On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 13 of the 11th lunar month, 2026

December 21, 2026 was a Monday.

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 sì, a Earth Snake day, the 6th 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
2026 December 21, 2026 Monday
2027 December 10, 2027 Friday
2028 December 28, 2028 Thursday
2029 December 17, 2029 Monday
2030 December 7, 2030 Saturday
2031 December 26, 2031 Friday
2032 December 15, 2032 Wednesday
2033 December 4, 2033 Sunday
2034 December 23, 2034 Saturday
2035 December 12, 2035 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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