Almanacs from the Ming dynasty (1368--1644) were similar in content, but with an interesting addition: some of them began to make use of the calendrical methods introduced by the Italian priest Matteo Ricci (1552--1610).
今已難考，但針灸術的普遍，則可由此旁證。中央圖書館也存有很多明曆，從永樂（明成祖）到崇禎（明思宗）一概俱全。皇曆內容大抵上承宋曆，沒有太大變化。