Editing Chinese calendar (section)

=== Names of months ===
Lunar months were originally named according to natural phenomena. Current naming conventions use numbers as the month names. Every month is also associated with one of the twelve [[Earthly Branches]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Month number
! Starts on Gregorian date
![[Phenology|Phenological]] name
![[Earthly Branch]] name
!Modern name
|-
|1
|between 21 January – 20 February *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|陬月}} |labels=no |p=zōuyuè |l=corner month}}. square of [[Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasus]] month
|{{zh |c={{linktext|寅月}} |labels=no |p=yínyuè |l=tiger month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|正月}} |labels=no |p=zhēngyuè |l=first month}}
|-
|2
|between 20 February – 21 March *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|杏月}} |labels=no|l=[[apricot]] month |p=xìngyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|卯月}} |labels=no|l=rabbit month  |p=mǎoyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|二月}} |labels=no|l=second month |p=èryuè}}
|-
|3
|between 21 March – 20 April *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|桃月}} |labels=no |p=táoyuè |l=[[peach]] month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|辰月}} |labels=no |p=chényuè |l=dragon month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|三月}} |labels=no|p=sānyuè |l=third month}}
|-
|4
|between 20 April – 21 May *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|梅月}} |labels=no |p=méiyuè |l=[[Prunus mume|plum]] month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|巳月}} |labels=no |p=sìyuè |l=snake month}} 
|{{zh |c={{linktext|四月}} |labels=no|p=sìyuè |l=fourth month}}
|-
|5
|between 21 May – 21 June *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|榴月}} |labels=no |p=liúyuè |l=[[pomegranate]] month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|午月}} |labels=no  |p=wǔyuè |l=horse month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|五月}} |labels=no  |p=wǔyuè |l=fifth month}}
|-
|6
|between 21 June – 23 July *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|荷月}} |labels=no |l=[[Lotus flower|lotus]] month |p=héyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|未月}} |labels=no |l=goat month |p=wèiyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|六月}} |labels=no |l=sixth month |p=liùyuè}}
|-
|7
|between 23 July – 23 August *
|{{zh |t={{linktext|蘭月}} |s={{linktext|兰月}} |labels=no |l=[[orchid]] month |p=lányuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|申月}} |labels=no |l=monkey month |p=shēnyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|七月}} |labels=no |l=seventh month |p=qīyuè}}
|-
|8
|between 23 August – 23 September *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|桂月}} |labels=no |l=[[osmanthus]] month |p=guìyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|酉月}} |labels=no |l=rooster month |p=yǒuyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|八月}} |labels=no |l=eighth month |p=bāyuè}}
|-
|9
|between 23 September – 23 October *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|菊月}} |labels=no |p=júyuè |l=[[chrysanthemum]] month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|戌月}} |labels=no |l=dog month |p=xūyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|九月}} |labels=no |l=ninth month |p=jiǔyuè}}
|-
|10
|between 23 October – 22 November *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|露月}} |labels=no  |p=lùyuè |l=[[dew]] month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|亥月}} |labels=no |l=pig month |p=hàiyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|十月}} |labels=no |l=tenth month |p= shíyuè}}
|-
|11
|between 22 November – 22 December *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|冬月}} |labels=no |p=dōngyuè |l=winter month}}; {{zh |c={{linktext|葭月}} |labels=no |p=jiāyuè |l=[[Reed (plant)|reed]] month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|子月}} |labels=no |l=rat month |p=zǐyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|十一月}} |labels=no |l=eleventh month}} or {{zh |c={{linktext|冬月}} |labels=no |l=eleventh month |p=dōngyuè}}
|-
|12
|between 22 December – 21 January *
|{{zh |c={{linktext|冰月}} |labels=no |p=bīngyuè |l=ice month}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|丑月}} |labels=no |l=ox month |p=chǒuyuè}}
|{{zh |c={{linktext|十二月}} |labels=no |l=twelfth month}} or {{zh |s={{linktext|腊月}} |t={{linktext|臘月}} |labels=no |p=làyuè |l=end-of-year month}}

|}

*Gregorian dates are approximate and should be used with caution. Many years have intercalary months.

Though the numbered month names are often used for the corresponding month number in the Gregorian calendar, it is important to realize that the numbered month names are not interchangeable with the Gregorian months when talking about lunar dates.

*''Incorrect'': The [[Dragon Boat Festival]] falls on 5 May in the [[Lunar Calendar]], whereas the [[Double Ninth Festival]], [[Lantern Festival]], and [[Qixi Festival]] fall on 9 September, 15 January, and 7 July in the [[Lunar Calendar]], respectively.
*''Correct'': The [[Dragon Boat Festival]] falls on {{tlit|zh|pinyin|Wǔyuè}} 5th in the [[Lunar Calendar]], whereas the [[Double Ninth Festival]], [[Lantern Festival]] and [[Qixi Festival]] fall on {{tlit|zh|pinyin|Jiǔyuè}} 9th, {{tlit|zh|pinyin|Zhēngyuè}} 15th and {{tlit|zh|pinyin|Qīyuè}} 7th in the [[Lunar Calendar]], respectively.{{efn|The Chinese or Pinyin names are not required. It is acceptable to say these dates as " 5th day of the fifth month", "9th day of the ninth month", "15th day of the first month", and "7th day of the seventh month", as long it is clear that these months are in the [[Lunar Calendar]].}}
*''Alternate [[Chinese Zodiac]] correction'': The [[Dragon Boat Festival]] falls on Horse Month 5th in the [[Lunar Calendar]], whereas the [[Double Ninth Festival]], [[Lantern Festival]] and [[Qixi Festival]] fall on Dog Month 9th, Tiger Month 15th and Monkey Month 7th in the [[Lunar Calendar]], respectively (see [[#Sexagenary cycle|Sexagenary system]] below).