Korean lunar calendar

Today, Saturday, 14 November 2026, is month 10, day 6 in the Korean lunar calendar (음력 2026년 10월 6일), in the Year of the Fire Horse.

Seollal, the Korean New Year, is on Sunday, 7 February 2027: the first day of the first lunar month and the start of the Year of the Fire Goat. The holiday lasts three days, from the day before to the day after.

Chuseok, the Korean harvest festival, is on Wednesday, 15 September 2027, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. The public holiday lasts from 14 September to 16 September 2027.

Many Koreans, especially older people, celebrate their birthday and hold memorial rites (jesa) on the lunar date, which falls on a different solar date every year. Enter the lunar day and month in the converter with this year to see the solar date; tick “Leap month” only if the date was in a leap month.

Almost. Both follow the same rules, but the Korean calendar is calculated for Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) and the Chinese one for Beijing time (UTC+8). When a new moon falls in the hour around midnight, a month can begin a day apart, so Seollal and the Chinese New Year occasionally fall on different days: in 2027 the Chinese New Year is on 6 February and Seollal on 7 February.