On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 30 of the 1st lunar month, 2026

March 18, 2026 was a Wednesday.

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 xīn mǎo, a Metal Rabbit day, the 28th 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 March 7, 2027 Sunday
2028 February 24, 2028 Thursday
2029 March 14, 2029 Wednesday
2030 March 3, 2030 (29th, the month runs short that year) Sunday
2031 February 20, 2031 (29th, the month runs short that year) Thursday
2032 March 11, 2032 Thursday
2033 February 28, 2033 (29th, the month runs short that year) Monday
2034 March 19, 2034 (29th, the month runs short that year) Sunday
2035 March 9, 2035 Friday
2036 February 26, 2036 Tuesday

Your own chart, if you want one

The almanac reads birth dates too. Add yours and I will send you your life chart: the years the tradition marks as your strongest, stamped with dates. Leave it blank and you just get the letters.

A handful of letters a year, and one click off at the bottom of every one. Your birth details stay with your chart here; they are never sold or handed on.

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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