On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 16 of the 11th lunar month, 1989

December 13, 1989 was a Wednesday.

Lunar year Year of the Earth Snake · your sign, element and year pillar
Year name jǐ sì, the 6th name in the sixty-year cycle
Day name dīng wèi, a Fire Goat day, the 44th name in the sixty-name cycle. In a bazi chart it is this pair, not the year's, that a reader starts from. Cast the full chart from this date
Ink painting of the Snake, the zodiac animal of this lunar year.
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When this lunar date falls, for the next ten years

A lunar date lands on a different Western date every year. That's why your grandmother's calendar has two sets of numbers. Bookmark this page and you'll never miss it.

Lunar year Western date Day of week
2026 December 24, 2026 Thursday
2027 December 13, 2027 Monday
2028 December 31, 2028 Sunday
2029 December 20, 2029 Thursday
2030 December 10, 2030 Tuesday
2031 December 29, 2031 Monday
2032 December 18, 2032 Saturday
2033 December 7, 2033 Wednesday
2034 December 26, 2034 Tuesday
2035 December 15, 2035 Saturday

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Same date, deeper readings

Computed astronomically for 1900–2100 following the rules of China's national calendar standard (GB/T 33661-2017), including true leap months, not an approximation formula. Cross-checked against the Hong Kong Observatory conversion tables. Method and sources on the converter page.

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