World Times for Chinese New Year 2023 year of the Yin Water Rabbit
Find out what time Chinese New Year 2023 starts in your country
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On January 22nd 2023 (China time), we enter a new Lunar Chinese year (year 4721st in the Chinese calendar), the year of the Yin Water Rabbit (Gui Mao). Please do not get confused with solar and lunar calendars, more on this below.
Chinese New Year 2023:
Chinese New Year (according to the lunar calendar) starts on the 22 January 2023 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 2023 Chinese New Year falls on Sunday 22nd January at 04.53 China (Lunar calendar), Saturday 21st January at 20.53 United Kingdom, Saturday 21st January at 12.53 California USA, and Saturday 21st at 21.53 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 2023 cures and enhancers. Please make sure you check dates and times for correct placement of your cures and enhancers.
The Lunar Chinese New Year Day is very different from the Solar (Hsia) New Year’s 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’s 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 2023 Lunar Chinese New Year also called the ‘Spring Festival’, falls on 22 January, which is the New Year that is celebrated by all ethnic Chinese. The solar New Year (4th February 2023) is not celebrated at all and only used for Feng Shui placement.
You may have come across a few websites stating that 2023 is the 4722nd 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 2023 is the 4721st Chinese year.
Chinese New Year 2023 World times.
Sunday 22 January @ 04.53 Hong Kong time.
This is the date that Chinese New Year is celebrated.
Chinese New Year (Lunar calendar) World times converter.
| Afghanistan – Kabul | Sun 01.23 | Morocco – Casablanca | Sat 21.53 |
| Algeria – Algiers | Sat 21.53 | Myanmar – Yangon | Sun 03.23 |
| Argentina – Buenos Aires | Sat 17.53 | Nepal – Kathmandu | Sun 02.38 |
| Australia – Canberra | Sun 07.53 | Netherlands – Amsterdam | Sat 21.53 |
| Australia – Sydney | Sun 07.53 | New Zealand – Auckland | Sun 09.53 |
| Australia – Darwin | Sun 06.23 | New Zealand – Chatham Islands | Sun 10.38 |
| Australia – Brisbane | Sun 06.53 | Nicaragua – Managua | Mon 23.46 |
| Australia – Adelaide | Sun 07.23 | Nigeria – Lagos | Sat 21.53 |
| Australia – Melbourne | Sun 07.53 | Norway – Oslo | Sat 21.53 |
| Australia – Perth | Sun 04.53 | Pakistan – Islamabad | Sun 01.53 |
| Austria – Vienna | Sat 21.53 | Pakistan – Karachi | Sun 01.53 |
| Bahamas – Nassau | Sat 15.53 | Pakistan – Lahore | Sun 01.53 |
| Bangladesh – Dhaka | Sun 02.53 | Paraguay – Asuncion | Sat 17.53 |
| Belarus – Minsk | Sat 23.53 | Peru – Lima | Sat 15.53 |
| Belgium – Brussels | Sat 21.53 | Philippines – Manila | Sun 04.53 |
| Bolivia – La Paz | Sat 16.53 | Poland – Warsaw | Sat 21.53 |
| Brazil – Distrito Federal | Sat 17.53 | Portugal – Lisbon | Sat 20.53 |
| Brazil – Rio de Janeiro | Sat 17.53 | Puerto Rico – San Juan | Sat 16.53 |
| Brazil – São Paulo | Sat 17.53 | Romania – Bucharest | Sat 22.53 |
| Bulgaria – Sofia | Sat 22.53 | Russia – Anadyr | Sun 08.53 |
| Canada – Edmonton | Sat 13.53 | Russia – Moscow | Sat 23.53 |
| Canada – Vancouver | Sat 12.53 | Saudi Arabia – Riyadh | Sat 23.53 |
| Canada – Winnipeg | Sat 14.53 | Serbia – Belgrade | Sat 21.53 |
| Canada – St. John’s | Sat 17.23 | Singapore | Sun 04.53 |
| Canada – Halifax | Sat 16.53 | South Africa – Cape Town | Sat 22.53 |
| Canada – Ottawa | Sat 15.53 | South Africa – Johannesburg | Sat 22.53 |
| Canada – Toronto | Sat 15.53 | South Korea – Seoul | Sun 05.53 |
| Canada – Montreal | Sat 15.53 | Spain – Barcelona | Sat 21.53 |
| Chile – Santiago | Sat 17.53 | Spain – Madrid | Sat 21.53 |
| China – Beijing | Sun 04.53 | Sudan – Khartoum | Sat 22.53 |
| Colombia – Bogota | Sat 15.53 | Sweden – Stockholm | Sat 21.53 |
| Croatia – Zagreb | Sat 21.53 | Switzerland Geneva | Sat 21.53 |
| Cuba – Havana | Sat 15.53 | Switzerland – Zürich | Sat 21.53 |
| Czech Republic – Prague | Sat 21.53 | Taiwan – Taipei | Sun 04.53 |
| Denmark – Copenhagen | Sat 21.53 | Thailand – Bangkok | Sun 03.53 |
| Dominican Republic | Sat 16.53 | Turkey – Ankara | Sat 23.53 |
| Egypt – Cairo | Sat 22.53 | Turkey – Istanbul | Sat 23.53 |
| England – London | Sat 20.53 | U.K. – England – London | Sat 20.53 |
| Estonia – Tallinn | Sat 22.53 | U.S.A. – Anchorage | Sat 11.53 |
| Ethiopia – Addis Ababa | Sat 23.53 | U.S.A. – Phoenix | Sat 13.53 |
| Fiji – Suva | Sun 08.53 | U.S.A. – Los Angeles | Sat 12.53 |
| Finland – Helsinki | Sat 22.53 | U.S.A. – San Francisco | Sat 12.53 |
| France – Paris | Sat 21.53 | U.S.A. – Denver | Sat 13.53 |
| Germany – Berlin | Sat 21.53 | U.S.A. – Washington DC | Sat 15.53 |
| Germany – Frankfurt | Sat 21.53 | U.S.A. – Miami | Sat 15.53 |
| Greece – Athens | Sat 22.53 | U.S.A. – Atlanta | Sat 15.53 |
| Guatemala – Guatemala | Sat 14.53 | U.S.A. – Honolulu | Sat 10.53 |
| Honduras – Tegucigalpa | Sat 14.53 | U.S.A. – Chicago | Sat 14.53 |
| Hungary – Budapest | Sat 21.53 | U.S.A. – Indianapolis | Sat 15.53 |
| Iceland – Reykjavik | Sat 20.53 | U.S.A. – New Orleans | Sat 14.53 |
| India – Kolkata | Sun 02.23 | U.S.A. – Boston | Sat 15.53 |
| India – Mumbai | Sun 02.23 | U.S.A. – Detroit | Sat 15.53 |
| India – New Delhi | Sun 02.23 | U.S.A. – Minneapolis | Sat 14.53 |
| Indonesia – Java – Jakarta | Sun 03.53 | U.S.A. – New York | Sat 15.53 |
| Iran – Tehran | Sun 00.23 | U.S.A. – Philadelphia | Sat 15.53 |
| Iraq – Baghdad | Sat 23.53 | U.S.A. – Houston | Sat 14.53 |
| Ireland – Dublin | Sat 20.53 | U.S.A. – Seattle | Sat 12.53 |
| Israel – Jerusalem | Sat 22.53 | Ukraine – Kyiv | Sat 22.53 |
| Italy – Rome | Sat 21.53 | UAE – Dubai | Sun 00.53 |
| Jamaica – Kingston | Sun 05.53 | Uruguay – Montevideo | Sat 17.53 |
| Japan – Tokyo | Sun 05.53 | Uzbekistan – Tashkent | Sun 01.53 |
| Jordan – Amman | Sat 23.53 | Venezuela – Caracas | Sat 16.53 |
| Kenya – Nairobi | Sat 23.53 | Vietnam – Hanoi | Sun 03.53 |
| Kiribati – Kiritimati | Sun 10.53 | Yemen – Aden | Sat 23.53 |
| Kuwait – Kuwait City | Sat 23.53 | Zimbabwe – Harare | Sat 22.53 |
| Lebanon – Beirut | Sat 23.53 | ||
| Madagascar – Antananarivo | Sat 23.53 | ||
| Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur | Sun 04.53 | ||
| Mexico – Mexico City | Sat 14.53 | ||
Chinese (Solar calendar) New Year 2023
Friday, 4th February 2023 @ 10:41 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 | Sat 07.11 | Morocco – Casablanca | Sat 03.41 |
| Algeria – Algiers | Sat 03.41 | Myanmar – Yangon | Sat 09.11 |
| Argentina – Buenos Aires | Fri 23.41 | Nepal – Kathmandu | Sat 08.26 |
| Australia – Canberra | Sat 13.41 | Netherlands – Amsterdam | Sat 03.41 |
| Australia – Sydney | Sat 13.41 | New Zealand – Auckland | Sat 15.41 |
| Australia – Brisbane | Sat 12.41 | Nicaragua – Managua | Fri 20.41 |
| Australia – Adelaide | Sat 13.11 | Nigeria – Lagos | Sat 03.41 |
| Australia – Melbourne | Sat 13.41 | Norway – Oslo | Sat 03.41 |
| Australia – Perth | Sat 10.41 | Pakistan – Islamabad | Sat 07.41 |
| Austria – Vienna | Sat 03.41 | Pakistan – Karachi | Sat 07.41 |
| Bahamas – Nassau | Fri 21.41 | Pakistan – Lahore | Sat 07.41 |
| Bangladesh – Dhaka | Sat 08.41 | Paraguay – Asuncion | Fri 23.41 |
| Belarus – Minsk | Sat 05.41 | Peru – Lima | Fri 21.41 |
| Belgium – Brussels | Sat 03.41 | Philippines – Manila | Sat 10.41 |
| Bolivia – La Paz | Fri 22.41 | Poland – Warsaw | Sat 03.41 |
| Brazil – Distrito Federal | Fri 23.41 | Portugal – Lisbon | Sat 02.41 |
| Brazil – Rio de Janeiro | Fri 23.41 | Puerto Rico – San Juan | Fri 22.41 |
| Brazil – São Paulo | Fri 23.41 | Romania – Bucharest | Sat 04.41 |
| Bulgaria – Sofia | Sat 04.41 | Russia – Anadyr | Sat 14.41 |
| Canada – Edmonton | Fri 19.41 | Russia – Moscow | Sat 05.41 |
| Canada – Vancouver | Fri 18.41 | Saudi Arabia – Riyadh | Sat 05.41 |
| Canada – Winnipeg | Fri 20.41 | Serbia – Belgrade | Sat 03.41 |
| Canada – St. John’s | Fri 23.11 | Singapore | Sat 10.41 |
| Canada – Halifax | Fri 22.41 | South Africa – Cape Town | Sat 04.41 |
| Canada – Ottawa | Fri 21.41 | South Africa – Johannesburg | Sat 04.41 |
| Canada – Toronto | Fri 21.41 | South Korea – Seoul | Sat 11.41 |
| Canada – Montreal | Fri 21.41 | Spain – Barcelona | Sat 03.41 |
| Chile – Santiago | Fri 23.41 | Spain – Madrid | Sat 03.41 |
| China – Beijing | Sat 10.41 | Sudan – Khartoum | Sat 04.41 |
| China – Hong Kong | Sat 10.41 | Sweden – Stockholm | Sat 03.41 |
| China – Shanghai | Sat 10.41 | Switzerland – Geneva | Sat 03.41 |
| Colombia – Bogota | Fri 21.41 | Switzerland – Zürich | Sat 03.41 |
| Croatia – Zagreb | Sat 03.41 | Taiwan – Taipei | Sat 10.41 |
| Cuba – Havana | Fri 21.41 | Thailand – Bangkok | Sat 09.41 |
| Czech Republic – Prague | Sat 03.41 | Turkey – Ankara | Sat 05.41 |
| Denmark – Copenhagen | Sat 03.41 | Turkey – Istanbul | Sat 05.41 |
| Dominican Republic | Fri 22.41 | U.K. – England – London | Sat 02.41 |
| Egypt – Cairo | Sat 04.41 | U.S.A. – Anchorage | Fri 17.41 |
| England – London | Sat 02.41 | U.S.A. – Phoenix | Fri 19.41 |
| Estonia – Tallinn | Sat 04.41 | U.S.A. – Los Angeles | Fri 18.41 |
| Ethiopia – Addis Ababa | Sat 05.41 | U.S.A. – San Francisco | Fri 18.41 |
| Fiji – Suva | Sat 14.41 | U.S.A. – Denver | Fri 19.41 |
| Finland – Helsinki | Sat 04.41 | U.S.A. – Washington DC | Fri 21.41 |
| France – Paris | Sat 03.41 | U.S.A. – Miami | Fri 21.41 |
| Germany – Berlin | Sat 03.41 | U.S.A. – Atlanta | Fri 21.41 |
| Germany – Frankfurt | Sat 03.41 | U.S.A. – Honolulu | Fri 16.41 |
| Greece – Athens | Sat 04.41 | U.S.A. – Chicago | Fri 20.41 |
| Guatemala – Guatemala | Fri 20.41 | U.S.A. – Indianapolis | Fri 21.41 |
| Honduras – Tegucigalpa | Fri 20.41 | U.S.A. – New Orleans | Fri 20.41 |
| Hungary – Budapest | Sat 03.41 | U.S.A. – Boston | Fri 21.41 |
| Iceland – Reykjavik | Sat 02.41 | U.S.A. – Detroit | Fri 21.41 |
| India – Kolkata | Fri 08.11 | U.S.A. – Minneapolis | Fri 20.41 |
| India – Mumbai | Fri 08.11 | U.S.A. – New York | Fri 21.41 |
| India – New Delhi | Fri 08.11 | U.S.A. – Philadelphia | Fri 21.41 |
| Indonesia – Java – Jakarta | Sat 09.41 | U.S.A. – Houston | Fri 20.41 |
| Iran – Tehran | Sat 06.11 | U.S.A. – Seattle | Fri 18.41 |
| Iraq – Baghdad | Sat 05.41 | Ukraine – Kyiv | Sat 04.41 |
| Ireland – Dublin | Sat 02.41 | UAE – Dubai | Sat 06.41 |
| Israel – Jerusalem | Sat 04.41 | Uruguay – Montevideo | Fri 20.41 |
| Italy – Rome | Sat 03.41 | Uzbekistan – Tashkent | Sat 04.41 |
| Jamaica – Kingston | Fri 21.41 | Venezuela – Caracas | Fri 22.41 |
| Japan – Tokyo | Sat 11.41 | Vietnam – Hanoi | Sat 09.41 |
| Jordan – Amman | Sat 05.41 | Yemen – Aden | Sat 05.41 |
| Kenya – Nairobi | Sat 05.41 | Zimbabwe – Harare | Sat 04.41 |
| Kiribati – Kiritimati | Sat 16.41 | ||
| Kuwait – Kuwait City | Sat 05.41 | ||
| Lebanon – Beirut | Sat 04.41 | ||
| Madagascar – Antananarivo | Sat 05.41 | ||
| Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur | Sat 10.41 | ||
| Mexico – Mexico City | Fri 20.41 |
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