Chinese New Year 2018 world times converter for the year of the Dog
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On February 16th 2018 (China time) we enter a new Lunar Chinese year (year 4716th) in the Chinese calendar), the year of the Yang Earth Dog (Wu Xu). Please do not get confused with solar and lunar calendars, more on this below.
Chinese New Year 2018:
Chinese New Year (according to the lunar calendar) starts on the 16th February 2018 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 2018 Chinese New Year falls on Friday 16th February at 05.05 China (Lunar calendar), Thursday 15th February at 21.05 United Kingdom, Thursday 15th 13.05 California USA, and Thursday 15th 22.05 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 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 2018 cures and enhancers in Feng Shui (February 4th 2018).
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 around 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 2018, Lunar Chinese New Year also called the ‘Spring Festival’, falls on 16th February, which is the New Year that is celebrated by all ethnic Chinese. The solar New Year (4th February 2018) is not celebrated at all and only used for Feng Shui placement.
You may have come across a few websites stating that 2018 is the 4717th 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 2018 is the 4716th Chinese year.
Chinese New Year 2018 World times.
Friday 16th February 2018, 05.05 Hong Kong time.
This is the date that Chinese New Year would be celebrated.
Chinese New Year (Lunar calendar) World times converter.
| Afghanistan – Kabul | Fri 01.35 | Morocco – Casablanca | Thu 21.05 |
| Algeria – Algiers | Thu 22.05 | Myanmar – Yangon | Fri 03.35 |
| Argentina – Buenos Aires | Thu 18.05 | Nepal – Kathmandu | Fri 02.50 |
| Australia – Canberra | Fri 08.05 | Netherlands – Amsterdam | Thu 22.05 |
| Australia – Sydney | Fri 08.05 | New Zealand – Auckland | Fri 10.05 |
| Australia – Darwin | Fri 06.35 | New Zealand – Chatham Island | Fri 10.05 |
| Australia – Brisbane | Fri 07.05 | Nicaragua – Managua | Thu 15.05 |
| Australia – Adelaide | Fri 07.35 | Nigeria – Lagos | Thu 22.05 |
| Australia – Melbourne | Fri 08.05 | Norway – Oslo | Thu 22.05 |
| Australia – Perth | Fri 05.05 | Pakistan – Islamabad | Fri 02.05 |
| Austria – Vienna | Thu 22.05 | Pakistan – Karachi | Fri 02.05 |
| Bahamas – Nassau | Thu 16.05 | Pakistan – Lahore | Fri 02.05 |
| Bangladesh – Dhaka | Fri 03.05 | Paraguay – Asuncion | Thu 18.05 |
| Belarus – Minsk | Fri 00.05 | Peru – Lima | Thu 16.05 |
| Belgium – Brussels | Thu 22.05 | Philippines – Manila | Fri 05.05 |
| Bolivia – La Paz | Thu 17.05 | Poland – Warsaw | Thu 22.05 |
| Brazil – Distrito Federal | Thu 19.05 | Portugal – Lisbon | Thu 21.05 |
| Brazil – Rio de Janeiro | Thu 19.05 | Puerto Rico – San Juan | Thu 17.05 |
| Brazil – São Paulo | Thu 19.05 | Romania – Bucharest | Thu 23.05 |
| Bulgaria – Sofia | Thu 23.05 | Russia – Anadyr | Fri 09.05 |
| Canada – Edmonton | Thu 14.05 | Russia – Moscow | Fri 00.05 |
| Canada – Vancouver | Thu 13.05 | Saudi Arabia – Riyadh | Fri 00.05 |
| Canada – Winnipeg | Thu 15.05 | Serbia – Belgrade | Thu 22.05 |
| Canada – St. John’s | Thu 17.35 | Singapore | Fri 05.05 |
| Canada – Halifax | Thu 17.05 | South Africa – Cape Town | Thu 23.05 |
| Canada – Ottawa | Thu 16.05 | South Africa – Johannesburg | Thu 23.05 |
| Canada – Toronto | Thu 16.05 | South Korea – Seoul | Fri 06.05 |
| Canada – Montreal | Thu 16.05 | Spain – Barcelona | Thu 22.05 |
| Chile – Santiago | Thu 18.05 | Spain – Madrid | Thu 22.05 |
| China – Beijing | Fri 05.05 | Sudan – Khartoum | Thu 23.05 |
| Colombia – Bogota | Thu 16.05 | Sweden – Stockholm | Thu 22.05 |
| Croatia – Zagreb | Thu 22.05 | Switzerland Geneva | Thu 22.05 |
| Cuba – Havana | Thu 16.05 | Switzerland – Zürich | Thu 22.05 |
| Czech Republic – Prague | Thu 22.05 | Taiwan – Taipei | Fri 05.05 |
| Denmark – Copenhagen | Thu 22.05 | Thailand – Bangkok | Fri 04.05 |
| Dominican Republic | Thu 17.05 | Turkey – Ankara | Fri 00.05 |
| Egypt – Cairo | Thu 23.05 | Turkey – Istanbul | Fri 00.05 |
| England – London | Thu 21.05 | U.K. – England – London | Thu 21.05 |
| Estonia – Tallinn | Thu 23.05 | U.S.A. – Anchorage | Thu 12.05 |
| Ethiopia – Addis Ababa | Fri 00.05 | U.S.A. – Phoenix | Thu 14.05 |
| Fiji – Suva | Fri 09.05 | U.S.A. – Los Angeles | Thu 13.05 |
| Finland – Helsinki | Thu 23.05 | U.S.A. – San Francisco | Thu 13.05 |
| France – Paris | Thu 22.05 | U.S.A. – Denver | Thu 14.05 |
| Germany – Berlin | Thu 22.05 | U.S.A. – Washington DC | Thu 16.05 |
| Germany – Frankfurt | Thu 22.05 | U.S.A. – Miami | Thu 16.05 |
| Greece – Athens | Thu 23.05 | U.S.A. – Atlanta | Thu 16.05 |
| Guatemala – Guatemala | Thu 15.05 | U.S.A. – Honolulu | Thu 11.05 |
| Honduras – Tegucigalpa | Thu 15.05 | U.S.A. – Chicago | Thu 56.05 |
| Hungary – Budapest | Thu 22.05 | U.S.A. – Indianapolis | Thu 16.05 |
| Iceland – Reykjavik | Thu 21.05 | U.S.A. – New Orleans | Thu 15.05 |
| India – Kolkata | Sat 05.07 | U.S.A. – Boston | Thu 16.05 |
| India – Mumbai | Sat 05.07 | U.S.A. – Detroit | Thu 16.05 |
| India – New Delhi | Fri 02.35 | U.S.A. – Minneapolis | Thu 15.05 |
| Indonesia – Java – Jakarta | Fri 04.05 | U.S.A. – New York | Thu 16.05 |
| Iran – Tehran | Fri 00.35 | U.S.A. – Philadelphia | Thu 16.05 |
| Iraq – Baghdad | Fri 00.05 | U.S.A. – Houston | Thu 15.05 |
| Ireland – Dublin | Thu 21.05 | U.S.A. – Seattle | Thu 13.05 |
| Israel – Jerusalem | Thu 23.05 | Ukraine – Kyiv | Thu 23.05 |
| Italy – Rome | Thu 22.05 | UAE – Dubai | Fri 01.05 |
| Jamaica – Kingston | Thu 16.05 | Uruguay – Montevideo | Thu 18.05 |
| Japan – Tokyo | Fri 06.05 | Uzbekistan – Tashkent | Fri 02.05 |
| Jordan – Amman | Thu 23.05 | Venezuela – Caracas | Thu 17.05 |
| Kenya – Nairobi | Fri 00.05 | Vietnam – Hanoi | Fri 04.05 |
| Kiribati – Kiritimati | Fri 11.05 | Yemen – Aden | Fri 00.05 |
| Kuwait – Kuwait City | Fri 00.05 | Zimbabwe – Harare | Thu 23.05 |
| Lebanon – Beirut | Thu 23.05 | ||
| Madagascar – Antananarivo | Fri 00.05 | ||
| Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur | Fri 05.05 | ||
| Mexico – Mexico City | Thu 15.05 |
Chinese (Solar calendar) New Year 2018
Sunday, 4 February 2018, 05:38 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 | Sun 02.08 | Morocco – Casablanca | Sat 21.38 |
| Algeria – Algiers | Sat 22.38 | Myanmar – Yangon | Sun 04.08 |
| Argentina – Buenos Aires | Sat 18.38 | Nepal – Kathmandu | Sun 03.23 |
| Australia – Canberra | Sun 08.38 | Netherlands – Amsterdam | Sat 22.38 |
| Australia – Sydney | Sun 08.38 | New Zealand – Auckland | Sun 10.38 |
| Australia – Brisbane | Sun 07.38 | Nicaragua – Managua | Sat 15.38 |
| Australia – Adelaide | Sun 08.08 | Nigeria – Lagos | Sat 22.38 |
| Australia – Melbourne | Sun 08.38 | Norway – Oslo | Sat 22.38 |
| Australia – Perth | Sun 05.38 | Pakistan – Islamabad | Sun 02.38 |
| Austria – Vienna | Sat 22.38 | Pakistan – Karachi | Sun 02.38 |
| Bahamas – Nassau | Sat 16.38 | Pakistan – Lahore | Sun 02.38 |
| Bangladesh – Dhaka | Sun 03.38 | Paraguay – Asuncion | Sat 18.38 |
| Belarus – Minsk | Sun 00.38 | Peru – Lima | Sat 16.38 |
| Belgium – Brussels | Sat 22.38 | Philippines – Manila | Sun 05.38 |
| Bolivia – La Paz | Sat 17.38 | Poland – Warsaw | Sat 22.38 |
| Brazil – Distrito Federal | Sat 19.38 | Portugal – Lisbon | Sat 21.38 |
| Brazil – Rio de Janeiro | Sat 19.38 | Puerto Rico – San Juan | Sat 17.38 |
| Brazil – São Paulo | Sat 19.38 | Romania – Bucharest | Sat 23.38 |
| Bulgaria – Sofia | Sat 23.38 | Russia – Anadyr | Sun 09.38 |
| Canada – Edmonton | Sat 14.38 | Russia – Moscow | Sun 00.38 |
| Canada – Vancouver | Sat 13.38 | Saudi Arabia – Riyadh | Sun 00.38 |
| Canada – Winnipeg | Sat 15.38 | Serbia – Belgrade | Sat 22.38 |
| Canada – St. John’s | Sat 18.08 | Singapore | Sun 05.38 |
| Canada – Halifax | Sat 17.38 | South Africa – Cape Town | Sat 22.38 |
| Canada – Ottawa | Sat 16.38 | South Africa – Johannesburg | Sat 23.38 |
| Canada – Toronto | Sat 16.38 | South Korea – Seoul | Sun 06.38 |
| Canada – Montreal | Sat 16.38 | Spain – Barcelona | Sat 22.38 |
| Chile – Santiago | Sat 18.38 | Spain – Madrid | Sat 22.38 |
| China – Beijing | Sun 05.38 | Sudan – Khartoum | Sat 23.38 |
| China – Hong Kong | Sun 05.38 | Sweden – Stockholm | Sat 22.38 |
| China – Shanghai | Sun 05.38 | Switzerland – Geneva | Sat 22.38 |
| Colombia – Bogota | Sat 16.38 | Switzerland – Zürich | Sat 22.38 |
| Croatia – Zagreb | Sat 22.38 | Taiwan – Taipei | Sun 05.38 |
| Cuba – Havana | Sat 16.38 | Thailand – Bangkok | Sun 04.38 |
| Czech Republic – Prague | Sat 22.38 | Turkey – Ankara | Sun 00.38 |
| Denmark – Copenhagen | Sat 22.38 | Turkey – Istanbul | Sun 00.38 |
| Dominican Republic | Sat 17.38 | U.K. – England – London | Sat 21.38 |
| Egypt – Cairo | Sat 22.38 | U.S.A. – Anchorage | Sat 12.38 |
| England – London | Sat 21.38 | U.S.A. – Phoenix | Sat 14.38 |
| Estonia – Tallinn | Sat 23.38 | U.S.A. – Los Angeles | Sat 13.38 |
| Ethiopia – Addis Ababa | Sun 00.38 | U.S.A. – San Francisco | Sat 13.38 |
| Fiji – Suva | Sun 09.38 | U.S.A. – Denver | Sat 14.38 |
| Finland – Helsinki | Sat 23.38 | U.S.A. – Washington DC | Sat 16.38 |
| France – Paris | Sat 22.38 | U.S.A. – Miami | Sat 16.38 |
| Germany – Berlin | Sat 22.38 | U.S.A. – Atlanta | Sat 16.38 |
| Germany – Frankfurt | Sat 22.38 | U.S.A. – Honolulu | Sat 11.38 |
| Greece – Athens | Sat 23.38 | U.S.A. – Chicago | Sat 15.38 |
| Guatemala – Guatemala | Sat 15.38 | U.S.A. – Indianapolis | Sat 16.38 |
| Honduras – Tegucigalpa | Sat 15.38 | U.S.A. – New Orleans | Sat 15.38 |
| Hungary – Budapest | Sat 22.38 | U.S.A. – Boston | Sat 16.38 |
| Iceland – Reykjavik | Sat 21.38 | U.S.A. – Detroit | Sat 16.38 |
| India – Kolkata | Sun 03.08 | U.S.A. – Minneapolis | Sat 15.38 |
| India – Mumbai | Sun 03.08 | U.S.A. – New York | Sat 16.38 |
| India – New Delhi | Sun 03.08 | U.S.A. – Philadelphia | Sat 16.38 |
| Indonesia – Java – Jakarta | Sun 04.38 | U.S.A. – Houston | Sat 15.38 |
| Iran – Tehran | Sun 01.08 | U.S.A. – Seattle | Sat 13.38 |
| Iraq – Baghdad | Sun 00.38 | Ukraine – Kyiv | Sat 23.38 |
| Ireland – Dublin | Sat 21.38 | UAE – Dubai | Sun 01.38 |
| Israel – Jerusalem | Sat 23.38 | Uruguay – Montevideo | Sat 18.38 |
| Italy – Rome | Sat 22.38 | Uzbekistan – Tashkent | Sun 02.38 |
| Jamaica – Kingston | Sat 16.38 | Venezuela – Caracas | Sat 17.38 |
| Japan – Tokyo | Sun 06.38 | Vietnam – Hanoi | Sun 04.38 |
| Jordan – Amman | Sat 23.38 | Yemen – Aden | Sun 00.38 |
| Kenya – Nairobi | Sun 00.38 | Zimbabwe – Harare | Sat 23.38 |
| Kiribati – Kiritimati | Sun 11.38 | ||
| Kuwait – Kuwait City | Sun 00.38 | ||
| Lebanon – Beirut | Sat 23.38 | ||
| Madagascar – Antananarivo | Sun 00.38 | ||
| Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur | Sun 05.38 | ||
| Mexico – Mexico City | Sat 15.38 |
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Since I live in the USA – Texas and according to the World Times Converter the day for placing cures is Saturday Feb 3. Is this true? Also do I move the bedroom back to the South, Southeast, and Southwest on that day? In 2017 I moved the bedroom to the living room because it in the East, Northeast, and North and also the TV in the Center. I forgot if it was in Feb or Jan (Chinese New Year). Also it seems for the USA, Chinese new year’s eve is on Wednesday Feb 14 and NY Day is Thursday Feb 15, am I wrong?
Hi Christina,
We have Lunar and Solar Chinese New Year – Lunar New Year is the date where you celebrate Chinese New Year and Solar New Year is the date where the Flying stars change and when you place your cures and enhancers for the year ahead. You can place your cures any time from the 3rd February and can move your bedroom from this date.
Kind regards,
Daniel