Chinese lunar calendar converter
Choose a date to see the day in the Chinese lunar calendar (农历), or enter a lunar day to find the date in the regular calendar, such as lunar birthdays and traditional festivals.
How to useWhat day is it in the lunar calendar?
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Chinese lunar calendar converter: what it is for
The tool converts any date in the regular calendar to the Chinese lunar calendar (农历), with the month and day names in Chinese, the year in the 60-year cycle (stem and branch) and the zodiac animal. It also works the other way: enter a lunar day, including in a leap month, and see what date it falls on in the chosen year.
A month calendar shows the lunar day under each regular day, with the start of each lunar month highlighted, and the tool gives the date of this year’s and next year’s Chinese New Year.
How to use
- Choose to convert to or from the lunar calendar.
- Choose the date, or the lunar month and day.
- See the result, the animal of the year and the month calendar.
When to use it
- Finding the date of lunar birthdays.
- Planning Chinese New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals.
- Finding the zodiac animal of a date.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Chinese lunar calendar work?
It is a lunisolar calendar: each month starts at the new moon and has 29 or 30 days. Since 12 lunar months add up to about 354 days, an extra leap month (闰月) is added every two or three years to keep the calendar in line with the seasons.
When is Chinese New Year?
On the first day of the first lunar month, which falls between January 21 and February 20. That is the day the Chinese zodiac animal changes, not January 1.
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