How do I convert a Gregorian date to the Chinese lunar calendar?

Open the converter, select any date, and press View date. It instantly shows the lunar month and day, the ganzhi year with zodiac animal, the weekday, any festival, and the solar term.

What does the Leap prefix mean in my lunar date result?

A Leap prefix marks an intercalary month in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The converter handles leap months automatically when your chosen date falls in one.

Does the lunar calendar converter send my data to a server?

No. Everything is computed locally in your browser using the open-source lunar-en library, so nothing is uploaded.

Why does Lunar New Year fall on a different date every year?

Because the Chinese calendar tracks both the moon's phases and the sun's yearly path, festivals drift against the Gregorian calendar but never leave their season. The converter shows the exact Gregorian date for any year.

Chinese Lunar Calendar Converter

Select any date to see its Gregorian form, its place in the Chinese lunar calendar — including leap months — the year's heavenly stem and earthly branch with its zodiac animal, the weekday, any traditional festival, and the solar term (jieqi, 节气) governing that day. Everything is computed locally in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Select a date

GREGORIAN DATE 公历

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SOLAR TERM 节气

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LUNAR DATE DETAILS 农历

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How to Read the Result

The lunar line gives the month and day in the Chinese lunisolar calendar — a "Leap" prefix marks an intercalary month — followed by the sexagenary (ganzhi) year with its zodiac animal, the weekday, and any festival or solar term falling on the date. Because the lunar calendar tracks both the moon's phases and the sun's yearly path, it stays aligned with the seasons, which is why festivals like Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn drift against the Gregorian calendar yet never leave their season.

Lunar Calendar 农历 Zodiac Solar Terms Tool