Current Chinese calendar
Today's Calendar · 今日干支
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Calendar method · 历法说明Open
Year starts at 立春, month follows the solar terms (节), and day uses the visitor's local midnight. A popular birth-year animal may use Chinese New Year instead.
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Major Relationships · 主要地支关系
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These pairs compare the current period’s Earthly Branch against the twelve animals, not the animal you select below. Shared 三合 and 三会 groups are not complete three-branch formations.
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Pick Your Sheng Xiao · 选择生肖
Select a period, then choose one of the twelve animals to explore its traditional relationships.
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Sixty-part cycle · 六十甲子
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Earthly Branch Relationships · 地支关系
Tap a relationship to explore its traditional meaning. Shared three-branch groups are distinguished from complete formations.