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Boy or Girl? Chinese & Mayan Gender Predictor

Two famous old traditions, one answer each. Do they agree? Enter your dates and find out.

What do you know?
We'll estimate conception as about 38 weeks before your due date.

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The predictions

Chinese chart
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Mayan method
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These are folk traditions, right about half the time, like a coin flip. Only an ultrasound or a medical test can tell you your baby's sex.

The Chinese gender chart

Rows are mom's lunar age at conception; columns are the lunar month of conception. Your square is outlined.

How it's calculated

Chinese chart: look up mom's lunar age at conception (row) and the lunar month of conception (column)
Mayan method: mom's age at conception + year of conception → even = girl, odd = boy

Worked example

Mom born March 10, 1992, conceiving October 20, 2026: the lunar age is 35 and the lunar month is 9, and the chart says girl. Mayan: age 34 + 2026 = 2060, which is even, so girl too.

How the two methods work

Chinese gender chart

Legend says the chart was found in a royal tomb near Beijing hundreds of years ago. It uses two things: the mother's lunar age at conception (in the traditional count, you're 1 at birth and a year older every Lunar New Year) and the lunar month of conception. We convert your regular dates to the Chinese lunar calendar for you.

Mayan method

Add the mother's age at conception to the year of conception. An even number predicts a girl; an odd number predicts a boy.

Common questions

Is it accurate?

No. Researchers who tested the Chinese chart against real births found it right about 50% of the time, the same as guessing. Enjoy it as a fun tradition.

Why is my lunar age different from my real age?

The traditional count starts at 1 at birth and adds a year at each Lunar New Year, so your lunar age is usually 1 or 2 years more than your regular age.

I don't know my conception date.

That's normal! Choose "Due date" or "Last period" and we'll estimate it. Conception is usually about two weeks after the first day of your last period.

For entertainment only. This tool is not medical advice and can't determine or influence a baby's sex. Talk with your doctor or midwife about anything related to your pregnancy.

Disclosures

For general information only, and not medical advice.

For entertainment only. The Chinese chart and Mayan method are folk traditions with no scientific basis and cannot determine or influence a baby's sex.

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