Proleptic Gregorian calendar Julian and proleptic Gregorian calendar dates are as follows: The table below assumes a Julian leap day of 29 February, but the Julian leap day (the bissextile day) was in Latin or 24 February (see Julian reform), so dates between 24 and 29 February in all leap years were irregular. Note: When converting a date in a year which is leap in one calendar but not the other, include 29 February in the calculation when the conversion crosses the border between February and March. Proleptic Gregorian calendar The proleptic Gregorian calendar is produced by extending the Gregorian calendar backward to
Adoption of the Gregorian calendar government in 1912 as the start rather than the regnal year of an emperor. The adopted calendar in both mainland China and Taiwan are called the "Public Calendar" (), or "New Calendar" (). Months in Gregorian calendar in Chinese are rarely named, instead they are usually numbered. For instance, Gregorian calendar December in China are usually written as month 12. On the other hand, in Chinese calendar, the 11th month and 12th month are usually nicknamed. Orally, people are accustomed to call the date in the month as "No. "dd"", for example, the Spring Festival of this year (2017) is