How to use this tool
Convert a Gregorian date from 1901-01-01 through 2100-12-31 locally into lunar month/day, leap-month identity, zodiac, and sexagenary year.
Convert Gregorian dates with the browser’s Intl Chinese calendar to lunar year, month, day, leap-month status, and year-cycle zodiac. This tool does not calculate the 24 Solar Terms or select auspicious dates.
💡 3 Quick Steps to Get Started
Enter a date such as 2026-02-17.
Review lunar year, month, day, leap-month status, year-cycle name, and zodiac.
The first day of the first non-leap lunar month is marked as Lunar New Year.
When it helps
One locale-independent Chinese-calendar result is formatted in Chinese, English, Japanese, or Korean without substituting a default zodiac or date.
How it works
A strict YYYY-MM-DD value is read through zh-TW-u-ca-chinese calendar parts; missing required year, month, leap-month, or day fields return an unavailable error.
Worked example
Look up 2026-02-17 for Lunar New Year or 2023-03-22 for a leap month; blank and out-of-range dates clear the old result.
Limits and data handling
The tool does not provide auspicious activities, clash signs, lucky hours, fortune claims, or professional date selection; consult an authoritative calendar for formal use.
The date is neither uploaded nor stored. Analytics excludes the date, zodiac, lunar result, and raw errors.
Lunar Almanac, Solar Terms Astronomy & Sexagenary Cycle Guide
Lunar Almanac, Solar Terms Astronomy & Sexagenary Cycle Guide
Browser Intl Chinese-calendar formatting converts Gregorian dates to lunar year/month/day, leap-month status and year-cycle zodiac. Supported dates are1901-01-01 through2100-12-31. For example2026-02-17 is the first day of the first lunar month in the Horse year and is marked Lunar New Year. Zodiac transitions follow the Intl lunar year at Lunar New Year. The tool does not calculate solar terms, astronomical transition instants, auspicious hours or fortune readings, and does not reproduce every regional calendar. Out-of-range dates show an error; processing stays in the browser.
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FAQ
What inputs does Chinese lunar date lookup accept?
A valid Gregorian date from 1901-01-01 through 2100-12-31 is accepted. Blank, impossible, malformed, or out-of-range values are rejected.
How does Chinese lunar date lookup produce its result?
The browser derives canonical Chinese-calendar year branch, month, leap-month identity, day, zodiac, and Lunar New Year before localizing labels.
What limitations apply to Chinese lunar date lookup?
The tool does not provide auspicious activities, clash signs, lucky hours, fortune claims, or professional date selection; consult an authoritative calendar for formal use.
How does Chinese lunar date lookup handle data?
The date is neither uploaded nor stored. Analytics excludes the date, zodiac, lunar result, and raw errors.
