Lunar - Solar calendar conversion Javascript library

Lunar Date

Calendar conversion Javascript library.
Remake from Lunar Algorithm by Ho Ngoc Duc written in 2004

Features

Convert solar calendar to lunar calendar (of Vietnam) and vice versa.
Calculate lunar calendar information such as: Lucky hour, name of hour, month, year according to Sexagenary cycle (Can-Chi)

Installation

Package manager

NPM Installation

bash

npm i lunar-date-vn

NPM

https://www.npmjs.com/package/lunar-date-vn

See demo with module types: LunarDate_Import

index.ts

import { LunarDate, SolarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'

If using Typescript, note the tsconfig.json configuration as follows:

tsconfig.json

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "esModuleInterop": true,
        "moduleResolution": "node",
        "module": "ESNext" // or "CommonJS" if using CJS
    },
    "include": ["./**/*.ts"],
    "exclude": ["node_modules"]
}

If using require

index.ts

const calendar = require('lunar-date-vn')

CDN

If using jsDelivr

index.js

<script src="https://unpkg.com/lunar-date-vn@1.0.6/dist/index.js"></script>

Examples

these following codes converts from solar to lunar (above) and lunar to solar (below).

Note When initializing a LunarDate instance, always call the function init()

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const solar_date = new SolarDate(new Date())
console.log(solar_date)
console.log(solar_date.toLunarDate())
 
const lunar_date = new LunarDate({ day: 10, month: 5, year: 2023 })
lunar_date.init() // initialize lunar_date before using
console.log(lunar_date.toSolarDate())
 
// SolarDate {
//   day: 19,
//   month: 6,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'solar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460115,
//   leap_year: false
// }
 
// LunarDate {
//   day: 2,
//   month: 5,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'lunar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460115,
//   leap_year: true,
//   leap_month: false
// }
 
// SolarDate {
//   day: 27,
//   month: 6,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'solar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460123,
//   leap_year: false
// }

If using CommonJs

index.js

const _calendar = require('lunar-date-vn/dist/index.cjs')
 
var solar_date = new _calendar.SolarDate(new Date())
var lunar_date = solar_date.toLunarDate()
 
console.log(lunar_date.getMonthName()) // Mậu Ngọ

If using UMD

index.html

<script src="https://unpkg.com/lunar-date-vn@1.0.6/dist/index.js"></script>
<script>
	var lunar_date = new window._calendar.LunarDate({
		day: 1,
		month: 1,
		year: 2020,
	})
	lunar_date.init()
	console.log(lunar_date)
</script>
 
<!-- SolarDate {
  day: 1,
  month: 1,
  year: 2020,
  name: 'lunar_calendar',
  jd: 2458874,
  leap_year: false,
  leap_month: false,
} -->

API

Interfaces

ICalendarDate

Input of Calendar (abstract class LunarDate and SolarDate)

index.ts

export interface ICalendar {
	day: number
	month: number
	year: number
}

ISolarDate

Input of SolarDate. Inherited from ICalendarDate

index.ts

interface ISolarDate extends ICalendar {}

ILunarDate

Input of LunarDate. Inherited from ICalendarDate

index.ts

interface ILunarDate extends ICalendarDate {
	jd?: number
	leap_month?: boolean
	leap_year?: boolean
}

ILuckyHour

LuckyHour (giờ hoàng đạo)

index.ts

interface ILuckyHour {
	name: string
	time: number[]
}

SolarDate

Solar constructor 1

Creating instance SolarDate from ISolarDate.

Note If you enter an incorrect date, it will return an error Invalid date. For details on valid dates, see here

index.ts

public constructor(date: ISolarDate);

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
new SolarDate({ day: 1, month: 1, year: 2023 })

Solar constructor 2

Creating instance SolarDate from Date object.

Note If the date is entered incorrectly, the Date object will automatically correct it. If the date entered is between 05-14/10/1582, it will return an error Invalid date. Details about valid dates see here

index.ts

public constructor(date: Date);

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
new SolarDate(new Date())

SolarDate.FIRST_DAY

The Julian date corresponds to the first day in the calculation range. 1200-1-31 (Ngày Julian tương ứng ngày đầu tiên trong giới hạn tính toán 1200-1-31)

index.ts

public static readonly FIRST_DAY: number = SolarDate.jdn(new Date(1200, 0, 31)); //1200-1-31

SolarDate.LAST_DAY

The Julian date corresponds to the last day within the calculation range 2199-12-31 (Ngày Julian tương ứng ngày cuối cùng trong giới hạn tính toán 2199-12-31)

index.ts

public static readonly LAST_DAY: number = SolarDate.jdn(new Date(2199, 11, 31)); //2199-12-31

SolarDate.fromJd()

Return an instance SolarDate from Julian date.

index.ts

static fromJd(jd: number): SolarDate

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
console.log(SolarDate.fromJd(2460035))
 
// SolarDate { day: 31, month: 3, year: 2023, jd: 2460035, leap: false }

SolarDate.jdn()

Return Julian date corresponding to ICalendarDate or Date Ref: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/jdc/#/jd

index.ts

static jdn(date: ICalendarDate | Date): number

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
console.log(SolarDate.jdn(new Date())) // 2460115
console.log(SolarDate.jdn({ day: 19, month: 6, year: 2023 })) // 2460115

solar.toDate()

Convert the entity SolarDate to Date

index.ts

toDate(): Date

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const solar = new SolarDate(new Date())
console.log(solar.toDate())
 
// 2023-06-18T17:00:00.000Z

solar.toLunarDate()

Convert the entity SolarDate to LunarDate

index.ts

toLunarDate(): LunarDate

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
var solar = new SolarDate(new Date())
var lunar = solar.toLunarDate()
 
console.log(lunar)
 
// LunarDate {
//   day: 2,
//   month: 5,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'lunar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460115,
//   leap_year: true,
//   leap_month: false
// }

solar.setDate()

Change the entity's time SolarDate

index.ts

setDate(date: ICalendarDate | Date): void

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
var solar = new SolarDate(new Date()) // 2023-06-19
 
solar.setDate(new Date(2023, 1, 1))
console.log(solar)
 
// SolarDate {
//     day: 1,
//     month: 2,
//     year: 2023,
//     name: 'solar_calendar',
//     jd: 2459977,
//     leap_year: false
// }
 
solar.setDate({ day: 5, month: 5, year: 2015 })
console.log(solar)
 
// SolarDate {
//     day: 5,
//     month: 5,
//     year: 2015,
//     name: 'solar_calendar',
//     jd: 2457148,
//     leap_year: false
// }

solar.get()

Get the entity's time SolarDate

index.ts

get()

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const dl = new SolarDate(new Date())
console.log(dl.get())
 
// {
//   name: 'solar_calendar',
//   day: 19,
//   month: 6,
//   year: 2023,
//   leap_year: false,
//   julian: 2460115
// }

LunarDate

Lunar constructor

Create the entity LunarDate from ILunarDate

Note To enter a leap month, use the additional attr leap_month = true. If you use leap_month = true for a non-leap month, it will automatically revert to leap_month = false.

Note If the date is entered incorrectly, an error will be returned. Invalid date

Note When initializing, you need to fill in day, month, year. If you do not fill in other information (leap_year, ...) then the default is undefined. After initializing, you can use the function lunar.init() to automatically fill in the missing information. If the information (leap_year, jd, ...) is undefined then other functions in the entity cannot be used.

index.ts

constructor(date: ILunarDate)

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const al = new LunarDate({ day: 1, month: 1, year: 2023 })
console.log(al)
 
// LunarDate {
//   day: 1,
//   month: 1,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'lunar_calendar',
//   jd: undefined,
//   leap_year: undefined,
//   leap_month: undefined
// }
 
const al = new LunarDate({ day: 1, month: 2, year: 2023, leap_month: true })
al.init()
console.log(al.toSolarDate())
 
// SolarDate {
//   day: 22,
//   month: 3,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'solar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460026,
//   leap_year: false
// }

SolarDate.fromSolarDate()

Convert the entity SolarDate to LunarDate.

index.ts

static fromSolarDate(date: SolarDate): LunarDate

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const dl = new SolarDate(new Date())
console.log(LunarDate.fromSolarDate(dl))
 
// LunarDate {
//   day: 2,
//   month: 5,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'lunar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460115,
//   leap_year: true,
//   leap_month: false
// }

Initialize values for the entity. If force_change = false, only apply changes to the entity's secondary values (leap-year, jd, ...) when they are different from undefined. If force_change = true, always change the secondary values.

(Khởi tạo giá trị cho thực thể. Nếu force_change = false, chỉ áp dụng thay đổi giá trị phụ (leap-year, jd, ...) của thực thể khi chúng khác undefined. Nếu force_change = true, luôn thay đổi giá trị phụ.)

index.ts

init(force_change: boolean = false)

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
let lunar = new LunarDate({ day: 2, month: 5, year: 2023 })
lunar.init()
console.log(lunar)
 
// LunarDate {
//   day: 2,
//   month: 5,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'lunar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460115,
//   leap_year: true,
//   leap_month: false
// }

lunar.get()

Get the entity information LunarDate.

index.ts

get()

Example:

index.ts

const dl = new SolarDate(new Date())
const al = LunarDate.fromSolarDate(dl)
console.log(al.get())
 
// {
//   name: 'lunar_calendar',
//   day: 2,
//   month: 5,
//   year: 2023,
//   leap_year: true,
//   julian: 2460115,
//   year_name: 'Quý Mão',
//   leap_month: false
// }

lunar.getYearName()

Get the name of the year according to the sexagenary cycle.

(Lấy tên của năm theo can chi.)

index.ts

getYearName(): string

lunar.getMonthName()

Get the name of the month according to the sexagenary cycle.

(Lấy tên của tháng theo can chi.)

index.ts

getMonthName(): string

lunar.getDayName()

Get the name of the day according to the sexagenary cycle.

(Lấy tên của ngày theo can chi.)

index.ts

getDayName(): string

lunar.getFirstHourNameOfTheDay()

Get the first hour's name of the day according to the sexagenary cycle.

(Lấy tên của giờ Tý đầu tiên trong ngày theo can chi.)

index.ts

getFirstHourNameOfTheDay(): string

lunar.getRealHourName()

Get the current hour's name of the day according to the sexagenary cycle.

(Lấy tên của giờ hiện tại trong ngày theo can chi.)

index.ts

getRealHourName(): string

lunar.getDayOfWeek()

Get the name of the day of the week.

(Lấy tên thứ trong tuần.)

index.ts

getDayOfWeek(): string

lunar.getSolarTerm()

Get the name of the solar term.

(Lấy tên tiết khí.)

index.ts

getTietKhi(): string

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
let lunar = new LunarDate({ day: 2, month: 5, year: 2023 })
lunar.init()
 
console.log(lunar.getYearName()) // Quý Mão
console.log(lunar.getMonthName()) // Mậu Ngọ
console.log(lunar.getDayName()) // Mậu Thân
console.log(lunar.getFirstHourNameOfTheDay()) // Nhâm Tý
console.log(lunar.getSolarTerm()) // Mang chủng
console.log(lunar.getDayOfWeek()) // Thứ hai

lunar.getLuckyHours()

Get the lucky hour.

(Lấy giờ hoàng đạo.)

index.ts

getLuckyHours(): Array<ILuckyHour>

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const dl = new SolarDate(new Date())
const al = LunarDate.fromSolarDate(dl)
console.log(al.getZodiacHour())
 
// [
//   { name: 'Tý', time: [ 23, 1 ] },
//   { name: 'Sửu', time: [ 1, 3 ] },
//   { name: 'Thìn', time: [ 7, 9 ] },
//   { name: 'Tỵ', time: [ 9, 11 ] },
//   { name: 'Mùi', time: [ 13, 15 ] },
//   { name: 'Tuất', time: [ 19, 21 ] }
// ]

lunar.toSolarDate()

Convert LunarDate to SolarDate.

index.ts

toSolarDate(): SolarDate

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const al = new LunarDate({ day: 2, month: 5, year: 2023 })
al.init()
 
console.log(al.toSolarDate())
 
// SolarDate {
//   day: 19,
//   month: 6,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'solar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460115,
//   leap_year: false
// }

lunar.setDate()

Change the time of the entity LunarDate

Note This function does not standardize input data.

index.ts

setDate(date: ILunarDate): void

Example:

index.ts

import { SolarDate, LunarDate } from 'lunar-date-vn'
 
const al = new LunarDate({ day: 2, month: 5, year: 2023 })
al.init()
al.setDate({ day: 2, month: 10, year: 2023 })
 
console.log(al.toSolarDate())
 
// SolarDate {
//   day: 14,
//   month: 11,
//   year: 2023,
//   name: 'solar_calendar',
//   jd: 2460263,
//   leap_year: false
// }

Last updated: February 3, 2025