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Tết 2027: Vietnamese Lunar New Year Is on 6 February 2027
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Tết Nguyên Đán 2027, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, falls on Saturday, 6 February 2027. It begins the year Đinh Mùi, the Year of the Goat.
Tết moves every year because it follows the lunar calendar: it was on 17 February in 2026, it is on 6 February in 2027, and it will be on 26 January in 2028. All dates on this page were computed for Vietnam’s time zone (UTC+7) with the lunar calendar library used on lichamviet.com.
This page doesn’t cover official public holiday schedules, which are announced separately each year.
Key dates around Tết 2027
| Date | Lunar date | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 January 2027 | 23rd of the 12th month, Bính Ngọ | Ông Công Ông Táo: Kitchen Gods day, when families send the Kitchen Gods to heaven |
| Thursday, 4 February 2027 | 28th of the 12th month | Lập xuân: the solar term “start of spring” |
| Friday, 5 February 2027 | 29th of the 12th month | Giao thừa: last day of the lunar year; New Year’s Eve that night |
| Saturday, 6 February 2027 | 1st of the 1st month, Đinh Mùi | Mùng 1 Tết: Lunar New Year’s Day |
| Sunday, 7 February 2027 | 2nd of the 1st month | Mùng 2 Tết |
| Monday, 8 February 2027 | 3rd of the 1st month | Mùng 3 Tết |
| Monday, 15 February 2027 | 10th of the 1st month | Vía Thần Tài: God of Wealth day |
| Saturday, 20 February 2027 | 15th of the 1st month | Rằm tháng Giêng / Tết Nguyên Tiêu: first full moon of the year |
A detail worth noticing: the 12th lunar month of Bính Ngọ has only 29 days, so there is no “30 Tết” this year. The last day before the New Year is the 29th, Friday 5 February. In Vietnamese, the 12th month is called tháng Chạp, and the 1st month tháng Giêng.
You can browse the whole month on the February 2027 lunar calendar (in Vietnamese) or open 6 February 2027 (in Vietnamese) for that day’s details.
Year of the Goat: Đinh Mùi
Vietnamese years are named with the Can Chi system: one of 10 heavenly stems plus one of 12 earthly branches, giving a 60-year cycle. For 2027:
- Đinh is the stem (2027 ends in 7, and 7 maps to Đinh).
- Mùi is the branch, the Goat.
The previous Đinh Mùi year was 1967; the next will be 2087. How to work this out yourself is in Can Chi and the Vietnamese zodiac.
A note on animals: the Vietnamese zodiac uses the Goat for Mùi, and differs from the Chinese one in another year: Mão is the Cat in Vietnam rather than the Rabbit. So the 2023 Quý Mão year was the Year of the Cat in Vietnam.
The year changes at Tết, not on 1 January. A baby born on 2 February 2027 is still born in Bính Ngọ (Year of the Horse), because that day is the 26th of the 12th lunar month.
The day itself
Tết’s first day, 6 February 2027, is a Bính Thìn day in the month Nhâm Dần. Its giờ hoàng đạo (auspicious hours), traditionally used to pick the time for the first visit or setting out, are the hours of Dần (03–05), Thìn (07–09), Tỵ (09–11), Thân (15–17), Dậu (17–19) and Hợi (21–23). What these hours are and how they are derived: auspicious hours explained.
Tết 2027 is the same day in Vietnam and China
The Vietnamese calendar is computed for UTC+7 and the Chinese one for UTC+8, so the two New Years occasionally fall on different days. In 2027 they coincide on 6 February. They differed in 2007 (17 vs 18 February) and will differ again in 2030 (2 vs 3 February). The full story, including 1985 when they were a month apart: Vietnamese vs Chinese lunar calendar.
Other 2027 festival dates
| Festival | Lunar date | 2027 date |
|---|---|---|
| Tết Hàn Thực (Cold Food festival) | 3rd of the 3rd month | Friday, 9 April 2027 |
| Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương (Hùng Kings’ day) | 10th of the 3rd month | Friday, 16 April 2027 |
| Phật Đản (Buddha’s birthday) | 15th of the 4th month | Thursday, 20 May 2027 |
| Tết Đoan Ngọ (Double Fifth) | 5th of the 5th month | Wednesday, 9 June 2027 |
| Vu Lan | 15th of the 7th month | Monday, 16 August 2027 |
| Tết Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn) | 15th of the 8th month | Wednesday, 15 September 2027 |
2027 has no leap month. The full year is on the 2027 lunar calendar (in Vietnamese).
Get reminded before Tết
Lịch Âm Việt has built-in reminders for Tết days 1 to 5, Ông Công Ông Táo, Vía Thần Tài, Rằm tháng Giêng and more. Tap the bell icon, open Cài đặt nhắc (reminder settings) and switch them on. By default they fire at 07:00 on the day; you can set them 1 to 30 days earlier, which is useful if you need to book flights home or order food.
Built-in reminders work on Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows. Get the app for Android or iPhone and iPad, or see the English home page for all platforms.
FAQ
When is Tết 2027?
The first day of Tết (mùng 1 Tết) is Saturday, 6 February 2027. Tết's second and third days are Sunday 7 and Monday 8 February.
What year is 2027 in the Vietnamese zodiac?
Đinh Mùi, the Year of the Goat. It runs from 6 February 2027 until the day before Tết 2028, which is Wednesday, 26 January 2028.
When is New Year's Eve (Giao thừa) 2027?
The night of Friday, 5 February 2027. That day is the 29th of the 12th lunar month; the month has only 29 days, so there is no 30th this year.
Is Vietnamese Tết 2027 on the same day as Chinese New Year?
Yes. In 2027 both fall on 6 February. The two calendars use different time zones and occasionally differ, most recently in 2007 and next in 2030.
When is Ông Công Ông Táo (Kitchen Gods day) before Tết 2027?
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, which is Saturday, 30 January 2027.
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