On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 11 of the 6th lunar month, 2026

July 24, 2026 was a Friday.

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 jǐ hài, a Earth Pig day, the 36th 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 July 14, 2027 Wednesday
2028 August 1, 2028 Tuesday
2029 July 21, 2029 Saturday
2030 July 11, 2030 Thursday
2031 July 29, 2031 Tuesday
2032 July 17, 2032 Saturday
2033 July 7, 2033 Thursday
2034 July 26, 2034 Wednesday
2035 July 15, 2035 Sunday
2036 July 4, 2036 Friday

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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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