Learn the Chinese Calendar

Gregorian and Chinese lunar dates describe the same day using different calendars. Lunar months follow the Moon, with leap months keeping the calendar aligned with the seasons. Gregorian 17 February 2026 is lunar month 1, day 1. The fixed instant 16 February 2026 at 16 hours UTC is already midnight on 17 February in Hong Kong. Convert the instant to the Hong Kong date before looking up the lunar date.

The 24 solar terms divide the Sun's apparent annual path into intervals of 15 degrees of ecliptic longitude. In 2026, Li Chun falls on 4 February and lunar New Year's Day on 17 February. This site's almanac uses Li Chun for the stem-branch year, and lunar New Year for its lunar-year and zodiac labels. Between those dates, the year labels use different boundaries.

Yi lists activities favored by the traditional almanac; Ji lists activities it advises avoiding. The site's record for 17 February 2026 lists ancestral or deity rites under Yi and marriage under Ji, with a Dragon clash and north sha label. Dragon clash records the day's branch relationship with Chen, the Dragon branch; north is the recorded sha direction. These are cultural reference labels and cannot establish whether an individual's activity will succeed.

Lunar months follow the Moon, with leap months keeping them aligned with the seasons. Solar terms use the Sun's position at intervals of 15 degrees of ecliptic longitude.

Yi and Ji record traditional activity classifications. The result of an activity still depends on practical arrangements and circumstances.

Missed questions return at the end and become due in ten minutes. Correct answers move to review intervals of one, three, seven days and longer. First-answer accuracy keeps the original result. You can return to due questions after completing the course.

Both languages share progress, first-answer results and review dates in this browser. A different device or cleared site data starts a new record. Practice is free and needs no account.