On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 25 of the 11th lunar month, 2025

January 13, 2026 was a Tuesday.

Lunar year Year of the Wood Snake · your sign, element and year pillar
Year name yǐ sì, the 42nd name in the sixty-year cycle
Worth knowing This date comes before Chinese New Year 2026, so it belongs to the lunar year 2025, and to the Snake, not the animal of 2026.
Day name dīng hài, a Fire Pig day, the 24th 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 January 2, 2027 Saturday
2027 December 22, 2027 Wednesday
2028 January 9, 2029 Tuesday
2029 December 29, 2029 Saturday
2030 December 19, 2030 Thursday
2031 January 7, 2032 Wednesday
2032 December 27, 2032 Monday
2033 December 16, 2033 Friday
2034 January 4, 2035 Thursday
2035 December 24, 2035 Monday

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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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