Day counter tab

Lunar anniversaries and D-days

Save a birthday or memorial day on the East Asian lunar calendar (the one that sets Lunar New Year), and every year DayRipple counts the days and reminds you based on that lunar date. You also count how many days you've been together, set a one-time D-day, and choose the featured anniversary shown large on Home, all in the same Day counter tab.

Create a lunar anniversary

Step 1. In the Day counter tab, tap the plus button and choose Comes back every year

Tap Day counter in the tab bar, then tap the plus (+) button at the bottom right. When the What kind of day is it? sheet slides up, choose Comes back every year. It's for days like birthdays and wedding anniversaries.

There are three kinds to choose from. The lunar calendar is available only in Comes back every year. The other two count the date as it is, so there's no solar or lunar choice.

Kinds of anniversary
Kind	For days like	How it counts
Days together (D+)	The day you met, the day something started	That day counts as day 1, and the count goes up every day. 100-day and yearly milestones are tracked for you.
Comes back every year	Birthdays, wedding anniversaries	Counts down to that day every year. Choose solar or lunar.
Counting down (D-)	One-time days like a trip or an exam	Counts the days left until the Target date.

Step 2. Tap Lunar and pick the reference year and lunar date
Once you type a name in the Title field, a Solar / Lunar choice appears below it. Tap Lunar to open the lunar date picker.
First set the Reference year (lunar). It's the year the day happened, like the year you were born or first met. Type a four-digit year in the number field, or use the arrows on either side to move a year at a time. Then tap the lunar month and day. The date you picked is shown at the top, like ‘Lunar 3/15/1990’.
Leap months and the 30th must exist in that year
A leap month appears among the months only if that year actually has it (for example, Leap 5). If the month has only 29 days, the 30th is faded. Tapping a faded day picks the 29th and shows a notice suggesting you change the reference year.
If the leap month or the 30th is the right date, change the reference year to a year when that day actually existed.
Title
Mom's birthday
SolarLunar
Reference year (lunar)The year the day happened, like the year you were born or first met
20261990
Lunar 9/4/2026Lunar 9/4/1990Lunar 3/4/1990Lunar 3/15/1990
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Leap 5
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Next up: Wed, October 14, 2026 on the solar calendarNext up: Wed, October 14, 2026 on the solar calendarNext up: Sat, April 10, 2027 on the solar calendarNext up: Wed, April 21, 2027 on the solar calendar
Uses the East Asian lunar calendar (the one that sets Lunar New Year). Pick a lunar date that actually existed in the reference year. In years without that leap month, we'll remind you in the regular month, and in years without a 30th, on the 29th.
Solar date
October 14, 2026October 22, 1990March 30, 1990April 10, 1990
Set as featured D-day
This anniversary will replace the day counter at the top of Home and in your widgets.
Step 3. Tap Save and check the next solar date
Once you pick a date, the closest solar date appears below, like ‘Next up: Apr 21 2027 (Wed) on the solar calendar’. A lunar date falls on a different solar date each year, so after you save, the list shows both the lunar date and the next solar date, like ‘Every year on Lunar 3/15 · Solar Apr 21’.
Tap Save at the top right or at the bottom of the screen, and you're done.
Open a saved anniversary, and the Coming up list below is filled with upcoming dates (AUTO) (every 100 days and every year for days together).

Choose a featured anniversary

Step 4. Turn on Set as featured D-day for the anniversary to show large on Home
When you create or edit an anniversary and turn on the Set as featured D-day switch, in Calendar mode the D-day at the top of Home and in your widgets switches to this anniversary. It also appears large as the Featured D-day card at the top of the Day counter tab. A personal D-day in Planner mode shows only at the top of the Day counter tab, even when it's featured.
Only one can be featured. If one is already featured, you're asked whether to change it, and tapping Change unsets the previous one.
A card appears on the lock screen as the featured anniversary gets close
For the featured anniversary in Calendar mode, a ‘Day counter updates’ card appears from 9 AM the day before until the end of the day itself. On iPhone it appears on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. On Android it appears as a notification that can't be swiped away. On Android, DayRipple notifications must be allowed for it to appear.
You can turn this card off on this device only with the Anniversary Live Activity switch in Settings › Notifications. Turning off Set as featured D-day for that anniversary, or featuring a different anniversary, also removes the card. On iPhone, a system limit keeps it on screen for up to 8 hours at a time. Personal D-days in Planner mode don't get this card.

Good to know

Lunar anniversaries can be picked between lunar years 1900 and 2100. In a year without that leap month, you're reminded in the regular month of the same number, and in a year without a 30th, on the 29th.
The Solar date field is the lunar date you picked converted to the solar calendar. If you change this field, the lunar date changes to match.
With anniversary reminders on, you're reminded a week before, a day before and on the morning of the day. Lunar anniversaries are reminded on that year's lunar date.
Anniversaries in Calendar mode are a list you share with the other person in the same space. The Day counter tab in Planner mode holds personal D-days only you can see. For free, you can create up to 5 anniversaries in Calendar mode and up to 3 personal D-days in Planner mode. A lifetime pass removes the limit for anniversaries, and the Planner lifetime pass removes it for personal D-days.
Tap an anniversary in the list to edit it, or swipe it sideways to show Edit and Delete buttons.

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