On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 16 of the 6th lunar month, 2026

July 29, 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 jiǎ chén, a Wood Dragon day, the 41st 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 19, 2027 Monday
2028 August 6, 2028 Sunday
2029 July 26, 2029 Thursday
2030 July 16, 2030 Tuesday
2031 August 3, 2031 Sunday
2032 July 22, 2032 Thursday
2033 July 12, 2033 Tuesday
2034 July 31, 2034 Monday
2035 July 20, 2035 Friday
2036 July 9, 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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