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Automatically calculate the remaining days, hours, and minutes until the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month). Supports year switching to help you plan your reunion activities in advance.
Overview
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The Chinese Lantern Festival, also called the Lantern Festival, is observed on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. That lunar date moves across the Gregorian calendar, so the month and day on a civil calendar are not fixed. For example, the Hong Kong Observatory’s conversion tables place lunar month 1, day 15 on March 3 in 2026 and February 20 in 2027. The page lets you select a Gregorian year and see the corresponding Gregorian date, weekday, lunar date, and countdown.
A countdown is a time difference to the selected date, broken into days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It helps with planning around the date; it does not estimate travel or event duration. The Observatory’s tables provide year-specific cross-checks and explain calendar conversion details.
Guide
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Check that Lantern Festival is selected, then use the year control to choose the Gregorian year you are planning for. The page starts with the current year.
Use the displayed month, day, and weekday when adding the occasion to a schedule. The lunar date shown alongside it confirms the festival's calendar position.
Before the selected date, read the days, hours, minutes, and seconds remaining. If that year's date has passed, the page reports elapsed time and offers a switch to the following year.
For a quick cross-check, compare the selected year's lunar-to-Gregorian conversion in a calendar reference. Do not reuse a previous year's Gregorian date.
Use cases
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Choose the intended year, share the Gregorian date with relatives, and keep the lunar label visible for anyone planning by the traditional calendar.
Organizers can check the year-specific date before scheduling a gathering, rehearsal, or venue booking, then publish a complete date rather than a countdown alone.
Writers and social teams can use the timer as a reminder that the occasion is approaching, while saving the displayed Gregorian date in the publication schedule.
These uses rely on the date display as a planning aid. Any particular parade, lantern display, or community event may follow its own venue schedule.
Q&A
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No. The festival is tied to lunar month 1, day 15, which converts to a different Gregorian date in different years. Select the year you need instead of carrying over last year's date.
This countdown is for the Chinese calendar festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. A city, venue, or organization may also use “Lantern Festival” for an event held on other dates; check that event's own schedule.
The timer compares the target date with your device's current time and updates each second. Once the selected date has begun locally, it no longer counts down as a future date; choose another year if you are planning ahead.
Notes
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The countdown uses the device's current clock and local date context, so an incorrect device time or time-zone setting can affect the displayed remaining time. The target represents the calendar date, not a particular event's opening time or a single worldwide instant.
If you are making a long-range or time-sensitive plan, confirm the date with a calendar source appropriate to your location and check the organizer's own notice. The page does not create a calendar reminder; add the confirmed date and event time to your calendar separately.
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