Kitchen God Day (Little New Year)
Religion · Taoism and Chinese folk religion · Tue, February 10, 2026 · Computed (rule)
The Kitchen God reports on the household to heaven; the start of the New Year preparations (12/24 in southern China). Day 23 of lunar month 12.
Every year
| Date | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 17, 2020 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | 7 yr ago |
| Thu, Feb 4, 2021 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | 6 yr ago |
| Tue, Jan 25, 2022 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | 5 yr ago |
| Sat, Jan 14, 2023 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | 4 yr ago |
| Fri, Feb 2, 2024 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | 3 yr ago |
| Wed, Jan 22, 2025 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | 2 yr ago |
| Tue, Feb 10, 2026 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | 7 mo ago |
| Sat, Jan 30, 2027 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | in 4 mo |
| Wed, Jan 19, 2028 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | in 16 mo |
| Tue, Feb 6, 2029 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | in 2 yr |
| Sat, Jan 26, 2030 | Kitchen God Day (Little New Year) | in 3 yr |
Source, method and history
- Source
- Hong Kong Observatory
- How we know
- Chinese lunisolar calendar: month numbering from ICU, each month starting on the Beijing date of the new moon (Astronomy Engine).
- Recurs
- annual
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- Changes
- 2026-09-26: added to 2026-02-10