On pc the usual calendar is the Gregorian one. It is the default choice on both Windows and MacOS. Many people don’t know there are a number of other calendars older than the Gregorian calendar. Many communities had their own way of observing seasons long before the Gregorian calendar was invented, some of which are still used today.
The Chinese had their own calendar which was determined by the precise observations of the sun’s longitude and the moon’s phases. The calendar is still used today in China and by all Chinese communities scattered around the world to time their festive dates such as their own New Year and also for setting important events as wedding dates. As it follows the moon, you can easily track moon phases with it.
Determining the dates for such events using the “normal” Gregorian calendar is very hard and requires a lot of calculations if done by hand. Even of you have the Asian Lunar calendars you still have to observe the moon closely and with it a lot of other calculations have to be done. However technology has made it easier for one to determine such dates. With the use of computer software one can easily know the date without much fuss.
Chinese Calendrics is a software that you can easily install on your computer to determine those dates. It essentially converts Chinese calendar dates and to Gregorian calendar dates. The application shows various essential features of a particular day. These include the age of the moon and the phase of the moon. There is also a place where one can view the date using any calendar they want to.
Chinese Calendrics Features:
- display the current date in the Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese Calendar
- ability to determine leap years
- determine when the next full moon, dark moon or even eclipse will occur
- calculate the date of New Year’s Day in the Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese Calendar
Chinese Calendrics is shareware, after 21 days a license must be bought in order to keep using the software. Hermetic Systems provides 3 types of licenses: 3-month license, a 1-year license and a perpetual license (license). More information can be found here. Refunds are available within 30 days of purchase. If you are looking for software that can show you dates for a variety of calendars then this software is the best for you.
