Chinese Calendar 2010
The chinese calendar is still being widely used by most chinese worldwide together with the Gregorian calendar. It is usually being used in determining the various festivals celebrated by various nationalities of chinese origin. The Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn festivals are the two main festivals celebrated every year. History told us that the Chinese calendar was invented during the time of Emperor Huang Di in the year 2637 BC, more than 4,000 years ago. It is a lunisolar calendar which means that the calculation of the days of the year is determined by the exact astronomical observations of the phases of the moon as well as the longitude of the sun. Each day of the month starts with the darkest day. The moon will be then seen as a crescent as the days progress until the full moon is observed (the brightest night) at the 15th of each month.
The exact day of the Lunar Chinese New Year celebration in relation with the Gregorian calendar that is currently used worldwide for the year 1996 to 2020 is listed below.
See the 4 in 1 Gregorian calendar, the Chinese Calendar, the Muslim Calendar and the Indian Calendar by month for the year 2010.
Click here for July to Dec 2010 Calendar.
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