Day falls on a different date in each of the two calendars.
Whilst the solar (Hsia) calendar starts the New Year at the beginning of Spring, which falls normally between the 3rd and 5th of February, the lunar (yueh) calendar marks the New Year on the second New moon after the winter solstice. In 2017, Lunar Chinese New Year also called the ‘Spring Festival’, falls on 28th January 2017 which is the New Year that is celebrated by all ethnic Chinese. The solar New Year (3rd February 2017) is not celebrated at all and only used for Feng Shui placement.
You may have come across a few websites stating that 2017 is the 4716th Chinese New Year, if you cannot find the reason, here is an answer for you:
The Yellow King’s appointment was held in the spring of 2697 B.C. But they used the winter solstice day as the first day of the year. So the first winter solstice was on around December 23rd, 2698 B.C. Today’s January 1st means nothing to the Yellow King. If we count that extra eight days in 2698 B.C. for a year, then year 2017 is the 4715th Chinese year.
Chinese New Year 2017 World times.
Saturday 28th January 2017, 08.07 Hong Kong time.
This is the date that Chinese New Year would be celebrated.
Chinese New Year (Lunar calendar) World times converter.
Afghanistan – Kabul | Sat 04.37 | Morocco – Casablanca | Sat 00.07 |
Algeria – Algiers | Sat 01.07 | Myanmar – Yangon | Sat 06.37 |
Argentina – Buenos Aires | Fri 21.07 | Nepal – Kathmandu | Sat 05.52 |
Australia – Canberra | Sat 11.07 | Netherlands – Amsterdam | Sat 01.07 |
Australia – Sydney | Sat 11.07 | New Zealand – Auckland | Sat 13.07 |
Australia – Darwin | Sat 09.37 | New Zealand – Chatham Island | Sat 13.50 |
Australia – Brisbane | Sat 10.07 | Nicaragua – Managua | Fri 18.07 |
Australia – Adelaide | Sat 10.37 | Nigeria – Lagos | Sat 01.07 |
Australia – Melbourne | Sat 11.07 | Norway – Oslo | Sat 01.07 |
Australia – Perth | Sat 08.07 | Pakistan – Islamabad | Sat 05.07 |
Austria – Vienna | Sat 01.07 | Pakistan – Karachi | Sat 05.07 |
Bahamas – Nassau | Fri 19.07 | Pakistan – Lahore | Sat 05.07 |
Bangladesh – Dhaka | Sat 06.07 | Paraguay – Asuncion | Fri 21.07 |
Belarus – Minsk | Sat 03.07 | Peru – Lima | Fri 19.07 |
Belgium – Brussels | Sat 01.07 | Philippines – Manila | Sat 08.07 |
Bolivia – La Paz | Fri 20.07 | Poland – Warsaw | Sat 01.07 |
Brazil – Distrito Federal | Fri 22.07 | Portugal – Lisbon | Sat 00.07 |
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro | Fri 22.07 | Puerto Rico – San Juan | Fri 20.07 |
Brazil – São Paulo | Fri 22.07 | Romania – Bucharest | Sat 02.07 |
Bulgaria – Sofia | Sat 02.07 | Russia – Anadyr | Sat 12.07 |
Canada – Edmonton | Fri 17.07 | Russia – Moscow | Sat 03.07 |
Canada – Vancouver | Fri 16.07 | Saudi Arabia – Riyadh | Sat 03.07 |
Canada – Winnipeg | Fri 18.07 | Serbia – Belgrade | Sat 01.07 |
Canada – St. John’s | Fri 20.37 | Singapore | Sat 08.07 |
Canada – Halifax | Fri 20.07 | South Africa – Cape Town | Sat 02.07 |
Canada – Ottawa | Fri 19.07 | South Africa – Johannesburg | Sat 02.07 |
Canada – Toronto | Fri 19.07 | South Korea – Seoul | Sat 09.07 |
Canada – Montreal | Fri 19.07 | Spain – Barcelona | Sat 01.07 |
Chile – Santiago | Fri 21.07 | Spain – Madrid | Sat 01.07 |
China – Beijing | Sat 08.07 | Sudan – Khartoum | Sat 03.07 |
Colombia – Bogota | Fri 19.07 | Sweden – Stockholm | Sat 01.07 |
Croatia – Zagreb | Sat 01.07 | Switzerland Geneva | Sat 01.07 |
Cuba – Havana | Fri 19.07 | Switzerland – Zürich | Sat 01.07 |
Czech Republic – Prague | Sat 01.07 | Taiwan – Taipei | Sat 08.07 |
Denmark – Copenhagen | Sat 01.07 | Thailand – Bangkok | Sat 07.07 |
Dominican Republic | Fri 20.07 | Turkey – Ankara | Sat 02.07 |
Egypt – Cairo | Sat 02.07 | Turkey – Istanbul | Sat 02.07 |
England – London | Sat 00.07 | U.K. – England – London | Sat 00.07 |
Estonia – Tallinn | Sat 01.07 | U.S.A. – Anchorage | Fri 15.07 |
Ethiopia – Addis Ababa | Sat 03.07 | U.S.A. – Phoenix | Fri 17.07 |
Fiji – Suva | Sat 12.07 | U.S.A. – Los Angeles | Fri 16.07 |
Finland – Helsinki | Sat 02.07 | U.S.A. – San Francisco | Fri 16.07 |
France – Paris | Sat 01.07 | U.S.A. – Denver | Fri 17.07 |
Germany – Berlin | Sat 01.07 | U.S.A. – Washington DC | Fri 19.07 |
Germany – Frankfurt | Sat 01.07 | U.S.A. – Miami | Fri 96.07 |
Greece – Athens | Sat 02.07 | U.S.A. – Atlanta | Fri 19.07 |
Guatemala – Guatemala | Fri 18.07 | U.S.A. – Honolulu | Fri 14.07 |
Honduras – Tegucigalpa | Fri 18.07 | U.S.A. – Chicago | Fri 18.07 |
Hungary – Budapest | Sat 01.07 | U.S.A. – Indianapolis | Fri 19.07 |
Iceland – Reykjavik | Sat 00.07 | U.S.A. – New Orleans | Fri 18.07 |
India – Kolkata | Sat 05.07 | U.S.A. – Boston | Fri 19.07 |
India – Mumbai | Sat 05.07 | U.S.A. – Detroit | Fri 19.07 |
India – New Delhi | Sat 05.07 | U.S.A. – Minneapolis | Fri 18.07 |
Indonesia – Java – Jakarta | Sat 07.07 | U.S.A. – New York | Fri 19.07 |
Iran – Tehran | Sat 03.37 | U.S.A. – Philadelphia | Fri 19.07 |
Iraq – Baghdad | Sat 03.07 | U.S.A. – Houston | Fri 18.07 |
Ireland – Dublin | Sat 00.07 | U.S.A. – Seattle | Fri 16.07 |
Israel – Jerusalem | Sat 02.07 | Ukraine – Kyiv | Sat 02.07 |
Italy – Rome | Sat 01.07 | UAE – Dubai | Sat 04.07 |
Jamaica – Kingston | Fri 19.07 | Uruguay – Montevideo | Fri 21.07 |
Japan – Tokyo | Sat 09.07 | Uzbekistan – Tashkent | Sat 05.07 |
Jordan – Amman | Sat 02.07 | Venezuela – Caracas | Fri 20.07 |
Kenya – Nairobi | Sat 03.07 | Vietnam – Hanoi | Sat 07.07 |
Kiribati – Kiritimati | Sat 14.07 | Yemen – Aden | Sat 03.07 |
Kuwait – Kuwait City | Sat 03.07 | Zimbabwe – Harare | Sat 02.07 |
Lebanon – Beirut | Sat 02.07 | ||
Madagascar – Antananarivo | Sat 03.07 | ||
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur | Sat 08.07 | ||
Mexico – Mexico City | Fri 18.07 |
Chinese (Solar calendar) New Year 2017
Friday, 3 February 2017, 23:34 Hong Kong time. The solar calendar is what we use when placing annual Feng Shui cures and not the day you would celebrate the New Year (times below).
Chinese New Year (solar calendar) World times converter.
Afghanistan – Kabul | Fri 20.04 | Morocco – Casablanca | Fri 15.34 |
Algeria – Algiers | Fri 16.34 | Myanmar – Yangon | Fri 22.04 |
Argentina – Buenos Aires | Fri 12.34 | Nepal – Kathmandu | Fri 21.19 |
Australia – Canberra | Sat 02.34 | Netherlands – Amsterdam | Fri 16.34 |
Australia – Sydney | Sat 02.34 | New Zealand – Auckland | Sat 04.34 |
Australia – Brisbane | Sat 01.34 | Nicaragua – Managua | Fri 09.34 |
Australia – Adelaide | Sat 02.04 | Nigeria – Lagos | Fri 16.34 |
Australia – Melbourne | Sat 02.34 | Norway – Oslo | Fri 16.34 |
Australia – Perth | Fri 23.34 | Pakistan – Islamabad | Fri 20.34 |
Austria – Vienna | Fri 16.34 | Pakistan – Karachi | Fri 20.34 |
Bahamas – Nassau | Fri 10.34 | Pakistan – Lahore | Fri 20.34 |
Bangladesh – Dhaka | Fri 21.34 | Paraguay – Asuncion | Fri 12.34 |
Belarus – Minsk | Fri 18.34 | Peru – Lima | Fri 10.34 |
Belgium – Brussels | Fri 16.34 | Philippines – Manila | Fri 23.34 |
Bolivia – La Paz | Fri 11.34 | Poland – Warsaw | Fri 16.34 |
Brazil – Distrito Federal | Fri 13.34 | Portugal – Lisbon | Fri 15.34 |
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro | Fri 13.34 | Puerto Rico – San Juan | Fri 11.34 |
Brazil – São Paulo | Fri 13.34 | Romania – Bucharest | Fri 17.34 |
Bulgaria – Sofia | Fri 17.34 | Russia – Anadyr | Sat 03.34 |
Canada – Edmonton | Fri 08.34 | Russia – Moscow | Fri 18.34 |
Canada – Vancouver | Fri 07.34 | Saudi Arabia – Riyadh | Fri 18.34 |
Canada – Winnipeg | Fri 09.34 | Serbia – Belgrade | Fri 16.34 |
Canada – St. John’s | Fri 12.04 | Singapore | Fri 23.34 |
Canada – Halifax | Fri 11.34 | South Africa – Cape Town | Fri 17.34 |
Canada – Ottawa | Fri 10.34 | South Africa – Johannesburg | Fri 17.34 |
Canada – Toronto | Fri 10.34 | South Korea – Seoul | Fri 00.34 |
Canada – Montreal | Fri 10.34 | Spain – Barcelona | Fri 16.34 |
Chile – Santiago | Fri 12.34 | Spain – Madrid | Fri 16.34 |
China – Beijing | Fri 23.34 | Sudan – Khartoum | Fri 18.34 |
China – Hong Kong | Fri 23.34 | Sweden – Stockholm | Fri 16.34 |
China – Shanghai | Fri 23.34 | Switzerland – Geneva | Fri 16.34 |
Colombia – Bogota | Fri 10.34 | Switzerland – Zürich | Fri 16.34 |
Croatia – Zagreb | Fri 16.34 | Taiwan – Taipei | Fri 23.34 |
Cuba – Havana | Fri 10.34 | Thailand – Bangkok | Fri 22.34 |
Czech Republic – Prague | Fri 16.34 | Turkey – Ankara | Fri 17.34 |
Denmark – Copenhagen | Fri 16.34 | Turkey – Istanbul | Fri 17.34 |
Dominican Republic | Fri 11.34 | U.K. – England – London | Fri 15.34 |
Egypt – Cairo | Fri 17.34 | U.S.A. – Anchorage | Fri 06.34 |
England – London | Fri 15.34 | U.S.A. – Phoenix | Fri 08.34 |
Estonia – Tallinn | Fri 17.34 | U.S.A. – Los Angeles | Fri 07.34 |
Ethiopia – Addis Ababa | Fri 18.34 | U.S.A. – San Francisco | Fri 07.34 |
Fiji – Suva | Sat 03.34 | U.S.A. – Denver | Fri 08.34 |
Finland – Helsinki | Fri 17.34 | U.S.A. – Washington DC | Fri 10.34 |
France – Paris | Fri 16.34 | U.S.A. – Miami | Fri 10.34 |
Germany – Berlin | Fri 16.34 | U.S.A. – Atlanta | Fri 10.34 |
Germany – Frankfurt | Fri 16.34 | U.S.A. – Honolulu | Fri 05.34 |
Greece – Athens | Fri 17.34 | U.S.A. – Chicago | Fri 09.34 |
Guatemala – Guatemala | Fri 09.34 | U.S.A. – Indianapolis | Fri 10.34 |
Honduras – Tegucigalpa | Fri 09.34 | U.S.A. – New Orleans | Fri 09.34 |
Hungary – Budapest | Fri 16.34 | U.S.A. – Boston | Fri 10.34 |
Iceland – Reykjavik | Fri 15.34 | U.S.A. – Detroit | Fri 10.34 |
India – Kolkata | Fri 21.04 | U.S.A. – Minneapolis | Fri 09.34 |
India – Mumbai | Fri 21.04 | U.S.A. – New York | Fri 10.34 |
India – New Delhi | Fri 21.04 | U.S.A. – Philadelphia | Fri 10.34 |
Indonesia – Java – Jakarta | Fri 22.34 | U.S.A. – Houston | Fri 09.34 |
Iran – Tehran | Fri 19.04 | U.S.A. – Seattle | Fri 07.34 |
Iraq – Baghdad | Fri 18.34 | Ukraine – Kyiv | Fri 17.34 |
Ireland – Dublin | Fri 15.34 | UAE – Dubai | Fri 19.34 |
Israel – Jerusalem | Fri 17.34 | Uruguay – Montevideo | Fri 12.34 |
Italy – Rome | Fri 16.34 | Uzbekistan – Tashkent | Fri 20.34 |
Jamaica – Kingston | Fri 10.34 | Venezuela – Caracas | Fri 11.34 |
Japan – Tokyo | Fri 00.34 | Vietnam – Hanoi | Fri 22.34 |
Jordan – Amman | Fri 17.34 | Yemen – Aden | Fri 18.34 |
Kenya – Nairobi | Fri 18.34 | Zimbabwe – Harare | Fri 17.34 |
Kiribati – Kiritimati | Sat 05.34 | ||
Kuwait – Kuwait City | Fri 18.34 | ||
Lebanon – Beirut | Fri 17.34 | ||
Madagascar – Antananarivo | Fri 18.34 | ||
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur | Fri 23.34 | ||
Mexico – Mexico City | Fri 09.34 |
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