Chinese Lunar & Gregorian Calendar with Zodiac Years & Festivals

Today · Oct 29, 2026· Lunar: 9/20· UTC+8

Explore the Chinese Lunar and Gregorian Calendar to discover zodiac years, traditional festivals, and lunar dates. Check auspicious days, convert dates, and plan celebrations with our interactive calendar.

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today · Thursday · Year of the Horse

October 29, 2026

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Betrothal ProposalMake a formal marriage proposalFormal Betrothal CeremonyFormalize a betrothalBusiness OpeningLaunch or reopen a businessTradeComplete a tradeSign ContractsSign a contractMeet Relatives and FriendsVisit family and friendsAcquire LivestockAcquire livestock or bring home a petHerdingCare for livestock or petsAstrological MatchingArrange traditional marriage matchingRelocationMove homeDispel MisfortunePerform a cleansing riteBuild ToiletBuild a toiletStart SchoolLay FoundationLay a building foundationInstall BedSet up a bedOpen WarehouseOpen a warehouse or storageShipmentShip goodsBurialHold a burialExhumationExhume remainsPlace the Deceased in a CoffinEnd MourningEnd formal mourningStart MourningBegin formal mourning

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Move into New HomeMove into a new homeRaise BeamRaise the main roof beamTaoist RitualsMove DeityRelocate a household deity tabletThank the Earth God

Clash: (Geng Wu) Horse

Evil: South

Officer: Full (Man)

Star: Legs (Kui)

Gods

Joy: SouthwestWealth: SouthwestLuck: Northwest

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Using this Chinese lunar calendar

The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: months follow new moons, while solar terms keep the year aligned with the seasons. A lunar month has 29 or 30 days; a leap month repeats a month number.

Choose a day in the calendar to read its lunar date. Use the converter for a recorded birthday or a date in another year. Lunar month 1 starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January.

The Today summary uses the Chinese calendar and the date in UTC+8. The interactive calendar follows your device’s local date; Vietnamese calendar calculations use UTC+7 and can differ near a new moon.

Check calendar dates against Hong Kong Observatory conversion tables. Our zodiac reference covers 1924–2035 and distinguishes Chinese New Year from the Li Chun convention.

Convert Gregorian and lunar dates Calendar reference: Hong Kong Observatory

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about the Chinese Lunar Calendar and traditional practices.

The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a lunisolar calendar that incorporates both lunar and solar cycles. It tracks months based on the moon's phases and years based on the sun, requiring a leap month every three years to stay in sync with the seasons.

The date changes every year on the Gregorian calendar, but it always falls between late January and mid-February. It begins on the second new moon after the winter solstice.

The Chinese Zodiac is based on a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by an animal (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig). These animals rotate continuously.

In Chinese astrology, auspicious days (lucky days) are specific dates believed to be favorable for important events like weddings, moving into a new house, or signing a contract, based on the alignment of the Earthly Branches and Heavenly Stems.