How to Use the Chinese Gender Calender

According to legend the Chinese gender calendar was discovered from an ancient tomb around 700 to 900 years ago. Since then, it’s been used as a tool to predict the gender of a child before he or she was born. In truth, there are no guarantees this calendar works all the time for every couple expecting a child. The best estimate for its effectiveness is around 50% to 90% of accuracy. Despite this uncertainty and the existence of ultrasound technology, using the Chinese gender calendar still seems fun for couples to do before they welcome their little bundle of joy.

The Chinese Calendar versus the Gregorian Calendar

Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which we’re using today, the Chinese calendar follows the lunar cycle rather than the solar one. For those who are interested in knowing their lunar birth date, check out the Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table provided by the Hong Kong Observatory. According to the table, a woman born on July 6, 1977 on the Gregorian calendar has a lunar birthday on the twentieth day of the sixth lunar month in the year of the Snake (Ding-si). However, the use of the conversion table becomes confusing for those uninitiated into Chinese lore. The next best thing to do is to use a calendar conversion tool provided by many websites.

What the Chinese Gender Calendar Looks Like

We all know the Chinese celebrate their New Year in the middle of January. So, any woman born before that date is actually a year younger than what her age should be based on the Gregorian calendar. When she and her partner conceives, she can predict the gender of her baby through the gender chart based on her lunar age and the lunar date of the baby’s conception. The columns list the twelve lunar months while the rows number from 18 to 45, which ranks the ages of child-bearing women. The boxes are shades in pink or blue which indicates the gender of the baby.

How to Use the Chinese Gender Calendar

If the woman knows her lunar age, then she can check the calendar manually by looking up the month in which she conceived her baby and check that against her age. A pink box means she’s going to have a baby girl while a blue one means it’s going to be a baby boy. It may not be a perfect system, but you can also use this to select the gender of your child. In this case, you and your partner must have regular intercourse during those days when you’re fertile. Choose the lunar month that’s most conducive for a baby boy (or a baby girl, if that’s what the couple wants).

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