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Displays a real-time Hungry Ghost Festival countdown, accurate to the minute, to help you plan memorial activities.
Overview
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The Hungry Ghost Festival date used here is the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. That lunar month and day stay fixed, while their Gregorian date changes from year to year. Select a year to see the corresponding Gregorian date, weekday, and lunar date, then use the countdown to see the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
For a cross-check, the Hong Kong Observatory’s conversion tables place lunar month seven, day fifteen on August 27 in 2026 and August 16 in 2027. Those examples show why a date from one year should not be carried over by adding 365 days.
Guide
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Use the year controls to move backward or forward. The page recalculates the Gregorian date for lunar month seven, day fifteen for that selected year.
Read the Gregorian date and weekday alongside the lunar date. This makes it easier to share a clear calendar date while confirming which lunar observance you looked up.
Before the target date, the display counts down to its local start of day. Add the displayed Gregorian date to your calendar if you need a reminder at a particular hour.
When the selected date has passed, the countdown is replaced by an elapsed-days state. Select the next year to view its date and countdown.
Use cases
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When relatives are planning a gathering or remembrance, check the same selected year and share the Gregorian date together with “lunar seventh month, day fifteen.” The countdown gives a sense of how much time remains.
If you are reviewing dates in an old calendar or preparing a new annual schedule, switch between years and record each year’s Gregorian date separately instead of assuming the date repeats.
Q&A
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The rule is based on a lunar-calendar date. The Gregorian calendar does not keep that lunar month and day on one fixed date, so its matching date shifts from year to year.
No. It counts toward the local start of the selected Gregorian date. It does not provide a venue schedule, ritual time, or a community event listing.
The selected date has reached or passed its start according to your device clock. Check the selected year and device date, then move to another year if you want the next occurrence.
Notes
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This countdown follows one fixed convention: lunar month seven, day fifteen. Customs and public events can follow different local schedules, and this page does not adjust for regional observance choices. The countdown uses your device’s local midnight for the selected Gregorian date; an incorrect device clock or time-zone setting can affect the displayed time remaining. It does not identify a specific observance hour.
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