China Naming Network - Almanac query - Some fortune-telling software or perpetual calendars calculate the branches as soon as they arrive in beginning of winter, beginning of spring. Is this correct?
Some fortune-telling software or perpetual calendars calculate the branches as soon as they arrive in beginning of winter, beginning of spring. Is this correct?
Taking beginning of spring as the dividing line of a year is a method that we have been using in ancient times. It is timed by the moon. Later, the new calendar, also called the solar calendar, was timed by the sun, with New Year's Day as the dividing line. It is said that some people use beginning of winter as the dividing line of a year, but its popularity is limited and it is not recognized by most people. No one can give you an accurate answer. As the saying goes, different people have different opinions, and what you think is what you think. I suggest taking beginning of spring as the boundary.