The Xu month is October of 2014 in the Gregorian calendar, and the Chou month is January of 2015 in the Gregorian calendar. The month of Xu corresponds to October of the current year in the solar calendar, and the month of Chou corresponds to January of the next year in the solar calendar. Xu month and Chou month are both terms in the lunar calendar, which is the traditional Chinese calendar.
Yin in January, Mao in February, Chen in March, Si in April, noon in May, end of June, Shen in July, Unity in August and Xu in September, Hai in October, Eleventh Confinement, twelfth lunar month, the above are calculated according to the lunar calendar.
The months and dates of the Gregorian calendar are in good agreement with the position of the sun on the ecliptic. According to the dates of the Gregorian calendar, the changes in cold and warmth in the four seasons can be clearly seen in a year. There are 365 days in an ordinary year and 366 days in a leap year. There is a leap every four years and one less leap every hundred years. The average length of the Gregorian calendar year is only 26 seconds different from the tropical year. It takes 3300 years to accumulate one day.
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Advantages of the lunar calendar
1. The lunar calendar is a fixed calendar. It has the characteristics of an astronomical calendar and can correspond well to various celestial phenomena. For example, its solar terms strictly correspond to the height of the sun, the calendar days strictly correspond to the phases of the moon, the non-occurrence frequency and occurrence frequency of leap months correspond to the perihelion and aphelion of the earth, and other celestial phenomena such as sunrise and sunset, morning and evening shadows, and the directions of the five stars. , solar and lunar eclipses, tides, etc., even the calendar month roughly corresponds to the height of the sun.
2. The number of days in the lunar calendar month is only 29 and 30, and they are determined by the fixed day. The human factor is minimal and it is not easy to change at will.
3. The beginning of the year has strong astronomical significance, and has the astronomical significance of the lunar month and yang year.
4. The combination of yin and yang in the calendar best embodies the traditional culture of the Han nation of the unity of nature and man and the harmony of yin and yang.
5. The stem and branch chronology and the zodiac chronology are used cyclically; because it contains solar terms, it is very conducive to the division of the four seasons. Because it contains the moon phases, it also reflects the tides, solar and lunar eclipses and other celestial phenomena and the moon's influence on the climate. Influence.
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lunar calendar
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gregorian calendar