What is the 2025 Chinese Gender Calendar?
The Chinese gender calendar (sometimes called the Chinese baby calendar) is a centuries-old chart that claims to predict whether a baby will be a boy or a girl from the mother's lunar age and the lunar month of conception. The chart itself doesn't change from year to year — the “2025 edition” simply means you're reading it for babies conceived during the 2025 lunar year.
The 2025 lunar year at a glance
- Lunar year: Year of the Wood Snake.
- Starts: January 29, 2025 (Lunar New Year).
- Ends: February 16, 2026.
- Leap month: the 2025 lunar year adds a leap 6th month, so it runs 13 lunar months instead of 12. For chart lookups, keep using 1–12 as the “month of conception”.
How to use the chart in 2025
- Take the mother's age at conception. Traditionally you add +1 to convert to lunar age — this tool does that for you.
- Take the month of conception (1–12). For a strict traditional reading, use the lunar month; most people just use the Western month, which is close enough for folk use.
- Find the row for the lunar age, then the column for the month. Boy = 男, girl = 女.
Is the 2025 Chinese gender calendar accurate?
Peer-reviewed studies put the chart's accuracy at roughly 50% — the same as a coin toss. Treat the 2025 prediction as a fun keepsake, not a medical result. For a real answer, an ultrasound around 18–20 weeks or a non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) after week 10 is the way to go. Read the full accuracy guide →