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Year of the Rat 2020

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On February 4th 2020 (China time) we enter a new Lunar Chinese year (year 4718th) in the Chinese calendar), the year of the Yang Metal Rat (Geng Zi). Please do not get confused with solar and lunar calendars, more on this below.

Chinese New Year 2020:

Chinese New Year (according to the lunar calendar) starts on the 25th January 2020 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 2020 Chinese New Year falls on Saturday 25 January at 05.42 China (Lunar calendar), Friday 24th at 21.42 United Kingdom, Friday 24th 13.42 California USA, and Friday 24th 22.42 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 normally the date you use to place your 2020 cures and enhancers, however, in 2020 Chinese New Year and placement of cures for most countries falls on the same day or the day before. Please make sure you check dates and times for correct placement of your cures and enhancers.

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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 so 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.

While the solar (Hsia) calendar starts the New Year at the beginning of Spring, which normally falls 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 2020 Lunar Chinese New Year also called the ‘Spring Festival’, falls on 25th January, which is the New Year that is celebrated by all ethnic Chinese. The solar New Year (4th February 2020) is not celebrated at all and only used for Feng Shui placement.

You may have come across a few websites stating that 2020 is the 4719th 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 the year 2020 is the 4718th Chinese year.

Feng Shui World Time Calculator 2020

Chinese New Year 2020 World times.
Saturday 25th January 2020, 05.42 Hong Kong time

This is the date that Chinese New Year would be celebrated.

Chinese New Year (Lunar calendar) World times converter. 

Afghanistan – KabulSat 02.12Morocco – CasablancaFri 22.42
Algeria – AlgiersFri 22.42Myanmar – Yangon Sat 04.12
Argentina – Buenos AiresFri 18.42Nepal – KathmanduSat 03.27
Australia – CanberraSat 08.42Netherlands – AmsterdamFri 22.42
Australia – SydneySat 08.42New Zealand – AucklandSat 10.42
Australia – DarwinSat 07.12New Zealand – Chatham IslandsSat 10.42
Australia – BrisbaneSat 07.42Nicaragua – ManaguaFri 15.42
Australia – AdelaideFri 22.42Nigeria – Lagos  Fri 22.42
Australia – MelbourneSat 08.42Norway – OsloFri 22.42
Australia – PerthSat 05.42Pakistan – Islamabad  Sat 02.42
Austria – ViennaFri 22.42Pakistan – Karachi    Sat 02.42
Bahamas – NassauFri 16.42Pakistan – Lahore  Sat 02.42
Bangladesh – DhakaSat 03.42Paraguay – AsuncionFri 18.42
Belarus – MinskSat 00.42Peru – LimaFri 16.42
Belgium – BrusselsFri 22.42Philippines – ManilaSat 05.42
Bolivia – La PazFri 17.42Poland – Warsaw  Fri 22.42
Brazil – Distrito FederalFri 18.42Portugal – LisbonFri 21.42
Brazil – Rio de JaneiroFri 18.42Puerto Rico – San Juan  Fri 17.42
Brazil – São PauloFri 18.42Romania – Bucharest  Fri 23.42
Bulgaria – SofiaFri 23.42Russia – AnadyrSat 09.42
Canada – EdmontonFri 14.42Russia – MoscowSat 00.42
Canada – VancouverFri 13.42Saudi Arabia – RiyadhSat 00.42
Canada – WinnipegFri 15.42Serbia – BelgradeFri 22.42
Canada – St. John’sFri 18.12 SingaporeSat 05.42
Canada – HalifaxFri 17.42South Africa – Cape TownFri 23.42
Canada – OttawaFri 16.42South Africa – JohannesburgFri 23.42
Canada – TorontoFri 16.42South Korea – SeoulSat 06.42
Canada – MontrealFri 16.42Spain – BarcelonaFri 22.42
Chile – SantiagoFri 17.42Spain – MadridFri 22.42
China – BeijingSat 05.42Sudan – KhartoumFri 23.42
Colombia – BogotaFri 16.42Sweden – Stockholm  Fri 22.42
Croatia – ZagrebFri 22.42Switzerland Geneva  Fri 22.42
Cuba – HavanaFri 16.42Switzerland – ZürichFri 22.42
Czech Republic – PragueFri 22.42Taiwan – TaipeiSat 05.42
Denmark – CopenhagenFri 22.42Thailand – BangkokSat 04.42
Dominican RepublicFri 17.42Turkey – Ankara  Sat 00.42
Egypt – CairoFri 23.42Turkey – IstanbulSat 00.42
England – LondonFri 21.42U.K. – England – LondonFri 21.42
Estonia – TallinnFri 23.42U.S.A. – AnchorageFri 12.42
Ethiopia – Addis AbabaSat 00.42U.S.A. – PhoenixFri 14.42
Fiji – SuvaSat 09.42U.S.A. – Los AngelesFri 13.42
Finland – HelsinkiFri 23.42U.S.A. – San FranciscoFri 13.42
France – ParisFri 22.42U.S.A. – Denver Fri 14.42
Germany – BerlinFri 22.42U.S.A. – Washington DCFri 16.42
Germany – FrankfurtFri 22.42U.S.A. – MiamiFri 16.42
Greece – AthensFri 23.42U.S.A. –  AtlantaFri 16.42
Guatemala – GuatemalaFri 15.42U.S.A. – HonoluluFri 11.42
Honduras – TegucigalpaFri 15.42U.S.A. – Chicago  Fri 15.42
Hungary – BudapestFri 22.42U.S.A. – Indianapolis Fri 16.42
Iceland – ReykjavikFri 21.42U.S.A. – New OrleansFri 15.42
India – KolkataSat 03.12U.S.A. – BostonFri 16.42
India – MumbaiSat 03.12U.S.A. – DetroitFri 16.42
India – New DelhiSat 03.12U.S.A. – MinneapolisFri 15.42
Indonesia – Java – JakartaSat 04.42U.S.A. – New YorkFri 16.42
Iran – TehranSat 01.12U.S.A. – PhiladelphiaFri 16.42
Iraq – BaghdadSat 00.42U.S.A. – HoustonFri 15.42
Ireland – DublinFri 21.42U.S.A. –  SeattleFri 13.42
Israel – JerusalemFri 23.42Ukraine – KyivFri 23.42
Italy – RomeFri 22.42UAE – Dubai   Sat 01.42
Jamaica – KingstonFri 16.42Uruguay – MontevideoFri 18.42
Japan – TokyoSat 06.42Uzbekistan – TashkentSat 02.42
Jordan – AmmanFri 23.42Venezuela – CaracasFri 17.42
Kenya – NairobiSat 00.42Vietnam – Hanoi          Sat 04.42
Kiribati – KiritimatiSat 11.42Yemen – AdenSat 00.42
Kuwait – Kuwait  CitySat 00.42Zimbabwe – HarareFri 23.42
Lebanon – BeirutFri 23.42
Madagascar – AntananarivoSat 00.42
Malaysia – Kuala LumpurSat 05.42
Mexico – Mexico CityFri 15.42  
Mexico – Mexico City  Tue 03.02
Feng Shui World Times

Chinese (Solar calendar) New Year 2020

Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 17:02 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 – KabulTue 13.32Morocco – CasablancaTue 10.02
Algeria – AlgiersTue 10.02Myanmar – YangonTue 15.32
Argentina – Buenos AiresTue 06.02Nepal – Kathmandu Tue 14.47
Australia – CanberraTue 20.02Netherlands – AmsterdamTue 10.02
Australia – SydneyTue 20.02New Zealand – AucklandTue 22.02
Australia – BrisbaneTue 19.02Nicaragua – ManaguaTue 03.02
Australia – AdelaideTue 19.32Nigeria – LagosTue 10.02
Australia – MelbourneTue 20.02Norway – OsloTue 10.02
Australia – PerthTue 17.02Pakistan – IslamabadTue 14.02
Austria – ViennaTue 10.02Pakistan – KarachiTue 14.02
Bahamas – NassauTue 04.02Pakistan – LahoreTue 14.02
Bangladesh – DhakaTue 15.02Paraguay – AsuncionTue 06.02
Belarus – MinskTue 12.02Peru – LimaTue 04.02
Belgium – BrusselsTue 10.02Philippines – ManilaTue 17.02
Bolivia – La PazTue 05.02Poland – WarsawTue 10.02
Brazil – Distrito FederalTue 06.02Portugal – LisbonTue 09.02
Brazil – Rio de JaneiroTue 06.02Puerto Rico – San JuanTue 05.02
Brazil – São PauloTue 06.02Romania – BucharestTue 11.02
Bulgaria – SofiaTue 11.02Russia – AnadyrTue 21.02
Canada – EdmontonTue 02.02Russia – MoscowTue 12.02
Canada – VancouverTue 01.02Saudi Arabia – RiyadhTue 12.02
Canada – WinnipegTue 03.02Serbia – BelgradeTue 10.02
Canada – St. John’sTue 05.32SingaporeTue 17.02
Canada – HalifaxTue 05.02South Africa – Cape TownTue 11.02
Canada – OttawaTue 04.02South Africa – JohannesburgTue 11.02
Canada – TorontoTue 04.02South Korea – SeoulTue 18.02
Canada – Montreal   Tue 04.02Spain – BarcelonaTue 10.02
Chile – SantiagoTue 06.02Spain – MadridTue 10.02
China – BeijingTue 17.02Sudan – KhartoumTue 11.02
China – Hong Kong   Tue 17.02Sweden – StockholmTue 10.02
China – ShanghaiTue 17.02Switzerland – GenevaTue 10.02
Colombia – BogotaTue 04.02Switzerland – ZürichTue 10.02
Croatia – ZagrebTue 10.02Taiwan – TaipeiTue 17.02
Cuba – HavanaTue 04.02Thailand – BangkokTue 16.02
Czech Republic – PragueTue 10.02Turkey – AnkaraTue 12.02
Denmark – CopenhagenTue 10.02Turkey – IstanbulTue 12.02
Dominican RepublicTue 05.02U.K. – England – LondonTue 09.02
Egypt – CairoTue 11.02U.S.A. – AnchorageTue 00.02
England – LondonTue 09.02U.S.A. – PhoenixTue 02.02
Estonia – TallinnTue 11.02U.S.A. – Los AngelesTue 01.02
Ethiopia – Addis AbabaTue 12.02U.S.A. – San FranciscoTue 01.02
Fiji – SuvaTue 21.02U.S.A. – DenverTue 02.02
Finland – HelsinkiTue 11.02U.S.A. – Washington DCTue 04.02
France – Paris  Tue 10.02U.S.A. – MiamiTue 04.02
Germany – BerlinTue 10.02U.S.A. –  AtlantaTue 04.02
Germany – FrankfurtTue 10.02U.S.A. – HonoluluMon 23.02
Greece – Athens  Tue 11.02U.S.A. – ChicagoTue 03.02
Guatemala – Guatemala  Tue 03.02U.S.A. – IndianapolisTue 04.02
Honduras – TegucigalpaTue 03.02U.S.A. – New OrleansTue 03.02
Hungary – BudapestTue 10.02U.S.A. – BostonTue 04.02
Iceland – ReykjavikTue 09.02U.S.A. – DetroitTue 04.02
India – Kolkata  Tue 14.32U.S.A. – MinneapolisTue 03.02
India – Mumbai  Tue 14.32U.S.A. – New YorkTue 04.02
India – New Delhi Tue 14.32U.S.A. – PhiladelphiaTue 04.02
Indonesia – Java – Jakarta  Tue 16.02U.S.A. – HoustonTue 03.02
Iran – TehranTue 12.32U.S.A. –  SeattleTue 01.02
Iraq – BaghdadTue 12.02Ukraine – KyivTue 11.02
Ireland – DublinTue 09.02UAE – Dubai Tue 13.02
Israel – JerusalemTue 11.02Uruguay – MontevideoTue 06.02
Italy – Rome Tue 10.02Uzbekistan – TashkentTue 14.02
Jamaica – KingstonTue 04.02Venezuela – CaracasTue 05.02
Japan – Tokyo   Tue 18.02Vietnam – HanoiTue 16.02
Jordan – Amman   Tue 11.02Yemen – AdenTue 12.02
Kenya – NairobiTue 12.02Zimbabwe – HarareTue 11.02
Kiribati – Kiritimati   Tue 23.02
Kuwait – Kuwait CityTue 12.02
Lebanon – BeirutTue 11.02
Madagascar – Antananarivo   Tue 12.02
Malaysia – Kuala LumpurTue 17.02
Mexico – Mexico City  Tue 03.02

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