When is Chinese New Year 2016?

February 8, 2016 (China Standard Time). The Fire Monkey year 丙申 begins and runs until January 27, 2017.

What Chinese zodiac animal is 2016?

2016 is the year of the Yang Fire Monkey (丙申) from Lunar New Year on February 8, 2016. People born in 2016 before that date belong to the previous year's animal. In BaZi (Four Pillars), the year begins at the Start of Spring (立春), Feb 4, 5:45 PM China time.

The Chinese zodiac · 生肖

2016: the Fire Monkey year丙申年 · 2016年生肖

Lunar New Year 2016 is on February 8, 2016; the Monkey year runs until January 27, 2017.

春節Lunar New Year

February 8, 2016

First day of the first lunar month, China Standard Time.

干支Year pillar

丙申Yang Fire Monkey

The stem gives the element, the branch gives the animal.

立春Start of Spring

Feb 4, 5:45 PM

Where the year begins in BaZi (Four Pillars), China time.

生肖Born in this year

Monkey, from February 8, 2016

Born earlier in 2016: the previous year's animal.

The 24 solar terms of 2016 · 二十四节气

Term	Begins (China time)	Sun
小寒 Minor Cold	Jan 6, 6:08 AM	285°
大寒 Major Cold	Jan 20, 11:27 PM	300°
立春 Start of Spring	Feb 4, 5:45 PM	315°
雨水 Rain Water	Feb 19, 1:33 PM	330°
驚蟄 Awakening of Insects	Mar 5, 11:43 AM	345°
春分 Spring Equinox	Mar 20, 12:30 PM	0°
清明 Clear and Bright	Apr 4, 4:27 PM	15°
穀雨 Grain Rain	Apr 19, 11:29 PM	30°
立夏 Start of Summer	May 5, 9:41 AM	45°
小滿 Grain Buds	May 20, 10:36 PM	60°
芒種 Grain in Ear	Jun 5, 1:48 PM	75°
夏至 Summer Solstice	Jun 21, 6:34 AM	90°
小暑 Minor Heat	Jul 7, 12:03 AM	105°
大暑 Major Heat	Jul 22, 5:30 PM	120°
立秋 Start of Autumn	Aug 7, 9:53 AM	135°
處暑 End of Heat	Aug 23, 12:38 AM	150°
白露 White Dew	Sep 7, 12:51 PM	165°
秋分 Autumnal Equinox	Sep 22, 10:21 PM	180°
寒露 Cold Dew	Oct 8, 4:33 AM	195°
霜降 Frost's Descent	Oct 23, 7:45 AM	210°
立冬 Start of Winter	Nov 7, 7:47 AM	225°
小雪 Minor Snow	Nov 22, 5:22 AM	240°
大雪 Major Snow	Dec 7, 12:41 AM	255°
冬至 Winter Solstice	Dec 21, 6:44 PM	270°

2016 month by month

January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

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