On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 3 of the 1st lunar month, 2026

February 19, 2026 was a Thursday.

Lunar year Year of the Fire Horse · your sign, element and year pillar
Year name bǐng wǔ, the 43rd name in the sixty-year cycle
Day name jiǎ zǐ, a Wood Rat day, the 1st 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 Horse, 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
2027 February 8, 2027 Monday
2028 January 28, 2028 Friday
2029 February 15, 2029 Thursday
2030 February 5, 2030 Tuesday
2031 January 25, 2031 Saturday
2032 February 13, 2032 Friday
2033 February 2, 2033 Wednesday
2034 February 21, 2034 Tuesday
2035 February 10, 2035 Saturday
2036 January 30, 2036 Wednesday

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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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