# Calendar

The Calendar is one of Cakeday's main tabs. It shows a full month grid with everyone's birthdays marked right on the day, plus a summary card that tells you who is up next at a glance.

## Opening the Calendar

Tap the **Calendar** tab in the tab bar (on iPad and Mac it lives in the sidebar). The screen opens on the current month, with today's date highlighted in your accent color.

This in-app Calendar is a private month view inside Cakeday — it does not touch the Apple Calendar app. If you want birthdays to appear alongside the rest of your schedule, that is a separate feature; see [System Calendar Sync](/docs/en/system-calendar-sync).

## The Summary Card

At the top of the screen, below the large month title, a summary card highlights what matters most right now:

- **Today's birthdays** — when someone has a birthday today, the card shows their avatars and names. Tap it to open the day detail sheet for everyone celebrating today.
- **Up next** — when nobody has a birthday today, the card shows the next upcoming birthday with a countdown (for example, **Tomorrow**, or **In 5 days**). Tapping it opens that person's details, or the day sheet if more than one person shares that date.
- A second line can show extra context, such as the next birthday by name or how many birthdays fall in the next 7, 14, or 30 days.

When you have no birthdays saved, the card simply reads **No Birthdays**.

## Birthday Markers

Every day that has a birthday shows the person's avatar right inside the day cell:

- **One person** — a single avatar under the date.
- **Two people** — two overlapping avatars.
- **Three or more** — one avatar followed by a **+N** badge for the rest.

Birthdays are matched by month and day, so a recurring birthday appears in the same cell every year. Lunar birthdays are placed on the correct solar day for the month you are viewing.

## Tapping a Day

Tap any day that has a birthday marker to open the **day detail sheet**. The sheet lists everyone with a birthday on that date, each row showing their avatar, name, the age they are turning, and their group. Tap **Details** on a row to jump straight to that person's full profile.

You can drag the day sheet up to a taller height to see a longer list, or pull it down to dismiss. On iPhone you can also long-press a day with birthdays for a quick peek preview before opening it.

Days without any birthdays are not tappable — there is nothing to open.

## Navigating Months

There are several ways to move between months:

- **Swipe** left or right across the grid to go to the next or previous month.
- Use the **chevron** buttons in the toolbar to step one month at a time.
- When you are viewing any month other than the current one, a **Today** button appears in the toolbar. Tap it to slide back to the current month.
- Re-tapping the **Calendar** tab also returns you to today's month.

On Mac you can use the **left** and **right** arrow keys to change months and press **T** to jump back to today.

## Show Lunar in Calendar

You can overlay Chinese lunar calendar information on the month grid. Turn on **Show Lunar in Calendar** under **Settings > Appearance Settings**.

When enabled, days that don't already have a birthday marker show a small lunar label:

- The **lunar month name** on the first day of each lunar month, otherwise the **lunar day name**.
- **Solar terms** are highlighted in your accent color when they fall on a day.

Birthday cells always show avatars instead of the lunar label, so your markers stay clear. For everything about lunar dates and how lunar birthdays recur, see [Lunar Calendar](/docs/en/lunar-calendar).

## Related

[Birthday Management](/docs/en/birthday-management)

  Add, edit, and organize the birthdays that appear on the calendar.

[Lunar Calendar](/docs/en/lunar-calendar)

  How lunar birthdays work and recur across solar months.

[System Calendar Sync](/docs/en/system-calendar-sync)

  Write birthdays into the Apple Calendar app — a separate feature from this
  view.

[Widgets](/docs/en/widgets)

  Put a birthday calendar grid on your Home Screen.