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View library-derived Buddhist and Chinese lunar date fields and observance labels for a selected Gregorian date.
Overview
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Choose a Gregorian date to view the corresponding Buddhist date, Chinese lunar date, Chinese zodiac and Ganzhi year labels, plus observance labels recognized by the calendar model. The Gregorian date is the selected day; the other fields are parallel calendar references for that day. Buddhist festival, other festival, and fasting-day results appear in separate groups. Names returned for these observances remain in Chinese, even though the date controls and field labels are in English.
The Buddhist year shown here belongs to the Chinese Foto calendar model used by the page. It is not a simple Gregorian-year-plus-543 conversion and should not be read as a Thai Buddhist Era date. The lunar month and day, zodiac, and Ganzhi are additional traditional-calendar labels; they do not change the Gregorian date. A calendar conversion table from the Hong Kong Observatory illustrates how Gregorian dates map to Chinese lunar dates, while also noting that far-future astronomical calculations can have date uncertainty near midnight.
âBuddhist Festivalsâ and âOther Festivalsâ list names associated with the selected date by the calendar model. âFasting Day Informationâ marks whether the date matches one or more named categories, including new/full-moon, six-day, ten-day, or Guanyin fasting labels. These are model-generated labels, not a complete schedule of every temple, school, country, or community. The English interface translates the category labels, but the names supplied for dated observances are not translated.
Guide
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Use the date picker to choose a date. The page opens on the current date. The left and right arrow buttons move one day backward or forward, and âBack to Todayâ returns to the current date.
Check the Gregorian date first, then compare the Buddhist year and month/day, Chinese lunar month/day, and zodiac/Ganzhi year. Read festival names and fasting categories in their own groups; an empty festival area means the model returned no name in that group for the selected day.
When saving a result in a calendar or research note, include the selected Gregorian date and identify which displayed field you are recording. This avoids confusing a lunar date or Buddhist year with a Gregorian date.
Use cases
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If a source gives a Gregorian date and you want to record its associated Chinese lunar and Buddhist fields, select that date and keep each label in its own column. Preserve the Chinese observance names when copying them.
Students comparing Gregorian, lunar, zodiac, and Ganzhi labels can use one selected day to see that these are distinct calendar descriptions, rather than interchangeable date formats.
When reviewing a China-related Buddhist or cultural calendar, use the result as a cross-reference for its selected Gregorian date. Compare any event that affects attendance or practice with the relevant temple or community's own published calendar.
Q&A
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No. Choose a Gregorian date and the page displays fields from a Chinese Foto and lunar-calendar model. It has no Buddhist-date-to-Gregorian input mode.
The English interface translates many controls and category labels, but the observance names returned for the date are Chinese source values. They are not automatically transliterated or translated into English.
No. It means the selected date matches a category in this calendar model. Local practice and calendars differ, so confirm dates with the relevant community when planning an observance.
Notes
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Buddhist calendars and observance dates vary across traditions, regions, and local communities. The page does not identify a user's school, location, temple, or local time convention, and it does not provide a universal event schedule. A fasting-day or festival label should not be treated as confirmation of a particular temple's program.
For ceremonies, religious commitments, or formal event planning, follow the calendar issued by the temple or community concerned. Some astronomical calendar conversions can also differ by a day in far-future edge cases; check an authoritative local calendar if the exact date matters.
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