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What time is it to Bingzi?

The bingzi time is 23: 00-1: 00, and the bingzi time is the main branch time. In ancient times, one day and night was divided into twelve hours, that is, one hour was equivalent to two hours, and the corresponding relationship between the twelve hours and the present twenty-four hours was 23- 1: 00. Starting from Jiazi Day, the main branches of this day are Jiazi, Yechou, Bingyin and Yehai in turn. Relatively speaking, B ugly days are Bingzi, Ding Chou, Wuyin and so on. They have been following the sixty-nail cycle. According to its inherent law, therefore, the ancients also summarized a formula for five rats to escape from the sun, as follows: A plus A, B plus K is the first time.

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In ancient China, a day was divided into 12 hours, and each hour was equivalent to two hours today. According to legend, the ancients named each time according to the time of animals in the China Zodiac.

12 hour system It was used in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Han dynasty, it was named midnight, crow, pingdan, sunrise, food time, corner, day, sundial, sunset, dusk and people's decision. It is also represented by the twelve earthly branches. When 23: 00 to 1 is a child, 1 to 3: 00 is a child, and 3: 00 to 5: 00 is Yin Shi time.