Date Converter
Convert between reign names (niên hiệu), sexagenary years (can chi), and CE dates
Include Chinese dynasties (Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing)

Enter a Gregorian date (day and month optional) to find the corresponding Vietnamese reign period(s), lunisolar date, and sexagenary year. Multiple results indicate concurrent dynasties.

Notes on Vietnamese dating conventions

Reign year numbering: Year 1 of a reign corresponds to the CE year in which the reign began. Year N = start year + (N − 1).

Lunisolar calendar: Vietnamese documents use the lunisolar calendar. Lunar month/day conversions use the Hồ Ngọc Đức algorithm (UTC+7). Accuracy is ±1 day for dates before c. 1500 CE.

New Year offset: The Vietnamese New Year (Tết) falls in late January or early February. Dates in January–February of a CE year may belong to the previous Vietnamese lunar year.

Overlapping dynasties: During 1533–1592 the Mạc dynasty and the Later Lê restoration each issued concurrent reign names. A document's political allegiance determines which system it follows.

Intercalary months: A leap month (tháng nhuận) is added roughly every 2–3 years. Not every month number has an intercalary counterpart in a given year.

Sexagenary cycle: The 60-year cycle (lục thập hoa giáp) anchors to 4 CE (Giáp Tý). Only same-parity stem–branch pairings are valid, yielding 60 unique combinations.