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Chinese gender chart 2026: boy or girl?

The 2026 lunar year starts on 17 February 2026, so a conception earlier in 2026 still counts in lunar year 2025. Find the lunar month of conception and your lunar age below, then read the chart, or let the calculator do it.

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In a study of 2.8 million births in Sweden, the chart was right 50% of the time, the same as tossing a coin. Your baby's sex was settled at conception, and a scan or a blood test is the way to find out.

Lunar months in 2026

The chart uses the lunar month of conception, not the calendar month. Each lunar month starts on a new moon, so the dates move every year.

Lunar months that fall in 2026, with their dates
Lunar monthFromTo
Month 11 of lunar year 20251 January18 January
Month 12 of lunar year 202519 January16 February
Month 117 February18 March
Month 219 March16 April
Month 317 April16 May
Month 417 May14 June
Month 515 June13 July
Month 614 July12 August
Month 713 August10 September
Month 811 September9 October
Month 910 October8 November
Month 109 November8 December
Month 119 December31 December

Your lunar age in lunar year 2026

Lunar age is 1 at birth and goes up by 1 at every Chinese New Year. For a conception from 17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027, find your birthday below. For a conception earlier in 2026, take one year off.

Lunar age in lunar year 2026 by date of birth
Lunar ageBorn between
1826 January 2009 and 13 February 2010
197 February 2008 and 25 January 2009
2018 February 2007 and 6 February 2008
2129 January 2006 and 17 February 2007
229 February 2005 and 28 January 2006
2322 January 2004 and 8 February 2005
241 February 2003 and 21 January 2004
2512 February 2002 and 31 January 2003
2624 January 2001 and 11 February 2002
275 February 2000 and 23 January 2001
2816 February 1999 and 4 February 2000
2928 January 1998 and 15 February 1999
307 February 1997 and 27 January 1998
3119 February 1996 and 6 February 1997
3231 January 1995 and 18 February 1996
3310 February 1994 and 30 January 1995
3423 January 1993 and 9 February 1994
354 February 1992 and 22 January 1993
3615 February 1991 and 3 February 1992
3727 January 1990 and 14 February 1991
386 February 1989 and 26 January 1990
3917 February 1988 and 5 February 1989
4029 January 1987 and 16 February 1988
419 February 1986 and 28 January 1987
4220 February 1985 and 8 February 1986
432 February 1984 and 19 February 1985
4413 February 1983 and 1 February 1984
4525 January 1982 and 12 February 1983

The full chart

One row per lunar age, one column per lunar month. The chart is the same every year; only the dates of the lunar months change.

Chinese gender chart: lunar age at conception by lunar month

AgeMonth 1Month 2Month 3Month 4Month 5Month 6Month 7Month 8Month 9Month 10Month 11Month 12
18GirlBoyGirlBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyBoy
19BoyGirlBoyGirlGirlBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyGirlGirl
20GirlBoyGirlBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyGirlBoyBoy
21BoyGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirl
22GirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlGirl
23BoyBoyGirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyBoyBoyGirl
24BoyGirlBoyBoyGirlBoyBoyGirlGirlGirlGirlGirl
25GirlBoyBoyGirlGirlBoyGirlBoyBoyBoyBoyBoy
26BoyGirlBoyGirlGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlGirl
27GirlBoyGirlBoyGirlGirlBoyBoyBoyBoyGirlBoy
28BoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlBoyBoyBoyBoyGirlGirl
29GirlBoyGirlGirlBoyBoyBoyBoyBoyGirlGirlGirl
30BoyGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlBoyBoy
31BoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlBoy
32BoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlBoy
33GirlBoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlBoy
34BoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlGirlBoyBoy
35BoyBoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlBoyGirlGirlBoyBoy
36GirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlGirlGirlBoyBoyBoyBoy
37BoyGirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoy
38GirlBoyGirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirl
39BoyGirlBoyBoyBoyGirlGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlGirl
40GirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirl
41BoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlBoy
42GirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyBoyGirlBoyGirl
43BoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyBoyBoyBoy
44BoyBoyGirlBoyBoyBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlGirl
45GirlBoyBoyGirlGirlGirlBoyGirlBoyGirlBoyBoy

Frequently asked questions

When does the 2026 Chinese lunar year start?

On 17 February 2026. Lunar year 2026 runs until 5 February 2027, the day before the next Chinese New Year.

How do I find my lunar age for the 2026 chart?

Your lunar age is 1 at birth and goes up by 1 at every Chinese New Year, so it is usually one or two years more than your age in years. For a conception in lunar year 2026, it is 2026 minus the lunar year you were born in, plus 1. If you were born in January or February before Chinese New Year, your lunar birth year is the year before. The table on this page gives the birth dates for every lunar age in the chart.

Does the Chinese gender chart really work?

No more than chance. In a study of 2.8 million births in Sweden, the chart was right for 50% of babies, exactly what you would expect from tossing a coin. A scan or a blood test is the way to find out.