Vietnamese Lunar Calendar
Vietnamese Lunar Calendar
Traditional Vietnamese Calendar Information
Important Festivals
- Tết Nguyên Đán - Lunar New Year
- Tết Trung Thu - Mid-Autumn Festival
- Tết Đoan Ngọ - Dragon Boat Festival
- Tết Trung Nguyên - Ghost Festival
- Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương - Hung Kings' Festival
12 Zodiac Animals (Con Giáp)
- 🐭 Tý (Rat) - Chuột
- 🐮 Sửu (Ox) - Trâu
- 🐯 Dần (Tiger) - Hổ
- 🐰 Mão (Rabbit) - Mèo
- 🐲 Thìn (Dragon) - Rồng
- 🐍 Tỵ (Snake) - Rắn
- 🐴 Ngọ (Horse) - Ngựa
- 🐐 Mùi (Goat) - Dê
- 🐵 Thân (Monkey) - Khỉ
- 🐓 Dậu (Rooster) - Gà
- 🐶 Tuất (Dog) - Chó
- 🐷 Hợi (Pig) - Heo
Cultural Significance
The Vietnamese lunar calendar plays a crucial role in:
- Planning weddings and important ceremonies
- Agricultural activities and farming
- Religious and spiritual practices
- Business and investment decisions
- Family gatherings and celebrations
- Traditional medicine and health practices
About the Vietnamese Lunar Calendar
The Vietnamese calendar is a lunisolar calendar used alongside the Gregorian calendar to identify lunar dates, traditional observances and seasonal markers.
This calendar shows solar and lunar dates together, with Can Chi, zodiac, solar terms, auspicious hours and notable Vietnamese festivals for the selected day.
Key features
- Solar and lunar dates: View the Gregorian date and its corresponding Vietnamese lunar day on the same monthly calendar.
- Detailed day information: Open a date to see its Can Chi names, zodiac year and traditional auspicious-hour ranges.
- Vietnamese observances: Recognize major lunar festivals, national commemorations and other notable calendar events.
- Zodiac reference: Look up the twelve Vietnamese zodiac animals associated with the lunar-year cycle.
- Solar terms: Follow the traditional 24 solar terms used to describe seasonal transitions.
- Month navigation: Move between months and return to today without calculating a lunar date manually.
How to use Vietnamese Lunar Calendar - Lịch Âm Việt Nam
Follow these steps to use Vietnamese Lunar Calendar - Lịch Âm Việt Nam.
- Open the current month The calendar starts with the current month and displays both solar and lunar day numbers.
- Select a date Choose any day in the grid to open its lunar date, Can Chi, solar term, events and auspicious hours.
- Navigate to another month Use the calendar controls to move backward or forward until the required month is visible.
- Review festivals and traditions Check the event label and traditional details attached to the selected solar or lunar date.
- Return to today Use the Today control to return directly to the current date after browsing other months.
Usage tips
- Select a date to read its full lunar details instead of relying only on the compact number shown in the month grid.
- Vietnamese lunar-date calculations use the local UTC+7 convention; a result from a calendar configured for another region can differ near a date boundary.
- Auspicious hours and good-day labels are traditional cultural references, not guarantees or professional advice.
- Verify official holiday schedules with the relevant authority because working-day arrangements may change by year.
Frequently asked questions
No. It is lunisolar: lunar months are coordinated with the solar year by adding leap months when required.
Regional calendars can use different time zones and calculation conventions. This tool follows the Vietnamese UTC+7 convention.
The detail view includes the lunar date, Can Chi names, zodiac information, solar term, traditional events and auspicious hours when available.
No. Those labels document traditional beliefs and cultural practices; they do not guarantee results and should not replace professional advice.