When was the year 2000?
Chronicle, that is, the year when a person was born, is expressed by the branches of the solar calendar, that is, the chronology of branches. The annual column update is based on the beginning of each spring. The four pillars and eight characters are based on the solar terms and do not refer to any lunar calendar content. The dry calendar belongs to the solar calendar Take beginning of spring as the first year.
Calculation method of annual column:
Subtract 3 from the Gregorian calendar year (the year of the main branch began in AD 4) and divide it by 10, and the remainder is the word of heavenly stems. Subtract 3, and then divide it by the word of earthly branch, and it becomes the chronology column of that year.
The calculation method of annual column in 2000 is: annual stem = last digit 0-3=-3, plus 10=7, that is, Geng. Annual expenditure =00+5=5, which is Chen. So 2000 is the year of Chen Geng.