On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 2 of the 12th lunar month, 2027

December 29, 2027 was a Wednesday.

Lunar year Year of the Fire Goat · your sign, element and year pillar
Year name dīng wèi, the 44th name in the sixty-year cycle
Ink painting of the Goat, 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 9, 2027 Saturday
2027 December 29, 2027 Wednesday
2028 January 16, 2029 Tuesday
2029 January 5, 2030 Saturday
2030 December 26, 2030 Thursday
2031 January 14, 2032 Wednesday
2032 January 2, 2033 Sunday
2033 January 21, 2034 Saturday
2034 January 10, 2035 Wednesday
2035 December 30, 2035 Sunday

Your own chart, if you want one

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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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