- Although the People's Republic of China makes full use of the Gregorian calendar for all official civil purposes, a more ancient Chinese calendar is used to determine festivals. Chinese communities across the world use this lunar calendar. The Chinese calendar has been dated back to the 14th Century BC. One legend suggests that Emperor Huangdi invented the lunar calendar in 2637 BC, although this has never been confirmed.
The Lunar calendar is configured according to very exacting astronomical measurements relating to the longitude of the sun and the phases of the moon. It is a credit to the ancient Chinese astronomers that the principles behind their calculations are based firmly in advanced principles of what is commonly referred to as modern science.
- To determine the calendar you must first determine to date of the New Moon, which is the first day of the new month. Secondly, the dates of any time when the sun's longitude is a multiple of 30 degrees must be calculated.
The Chinese calendar (like the Hebrew one) is a combination of solar and lunar calendars, meaning that it strives to have its years coincide with the tropical year and its months coincide with the synodic months. First, determine the dates for the new moons. In China, a new moon is the completely "black" moon, not the first visible crescent used in the Islamic and Hebrew calendars.
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- To determine the calendar you must first determine to date of the New Moon, which is the first day of the new month. Secondly, the dates of any time when the sun's longitude is a multiple of 30 degrees must be calculated.
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