How to Use the Lunar Memorial Date Calculator
Many families observe memorial days and anniversaries on the lunar calendar, but daily life runs on the solar calendar — which means figuring out "what's this year's date?" all over again every year. This calculator takes just the lunar month and day and instantly calculates the exact solar date for this year and next year, along with the day of the week for each.
Conversion uses the same lunar-solar reference tables found in traditional lunar calendars, so it accurately accounts for the fact that a lunar month can be 29 or 30 days, and that leap months don't occur every year. Some lunar months occasionally recur as a leap month in a given year — for those cases, check "This is a leap-month date" to convert correctly.
If the date you select doesn't exist for a given year (say, that year has no leap version of that month, or the month only runs to day 29), the calculator will tell you automatically. Use it to plan ahead and coordinate schedules with family before an important date arrives.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check 'This is a leap-month date' and select the month and day. If that year doesn't have a leap version of that month, conversion isn't possible — many families simply observe it in the regular (non-leap) month instead.
Lunar months only run 29 or 30 days. If you select day 30 for a month that only has 29 days, you'll see a message saying that date doesn't exist — double-check the exact date using a lunar calendar reference.