Chinese New Year 2009

Chinese New Year 2009 is on January 26, 2009, beginning the Year of the Earth Ox (己丑, Ji Chou), which lasts until February 13, 2010. Until then it is still the Year of the Earth Rat. In BaZi, which counts years from the solar term Start of Spring (Li Chun), the 2009 year begins on February 4, 2009 at 12:50 AM Beijing time (16:50 UTC on February 3). This lunar year has 13 months, including a leap fifth month.

2009 is mostly the Year of the Earth Ox (己丑), from January 26, 2009. Dates before then belong to the Year of the Earth Rat.

In the Year of the Earth Ox, the signs traditionally said to be in conflict with Tai Sui, the year's ruling deity, are Ox (birth year), Goat (clash and punishment), Horse (harm), Dog (punishment) and Dragon (break).

Yes. The lunar year beginning in 2009 has 13 months, including a leap fifth month.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, falls on October 3, 2009.

Dates are computed astronomically, following the rules of the modern Chinese calendar (GB/T 33661-2017): days in China Standard Time (UTC+8), months starting on the day of the new moon, the winter solstice always in the eleventh month, and leap months placed in the first month without a principal solar term. Solar terms are the moments the Sun reaches each 15 degree point of its path, computed with the Astronomy Engine library. Years before 1929 used Beijing local time, so a handful of historical dates can differ by one day from older almanacs.