Chinese Calendar Algorithm and Program

Chinese Calendar Algorithm - Year 1901 to 2100

∟Chinese Calendar Algorithm and Program

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes Chinese calendar algorithm and program. Topics include calculating Gregorian leap year; encoding Chinese calendar information as tables; generating Chinese calendars for 200 years from 1901 to 2010.

The Gregorian Calendar Algorithm

The Chinese Calendar Algorithm

Chinese Calendar Program in java

How to Use Chinese Calendar Program

Chinese Calendar Format and Notations

Corrections on the Astronomical Data

Takeaways:

The Gregorian calendar is easy to calculate. Number of months per year is fixed. Number of days for each month is also fixed, except February in the leap year.
The Chinese calendar is very difficult to calculate. Number of months per year is not fixed. Number of days for each month is also not fixed.
An astronomical data set is available on the Internet that provides Chinese calendar information for 200 years from year 1901 to year 2100.
An Java program is provided using the astronomical data set to generate Chinese calendars as formatted text tables.