chinese birth day

[Alvin Chen]

My grandson was born in this year 23 march 2023 闰月, next year 2024 what will be his chinese birthday ?

[Robert Lee]

Hi Alvin,

Western:  23 march 2023

Lunar: 初二 閠二月 

Honestly, for people born in such special date, he/she will only have his true lunar birthday on a lunar year with a lunar 2nd month (閠二月) only a few times in his entire lifetime.

So typically, for such people, what most people do is to celebrate his/her Chinese birthday on the normal 初二 二月 if there is no 閠二月. As under the lunar calendar system whether it is normal 二月 or 閠二月, they are is still considered born on 二月 2nd lunar month. 

Or in the other words, he will have his birthday either on 初二 二月 and 初二 閠二月. So in some special years he will have 2 lunar birthday in the same year. But effectively only that year with the 閠二月 is considered his true Chinese Lunar birthday (as it doesn't occur all the time).

Hope that helps.

Warmest Regards
Robert Lee

 

[Alvin Chen]

2 hours ago, Robert Lee said:

Hi Alvin,

Western:  23 march 2023

Lunar: 初二 閠二月 

Honestly, for people born in such special date, he/she will only have his true lunar birthday on a lunar year with a lunar 2nd month (閠二月) only a few times in his entire lifetime.

So typically, for such people, what most people do is to celebrate his/her Chinese birthday on the normal 初二 二月 if there is no 閠二月. As under the lunar calendar system whether it is normal 二月 or 閠二月, they are is still considered born on 二月 2nd lunar month. 

Or in the other words, he will have his birthday either on 初二 二月 and 初二 閠二月. So in some special years he will have 2 lunar birthday in the same year. But effectively only that year with the 閠二月 is considered his true Chinese Lunar birthday (as it doesn't occur all the time).

Hope that helps.

Warmest Regards
Robert Lee

 

Thank you  Master Lee so much  for your quick n good response 

Br

Alvin