2025 Lunar Calendar Animals. Lunar new year begins on the date (in east asia) of the second new moon after the winter solstice, which always occurs in late december. Chinese zodiac (生肖 shēngxiào) is based on a twelve year cycle, with each year of the lunar calendar in the cycle associated with an animal sign.

Written by matteo updated feb. Read the full horoscope of the chinese zodiac sign of the snake here: