On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 13 of the 12th lunar month, 2026

January 20, 2027 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
Worth knowing This date comes before Chinese New Year 2027, so it belongs to the lunar year 2026, and to the Horse, not the animal of 2027.
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 January 20, 2027 Wednesday
2027 January 9, 2028 Sunday
2028 January 27, 2029 Saturday
2029 January 16, 2030 Wednesday
2030 January 6, 2031 Monday
2031 January 25, 2032 Sunday
2032 January 13, 2033 Thursday
2033 February 1, 2034 Wednesday
2034 January 21, 2035 Sunday
2035 January 10, 2036 Thursday

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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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