Count down to the next Gregorian and Chinese New Year.
202 days remaining
January 1, 2027
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February 6, 2027
Year of the goat
Open the New Year Countdown — the page shows both Gregorian and Chinese New Year dates automatically.
Check the days remaining — each countdown shows the exact number of days until the next celebration.
Note the zodiac animal — the Chinese New Year section shows which zodiac animal year is coming next.
The Julian Day Number (JDN) is a continuous count of days since January 1, 4713 BC. Astronomers use it to simplify date arithmetic — you subtract two JDNs to get the exact number of days between any two dates, no calendar quirks to worry about.
USNO ReferenceThe 24 solar terms divide the year by the Sun's position along the ecliptic. Each term spans exactly 15° of celestial longitude. They are a lunisolar calendar system distinct from the lunar month system, used for agriculture in East Asia for over 2000 years.
WikipediaEaster Sunday is determined by the Computus — a set of rules that finds the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox. Butcher's Algorithm (1876) computes it with pure integer arithmetic, valid for all Gregorian years.
Butcher's AlgorithmMeteor showers occur when Earth passes through debris trails left by comets. The International Meteor Organization (IMO) publishes an annual calendar of peak dates. Major showers like the Perseids and Geminids are reliable year after year.
IMO CalendarHow many days until Gregorian New Year and Chinese Lunar New Year? Get the exact countdown with zodiac animal. Free, fast, browser-based. · All calculations execute client-side — zero network requests, zero data transmitted. Countdown dates pre-computed in your browser.