Type in year month date [hour], e.g., 1995 1 31 14 would give you a very special lunar date if you have selected solar to lunar conversion. Or if you have selected lunar to solar conversion, type in 1995 1 1 to find out the date for the Chinese New Year in 1995.
For the sake of convenience, we (F.F. Lee and R. Yeung) choose the convention such that the solar and lunar year numbers of the first day of a lunar year are the same. For example, SC 1991.2.15 is LC 1991.1.1, while SC 1991.2.14 is LC 1990.12.30. Moreover, we choose the convention such that the solar and lunar hour numbers (in 24-hour clock) of a date are the same, although a lunar day starts at 23:00 of a solar day. This means that SC 1991.2.15.23 is LC 1991.1.2.23, while SC 1991.2.16.0 is LC 1991.1.2.0, and SC 1991.2.16.1 is LC 1991.1.2.1.
The standard time of the Lunar Calendar is Beijing (Hong Kong) Standard Time, not GMT. Be sure to adjust appropriately for other time zones and "Day-light Saving Time".
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By: Fung F. Lee and Ricky Yeung
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