Chinese holidays, lunar dates and local events
Daylight
Is this weekend really a day off?
A Saturday can be a make-up workday. Daylight puts Chinese holiday arrangements, lunar dates and your own events in one menu bar calendar, so you can check the day before making plans.
v0.1.0 preview · Apple Silicon · macOS 13+
Preview for Apple Silicon. No verified Intel Mac or Windows download.
Before you make plans
A weekend on the calendar can still mean work.
You are arranging a trip or a family meal, but Saturday is a make-up workday. A plain weekend highlight does not tell the whole story. Daylight distinguishes official days off, make-up workdays and ordinary weekends in the month view, with date details close at hand.
Tell a day off from a make-up workday.
Check the holiday and workday labels before choosing a date. Daylight separates an official holiday from an ordinary weekend and marks days when work has been moved to Saturday or Sunday.
Keep the plan beside the date.
A dinner time or an appointment note does not need a new planning system. Add an all-day or timed event with a note, then find it in the menu bar calendar or the independent window. Both use the same local events, saved on your Mac between sessions.
Check a lunar date without another lookup.
For a family occasion marked on the lunar calendar, select the day and see its lunar date alongside the regular date. Solar terms and Chinese festivals are in the same view, so you do not have to compare two calendars.
A deliberate choice
A quick date check should stay quick.
Open the menu bar calendar, check the day and return to what you were doing. Use the independent window when you want more time with the month; closing it leaves the menu bar calendar available. Personal events stay local, with no account or cloud service to set up.
Is it for you?
For Apple Silicon Mac users who check Chinese holiday arrangements, lunar dates and a few personal events. If you depend on reminders, recurrence or calendar sync, keep using a tool that provides them. The current download is a preview; read the first-launch guide.
What it does
- Distinguish Chinese public holidays, make-up workdays and ordinary weekends for 2025 and 2026.
- Check lunar dates, solar terms, Chinese festivals and optional cultural holidays alongside the regular date.
- Add, edit and delete local all-day or timed events with notes.
- Use the same personal events in the menu bar calendar and independent window; closing the window keeps the menu bar entry.
- Adjust the theme, text size and first day of the week.
Requirements
- The package targets macOS 13 or later. The README reports validation on macOS 26.5; earlier systems have not been individually verified.
- The available package is for Apple Silicon.
- Source development requires Node.js 24, stable Rust and Tauri platform prerequisites.
Getting started
- Download the Apple Silicon DMG and move the app to Applications.
- If macOS blocks the first launch, follow the installation guide in Privacy & Security.
- Open the menu bar calendar. Use the plus button or double-click a date to add a local event.
Current limitations
- No notifications, recurring events, cloud sync or automatic updates yet.
- Official holiday data covers 2025 and 2026; other years are not presented as complete.
- This preview has no Apple Developer ID signature or notarization.
- No verified Intel Mac or Windows downloads are available.
- Website screenshots are product media, not an online calendar service.